Example sentences of "[indef pn] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing I could do for it this time' ) , but ‘ Is She Really Going Out With Him ? ’ , formerly ditched , now finds itself reinstated , although apparently in a setting designed to tease out its reluctant humour once and for all . |
| 2 | As Fielding led me back to our table I made a powerfully worded verbal pass at a salacious waitress , who appeared to be all for it but then came down with some deep sorrow in the kitchen , and when I burst through the double-doors to console her two men in sweat-grey T-shirts assured me there was nothing I could do for the poor child . |
| 3 | Harold there 's nothing I can do for you , but a Cadbury 's boost |
| 4 | The plain fact of the matter is , there is nothing I can do for your wife . ’ |
| 5 | But when you are struggling like Everton are at present , you need somebody who will scrap for it and give you that little bit extra in the box . |
| 6 | As a general rule , everyone who can sue for libel can also be sued for libel , if responsible for a defamatory publication . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's nothing you can do for him , dear . |
| 8 | There 's nothing you can do for them . ’ |
| 9 | She shook her head at once and , keeping her voice level , replied , ‘ There 's nothing you can do for me , but thanks for the offer … ’ |
| 10 | Many parents have no-one who can care for their young children , whether they are of preschool age or just require supervision during school holidays . |
| 11 | There was nothing we could do for poor Victor at five in the morning ; we should meet for an early breakfast and decide then what to do . |
| 12 | There was nothing we could do for him here , so we had him transferred . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ There 's nothing we can do for her now and it 's House Full tonight . |
| 14 | We 're agreed , I think , that , ghastly though it is , there 's nothing we can do for that poor girl at the moment , and that Rita can go on for her . |
| 15 | Mrs Gracie and I are leaving those poor children — there is nothing we can do for them , after all — and going back to her house in Highbury . |
| 16 | ‘ If Ruth is unwell , that 's very regrettable , but there is nothing we can do for her . |
| 17 | ‘ Is there nothing we can do for him ? ’ |
| 18 | I 've always voted conservative but I feel they 've made such a mess of everything I 'll vote for someone different this time . |
| 19 | If there is something I might do for you in return ? ’ |
| 20 | And it 's something I 'll remember for the rest of my life . |
| 21 | Ex-presidential candidate Ross Perot told The Wall Street Journal he did n't mean he would take John Akers ' job when he told TV host Larry King that ‘ If there 's something I could do for IBM , well , I owe them that forever . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Is there something I can do for you ? ’ she snapped peevishly . |
| 23 | As someone said before in his starts for Leeds his goals per match are pretty impressive , and he plays his heart out , not something I can say for Dean . |
| 24 | ‘ Something I can get for you ? ’ she asked . |
| 25 | I mean something I 'd fall for myself . |
| 26 | All of which makes it a bargain and one I shall miss for years to come . |
| 27 | The other method was developed by one of the other British nut dealers , and this one I can vouch for . |
| 28 | By and large , these criticisms were widely accepted and so efforts were directed to making this channel one which would allow for diversity , for new ideas and for experimentation . |
| 29 | It was an easy way out , but one which could make for a far more enjoyable session . |
| 30 | Overall , the FastLynx program offers everything you would need for simple file transfer , and is probably unique in offering three entirely different interfaces to it facilities . |