Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't feel like asking for more details , because they were obviously bad . |
| 2 | Invited the Lord President to take soundings among Government supporters with a view to determining whether it would be possible to persuade those who were in favour of the abolition of capital punishment that in the interests of securing the passage of the Criminal Justice Bill in the 1947–48 Session they should refrain from pressing for this change in the law ; |
| 3 | After all , why should anyone balk at accounting for public money publicly ? |
| 4 | I must confess to falling for this combo the moment I saw its name ; anyone with a sense of humour like that is okay in my book ! |
| 5 | Any party , including the guardian ad litem , may apply in writing for specific directions or for an existing direction to be varied or revoked . |
| 6 | You 're coming over so that we can discuss the demand that the women 's movement is making for free contraception and abortion on demand , and the strategy that our local women 's group might develop in struggling for that at a local level , how we relate to other women and groups of women in the area , how the abortion issue relates to other ones . |
| 7 | He says he will respond by asking for three , as a negotiating position , but is prepared to go to five . |
| 8 | Why is it that some people find it so difficult to accommodate the idea that providing immediate relief to human suffering can go alongside campaigning for longer term solu-tions ? |
| 9 | While most institutions can rely on borrowing for short periods , the risk associated with underwriting would be greatly increased if institutions were unable to dispose of their existing assets quickly to provide cash ( or repay short-term borrowing ) should it prove necessary . |
| 10 | Some aid will go to paying for practical steps already taken , like fish testing programmes . |
| 11 | The history of completed job costs should help with estimating for new work . |