Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb pp] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly the intermediate standing of many of these men is plain to see ; the alternating qualifications of £10 in lands and £100 in goods seem specifically designed to cater for small-town merchants and the less affluent London ones , conceding statutory confirmation of the observation that they ‘ often change estate with gentlemen ’ . |
| 2 | Remember , we 've all got to fight for the future now . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 've just had to walk for miles , ’ she said , flopping down into an armchair . |
| 4 | I ca n't buy myself anything , I 've still got to pay for them |
| 5 | We 're on social security and we 've virtually had to fight for everything we 've got . |
| 6 | The most common culinary crises were narrowed down to : seduction cuisine — how to cook a romantic dinner to impress ; budget cuisine , coronary cuisine , comfort cuisine — for those not feeling on top of the world ; spoil yourself cuisine — for anyone on their own ; student cuisine ; survival cuisine — for those who 've never had to cook for themselves before ; sports cuisine — for those needing a carbohydrate boost before a sporting activity ; trim cuisine — for cooks wanting to entertain but still stick to a diet ; creep cuisine — to impress the boss ; and finally , oat cuisine — for vegetarians , of course ! |
| 7 | All over Britain and Europe , ethnic minorities have suddenly begun to fear for their lives as extreme right-wing parties experience a resurgence of power and support . |
| 8 | Expert groups in many Western countries have already decided to lobby for changes towards a healthier lifestyle without waiting for results . |
| 9 | While firms wait for their luck to turn , investors are doing their best to ignore both the horrible results which companies have just begun to announce for last year and the recent sharp decline in bond prices . |
| 10 | ‘ I have always wanted to write for as many people as possible , I want my books to be on the general fiction shelves as well as the feminist shelves . ’ |
| 11 | Although the housing scheme is the size of a town , the working class people who were placed in them were never afforded the amenities or investment of a town and from the beginning until present , have always had to fight for decent schools , transport , shops , housing , play , entertainment and recreation facilities , all the basic infrastructure needed to build a community and which the people in the inner city and middle class parts of the city take for granted . |
| 12 | I am still dreaming of the white cotton lace bedspread that I have always promised to knit for my ‘ best friend ’ because I know that she had always wanted one . |
| 13 | Many Jordanians have also volunteered to fight for Iraq . |
| 14 | Established fashion names have also looked to workwear for inspiration : Stussy 's heavy army-type hooded tops . |
| 15 | Feeling that they needed their own independence , they have now returned to look for funding from the voluntary sector . |
| 16 | have n't got to fight for prosecution . |
| 17 | And though I can not return until it pleases the gods to end the world , I have never ceased to long for it . |
| 18 | Though this may sound childish — and I was in fact childish in many ways , as young women are who have never had to shift for themselves but have always had someone to stand between them and the world — it did , in fact , help me to behave better to Nonni , who was not stupid at all in matters of feeling , and easy to hurt . |
| 19 | This concept is indeed abstract for those of us who have never had to fight for it or defend it . |