Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I do n't normally go in for public displays of affection either , ’ she murmured impulsively , forgetting her uneasiness , ‘ but even with sand on your face you 're … ’ |
| 32 | Even those who thought that spatial perception would stand in for technical ability at age thirteen felt that the match between the specific ability and general intelligence was too close to allow it to generate a specialised educational form . |
| 33 | Er apparently they phone her up or summat and ask her if she 'll go and stand in for other people and she turned round and says if I ca n't have this school I 'm not doing any . |
| 34 | On April 26 it was announced that Tesfaye Dinka , Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs and a US-trained economist , had been made Prime Minister ( a post vacant since November 1989 ) , with a brief to form a new Cabinet composed of individuals " who can stand up for Ethiopian unity " . |
| 35 | Having realised how crucial START 1 and NPT ratification are to the West , many Ukrainians — 90% , according to the latest opinion polls — believe their country should hold out for financial compensation ; the current price tag , described as covering the costs of dismantling the warheads , is $1 billion . |
| 36 | Jacob , increasingly since he commenced going to university , might be missing for the rest of the day ; Joshua , particularly in the summer , would go out for long walks in the country , following , he said , the course of some meshuggeneh game in which young men threw an iron ball along the road and ran after it — could there be such a game ? |
| 37 | Once the patient is used to getting out of the house , he can go out for social occasions . |
| 38 | One result of this has been a contraction in the value that venture capitalists can put on for particular businesses . |
| 39 | Badawi romped home in an Ascot ladies race last time and looks the best bet of the day in the opener at the Lancashire track , while Young Buster will come in for strong support in the Rose of Lancaster Stakes after his defeat of Twist And Turn at Doncaster . |
| 40 | It can also come in for gastric complaints following intensely hot weather . |
| 41 | Very clearly then , we 've got a proposal that we do n't pursue that option , which we 've paid the len rent this year , we 've paid the lease this year , so we ca n't backtrack on that , but maybe that 'll come up for future discussion . |
| 42 | Er in a competitive situation , the Rickmansworth tender w w w was a , a an example of that , we actually had a contract document which is about as thick and complicated as one of the contract documents that we would put out for civil engineering physical work to er er a contractor . |
| 43 | If it is a true panama , it will collapse and roll up for easy packing in its own cylinder . |
| 44 | It can single out for special treatment the special aggravating features of a crime . |