Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] for some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may make for some good headlines , but De Niro certainly does n't come on like a tycoon , talking about his company as not so much a business , more an ‘ artistic community ’ where people can freely exchange ideas . |
| 2 | Having hit a bad patch , financially , I decided I must try for some paid work with my knitting machine . |
| 3 | The system should allow for some unexpected failures , which are out of the drivers ' control , to occur . ’ |
| 4 | Under ‘ Remand homes ’ it says every county and borough must arrange for some special remand home to be used ‘ for children and young persons only , and to which older persons are not to be sent ’ . |
| 5 | Much as I hope this will never occur , all that would happen is that the patient would either open his eyes and come completely out of the hypnotic state , or that he might doze for some ten or fifteen minutes before waking as if from a nap in an armchair . |
| 6 | If you 'll settle for some decent dosh and a place on the world-famous ZZAP ! |
| 7 | In an earlier reply he suggested that in Northern Ireland , those who wanted to volunteer for the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve could volunteer for some other service . |
| 8 | ‘ Because that 's one of those questions we could debate for some considerable time . ’ |
| 9 | I 'd die for some hot chocolate . |
| 10 | He shrugged indifferently , making her immediately regret her stupidity ; she really could die for some good hot food ! |
| 11 | You should enquire what the rules are and additionally , to give you a better idea of what size pension you might realistically expect , you could ask for some practical examples — say , over the last five years — of retired individuals in a similar earnings bracket to your own . |
| 12 | beautiful , we used to go for some lovely walks did n't we ? |
| 13 | The drafting of satisfactory consultancy provisions is not without difficulty : it is not always easy to predict an individual 's suitability for a consultancy until his normal retirement date is near , and younger partners may press for some overriding veto . |
| 14 | WHEN ASKED TO list the greatest fashion guru of all time most people would go for some foreign Johnnie with a ludicrous name . |
| 15 | But progress may nevertheless be very slow and unemployment will persist for some long time . |
| 16 | As the polar headgroups of the lipid bilayer will account for some 6 to 10 of this distance , the overall stalk length , from the base of domain 2 to the cell surface , is likely to be less than 10 . |
| 17 | Before the swing is even given consideration the search may start for some new equipment ; maybe a driver that hits a high draw from the tee . |