Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The radio set can remain on for hours at a time ; you can enjoy it as background to reading , writing , homework , housework … . |
| 2 | So , did you line up for London with a positive mental outlook and were you full of confidence ? |
| 3 | The method of ‘ verstehen ’ could be quite insufficiently explanatory , or could fall back for explanation on a ( theoretically circular ) ‘ informing spirit ’ . |
| 4 | So you do n't hang around for money in our in our company . |
| 5 | ‘ I would prefer to be of help to you and Nader , ’ she explained , ‘ rather than wait around for news of Philippe that may never come . ’ |
| 6 | Rincewind did not glance around for fear of the terrible things he might see , and by the time Withel looked for him again he was on the other side of the Plaza , and still accelerating . |
| 7 | It is a tautology to say that English spelling is excellent because the reader can Jump around for clues on so many different levels ( semantic , visual , phonic , contextual , etymological , and so on ) . |
| 8 | ‘ What interests and hobbies would you give up for advancement at work ? ’ |
| 9 | Abingdon , Aylesbury not so bad now , but do watch out for traffic on the A34 ; that 's still pretty busy there . |
| 10 | Ruddy mortals , crouching and crawling around the under-carriage , they can look up for inspiration to the immaculate lives portrayed high on the walls of the workshop , to those models of determination and robust heroism familiar to all Soviet citizens : Riveters and Liberators , Welders and Flag-bearers , beaming Foundry-women with goggles thrown back on their brows like aviators from the Great Patriotic War . |
| 11 | Former full-time housewives should search around for evidence of skills other than domestic ones . |
| 12 | I could search round for papers on it . |
| 13 | No amount of brilliance can make up for knowledge of the idiom of the field . |
| 14 | But nothing will ever make up for Amar for the total loss of mother , father , entire family , house and everything . |
| 15 | No no , amenity-wise , you 're okay , but I mean amenities does n't make up for sort of living standards you 've got , does it ? |
| 16 | But now it is one o'clock , and I , being only a volunteer , can step down for lunch without loss of face . |
| 17 | The dacha was owned by a doctor who , Vasili reasoned , would be able to snap Lena out of her trance ; then the two of them could set off for Tula on the banks of the River Don where they would lie low until , with time , the investigation wound down . |
| 18 | Lawrence will set off for England on Sunday . |
| 19 | However , they are usually symptomatic of something else ; people do n't set off for work with the intention of causing a communication breakdown . |
| 20 | It has drawn up a list of some 30 technical consultants , with interests ranging from marine science to energy , which the bank will call in for advice on esoteric projects that it is asked to fund . |
| 21 | Given such prompts , some informants may then go on for hours with their recollections and reminiscences . |
| 22 | I could go on for minutes on end . |
| 23 | er , but they did n't go in for food like er you 're talking about |
| 24 | I do n't go in for numbers as names . |
| 25 | McManus notes that ‘ aggression does not pay off for girls in the way some boys find it does for them ’ , with the result that many girls adapt to the social world of school in a different way . |
| 26 | Ms Hutchison did not boost her case , however , by asserting in a recent televised debate that she is ‘ a fighter ’ who will stand up for Texas in the Senate . |
| 27 | For example , if at P the parcel had no motion in the east-west direction across the planet 's surface and the planet 's axial rotation is prograde then it will pick up motion across the grid towards the east , and in moving northwards will end up for example at Q. If it were in the southern hemisphere and moved southward it would also pick up an eastwards movement . |
| 28 | Sales estimated at many thousands of pounds are believed to have been lost and insurance companies were being consulted to see if they would pay out for loss of business . |
| 29 | Although it may hold back for reasons of cost and supply , and because the housing market is static , during this decade I believe we will see an increasing spread of relocation moves to those parts of the country which offer a better quality of life than London and the South-East . ’ |
| 30 | We will go out for consultation on the draft order in the next few days . |