Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the seller wants a margin , he must stipulate for it in the contractual description . |
| 2 | The Handbook of Over-the-Counter Medicines compiled by Mike Smith ( Kyle Cathie , £6.99 ) lists all sorts of nasty afflictions , from acne to worms , and what you can buy for them at the chemist 's . |
| 3 | I told Isobel we 'd wait for her at the Café de la Paix … ‘ |
| 4 | She did n't think he would use the ticket , any more than he would wait for her after the performance . |
| 5 | Will you wait for me in the car ? ’ |
| 6 | Can you wait for me in the foyer of the nurses ’ home at ten past and we 'll run over to Faye and Bill 's in my car ? ’ |
| 7 | If he was not at the reception hopper grizzleys , it is quite probable that she would wait for him at the entrance to Deep Level . |
| 8 | He often went out alone , Italian style , and Jeanne would wait for him in the street after the cafés closed . |
| 9 | Never mind , I 'll wait for him in the car . ’ |
| 10 | I tell you , one night , if we knew he was coming , we would wait for him round the back and pitch him down the falls ! ’ |
| 11 | When he left his room , he knocked on the women 's door ; he would wait for them in the small restaurant at the front of the hotel . |
| 12 | ‘ Go and dump your shopping quickly and I 'll wait for you at the first bridge , ’ he suggested , indicating the expanse of parkland their building overlooked . |
| 13 | There was a murmur of conversation , then the receptionist said , ‘ He will wait for you in the bar . |
| 14 | This man will wait for us in the car . |
| 15 | We are interested and associated but not absorbed and should European statesmen address us in the words which were used of old — Shall we speak for thee to the king or captain of the host ? ' — we should reply , Nay sir , for we dwell among our own people' ’ . |
| 16 | They 'd always be wanting nylons , he thought , he 'd seen what they 'd do for them during the war . |
| 17 | What did the FA do for us with the Stuttgart incident last year ? |
| 18 | That 'll do for you for the lodger . |
| 19 | It 'll do for you in the end . ’ |
| 20 | Nevertheless if there is anything I can do for you in the way of friendship , now or in the future , I hope you will not hesitate to call upon me . |
| 21 | It gives you more confidence , yeah , what 's it do for you within the company ? |
| 22 | We tried for compensation and we 've got Tony Baldry , who we 're going to see Saturday , and he 's going to try and claim for us under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act . |
| 23 | What role do you see for it after the transition ? |
| 24 | If sport was ‘ a good thing ’ , then the state should provide for it within the framework of the welfare state along with health and education . |
| 25 | ‘ You ask : how do you advance the public interest , how do you provide for it in the best way ? ’ |
| 26 | She recently changed erm , to come and work for me on the Warwickshire area about four weeks ago . |
| 27 | Perhaps they will spawn for you in the new tank . |
| 28 | ‘ With the Smart Rope , the condition of the rope being hired is visible and the hirer can sign for it in the full knowledge of its condition , ’ says Jim Oag . |
| 29 | He 'd probably die for it in the end . |
| 30 | I 'm gon na call for him on the way . |