Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean you think about primal hunting adults like the bushmen or the Australian Aborigines , the the men do the , do the hunting for erm for meat and women do the , do the gathering for and the point is that er meat is very nutritious and it 's an important part of their diet and men go hunting and they come back and they share food with their wives and their relatives or someone and male parental investment is terribly important So women for instance if you ask David McKnight who 's a world authority on the Australian Aborigines and has spent many years living with them , say what do women look for in the traditional society , what do women look for in a husband ? |
| 2 | Woosnam has chosen the sort of meal which he would probably plump for at the Golden Lion : leek and potato soup , Welsh lamb with mint sauce , Eve 's ( apple ) pudding , cheese and biscuits , coffee . |
| 3 | But there is not much he can really hope for in the present elections . |
| 4 | Who 'd you play for in the old pool ? |
| 5 | The relief claimed by the mother at this interlocutory stage is precisely what the mother will ask for at the main trial . |