Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [art] [noun sg] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't suppose you were able to go for a run this morning in this weather ? ’ |
| 2 | There is not point arranging to play squash if you dislike the game , or vowing to go for a jog each day , if you hate running . |
| 3 | ‘ I explained it was a bit of a flap to go for the train this afternoon . |
| 4 | This was immediately prior to the Nicholson ‘ star ’ era ; the wave of which he rode the crest was beginning to build and it is interesting to chronicle for a moment some of the events leading up to his ‘ discovery ’ as a major Hollywood personality — a hero of the age and one who , as we have seen , was much influenced by the existentialist prophecies of Kerouac , which were now , finally , coming home to roost in middle-class America and elsewhere . |
| 5 | Poverty , he defined as ‘ having no surplus ’ , i.e. having the bare essentials much of the time , but nothing to spare to provide for a crisis such as unemployment , sickness or death in the family . |
| 6 | I do not mean to suggest for a moment any kind of determinist philosophy here : functional rationality does not cause philosophical rationality , but it does help it along . |
| 7 | It looks like she 's going to last for a lot more than that . ’ |
| 8 | It is also difficult to save for an emergency such as house repairs or other expenses like a new winter coat . |
| 9 | If Mr Kaifu fails to revive the parliamentary bill designed to support the anti-Iraq forces in the Gulf , the Americans are likely to ask for a lot more than the $4 billion Japan has so far promised to contribute towards the growing expenses there . |