Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immigration laws inherited from the former East German state , which were due to expire on January 1st , are being allowed to carry on for Soviet Jews arriving in Berlin . |
| 2 | At home he decided to go in for wholesale enclosures , encouraged his tenants to take long leases by reducing their rents , and instructed them in modern scientific methods . |
| 3 | Kitchen floors need to be tough enough to withstand all sorts of spills , grease and damp , comfortable enough to stand on for long periods , and handsome to look at . |
| 4 | Never use wicker chairs to stand on for odd jobs around the house . |
| 5 | ‘ If the church is n't going to stand up for good values , who is ? ’ |
| 6 | Reading right-wing papers also made people more inclined to believe the Conservative Party had convincing policies and was likely to keep its promises , that Kinnock was neither decisive , nor trustworthy , nor a good leader of a team , and especially that he could not be relied upon to stand up for British interests against the USSR . |
| 7 | This allows just over a year to look out for possible candidates and suitable premises ; with regard to the latter , teachers are asked to look out for centrally situated schools with a good hall and piano , close to mainline travel facilities . |
| 8 | Despite talk of an IRA ceasefire the public is still urged to look out for suspicious objects |
| 9 | It is worth reiterating to look out for cosmetic ranges labelled ‘ non-comedogenic ’ . |
| 10 | Archbishop Fisher and Archbishop Garbett of York started to look around for scholarly clergymen and hovered over various names , ail of whom taught then or had taught in universities . |
| 11 | Not everyone unfortunately has children so you may have to cast around for other members of the family . |
| 12 | These factors , coupled with the abolition of scale charges for conveyancing , caused the lawyers to cast around for alternative sources of income . |
| 13 | However , Mrs Thompson vowed to fight on for other landlords even if time ran out for she and her husband . |
| 14 | During the garotting panic of 1862 , however , there was no such luck and it was therefore necessary to scramble about for alien pejoratives in order to disown this home-brewed violence . |
| 15 | Other members of the group had differing objectives and decided to drop out for various reasons , ’ the source said . |
| 16 | ‘ Mr Forman has decided to step down for personal reasons . |
| 17 | The executive Board approved drawings , equivalent to 468,9000,000 special drawing rights ( about US $635 million ) , under its compensatory and contingency financing facility ( CCFF ) in order to make up for anticipated balance-of-payments deficits caused by higher oil prices and lower exports and Gulf remittances . |
| 18 | Store bosses are taking a gamble in hoping that enough folk will go shopping to make up for huge discounts on offer . |
| 19 | Then equally big lefts in rounds five and seven could not get rid of a man whose courage failed to make up for obvious shortcomings . |
| 20 | Even if her scheme permits her to make additional pension contributions to make up for missing years of service , such payments will cost her more than would be the case for a man of the same age and salary status , since the arrangements assume that a woman will live longer and therefore claim benefits for longer than a man . |
| 21 | Twenty five patients were lost to follow up for non-biliary reasons . |
| 22 | But there is no escape for non-runners , who are required to sign up for light duties . |
| 23 | The long-term aim is to develop a network of groups and individuals who are prepared to speak out for democratic rights . |
| 24 | So , we 're gon na use red lining to strike out for re- issues , to highlight the things that are different . |