Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you could qualify either for a reduced pension of your own or a dependant 's addition , the higher of the two would be paid . |
| 2 | He did , however , fall heavily for the young woman who is now his wife . |
| 3 | In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space . |
| 4 | In any case , as a result of the growing emphasis on patrilineal descent in all aristocratic families , even the noblest of wives could do less for an eleventh-century lord than she could have done for his grandfather . |
| 5 | AS SOON as she arrives back from her American lecture tour tonight , Mrs Thatcher will head straight for a glittering parlour in central London . |
| 6 | All of this does not mitigate well for a prospective owner to take on the airframe in an easily-delivered and/or operational manner . |
| 7 | Well that 's what you can spend now for a good one . |
| 8 | The party 's anger and resentment at the limited nature of government action did not augur well for the smooth functioning of the Russian Parliament . |
| 9 | We could not sensibly plan ahead for a doomsday-type catastrophe . |
| 10 | When inflation falls , industry can plan again for a profitable future . |
| 11 | And heavens knows , once launched it 's all too hard to turn back and look again for the missed trace . |
| 12 | Only a truly successful 24-hour electronic trading system , like Globex , could compete directly for the European derivative markets . |
| 13 | A party spokeswoman , Lourdes Ortiz , remarked : ‘ It does n't seem possible , but the workers may vote again for the Socialist machine . ’ |
| 14 | The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period . |
| 15 | Often , it was argued that science degrees qualified students to enter ‘ general ’ jobs such as management as well as specialized scientific ones , whereas arts students could apply only for the general jobs . |
| 16 | It did not take long for the Japanese to recognise the value of railways , and their natural imitativeness served them well in grasping the salient features of railway work . |
| 17 | Do they go on to buy other stock , or do they sell quickly for a swift profit ? |
| 18 | While there are instances of seemingly unnecessarily high pricing , some at least probably arise more from inefficiencies than from exploitation — which of course does not bode well for the long-term survival of those establishments . |
| 19 | An important product , Retardmac , is coming under increasing pressure due to the Government 's desire for permanent re-instatement of roads after patching and this does not bode well for the long-term future of the product . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't think that will happen again for a long time , ’ said Davis , who comes to Goffs for this year 's event with confidence boosted by triumphs in the British and European Opens . |
| 21 | He hoped that it would express disquiet at the circumstances of the Tully-West shooting and would call publicly for an independent inquiry . |
| 22 | ‘ That woman friend of the boss who clings to his arm in the moonlight — do you think she will stay here for a long time ? ’ |
| 23 | If the hull is tilted to the right it will steer to the left whilst it will veer right for a leftward tilt . |
| 24 | We 'll go right for the awkward ones and put an X and a Y in as well . |
| 25 | No , well that 's it int it ? so er if things are reasonable we might just go away for a long weekend or something , go find us a place in Southport for a weekend |
| 26 | One might pay more for a private company because a pre-acquisition investigation could be more thorough . |
| 27 | You know , you could pay more for a flashy car . ’ |
| 28 | Yes well I 'll go fortnightly for a little while then it 'll tail off . |
| 29 | The 31-year-old ex-paratrooper 's prize for retaining his title at Wembley on Saturday night was £10,000 , which does not go far for a full-time body builder who downs half a dozen eggs after his breakfast cereal and eight to 10 chicken breasts a day when ‘ bulking up ’ . |
| 30 | Typist Mary Kupenda says : ‘ Such workplaces will be called brothels and men will flock there for a nice time ’ . |