Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [verb] for the " in BNC.

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1 Never sit about waiting for the result of one interview .
2 In addition , general practitioners sometimes act as advocates for the community , meeting with local officials to try to promote improvements in sanitation and basic infrastructure .
3 Encourage all those who act as advocates for the oppressed within our society and who seek to channel political power into the cause of justice for everyone .
4 Livingstone and Wilkie conclude by arguing for the decentralisation of control and the democratisation of work processes .
5 Was n't interested in sc Well I mean interest I suppose But I think what it was to start with I I missed the first term , you know after passing for the county , I missed the first term .
6 And we will therefore need to exercise great judgement and realism in the assumptions we make in planning for the future .
7 In Yorkshire cricket they believe in planning for the future .
8 Speaking to venture capitalists , accountants or lawyers about business plans or any other aspect of a buy-out does not amount to working for the business and if done in working hours , may be a breach of service contract .
9 Slater was silent for a second , gazing disdainfully at Graham 's snapping fingers , then he said tiredly , " Graham , either concentrate on searching for the title of the book you 're talking about or devote your full energies to practising calling for a waiter ; I 'm not convinced you possess the RAM for doing both at the same time . "
10 These birds would later peck a dry bead when offered it on test and therefore serve as controls for the methylanthranilate-trained group , for they had not learned to avoid the bead .
11 But if you persist in going for the burn , you can do as the Californians , and add to your kitbag a packet of small pieces of adhesive-backed plastic called Frownies .
12 It was a toss up whether to try for acceptance in the front row ranks , or work towards qualifying for the back row .
13 like me I so wan na drive for the right bloody reason
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