Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not simply advise you to go out and buy without trying for the simple reason that it can be very slow on anything less than a really fast machine . |
| 2 | While still suffering , the negative feeling of fearful projection may result in craving for the addictive substance or behaviour . |
| 3 | Politicians should hesitate before reaching for the handy ‘ blame television ’ solution . |
| 4 | ‘ Let's stick to acting for the moment , ’ he drawled . |
| 5 | The way I have phrased this criterion implies that we should begin by looking for the biochemical and cellular changes and then on this basis seek the neurophysiological ones , and that in some way the neurophysiology is a mere incidental product of the biochemical and structural changes . |
| 6 | We can then effectively return to fighting for the improved quality of life of all our members . |
| 7 | What does the future hold for caring for the elderly . |
| 8 | Yet before we do so , it would be as well to see just how far formal , purely linguistic rules can go in accounting for the way one sentence succeeds another . |
| 9 | It may be true , as some suggest , that working-class budgets would not stretch to paying for the regular use of new birth-control methods but old , tried and cheap techniques might still be used . |
| 10 | But with the approaching academic year our thoughts must turn to preparing for the forthcoming term . |