Example sentences of "and [to-vb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we prepared our first Report , to be published in November 1988 , we wanted our document to be lively , to avoid bureaucratic jargon , and to impart enthusiasm for literature , so we included references to specific authors . |
| 2 | The best rule is to conserve energy and to increase funding for research into renewable energy sources . |
| 3 | The real solution therefore is to constri construct an orbital relief road system so as to reduce traffic flows in the towns and to provide scope for implementation of a balanced package of transportation measures within the urban area . |
| 4 | Others sip nectar during their brief lives to renew their energies and to provide sustenance for egg production , but none need to feed in order to build their bodies ; their growth has come to an end . |
| 5 | The FSID was founded in 1971 with the aim of raising funds for research into the causes of cot death , to support bereaved parents and to provide information for health professionals and the public . |
| 6 | Joseph 's attempts to end the dominance of the Hungarian county assemblies by the local gentry , and to substitute German for Latin as the language of administration , provoked deep and passionate national resentment . |
| 7 | This command tells it to set up a storage area called Employees and to allocate space for Employee Number , Name , Department and any other items specified . |
| 8 | Iraq was holding foreigners , he said , " to give all parties concerned time to think and to allow time for dialogue " . |
| 9 | Chico , whose street paintings were first used by the denim company in the ‘ Crosstown Traffic ’ advert , has now customised a number of their jackets with scenes of urban America to be used for promotional purposes and to raise money for charity . |
| 10 | Goody , nevertheless , believes that such individuals are more likely to appear and to have scope for challenge in societies with the ‘ technology ’ of literacy . |
| 11 | To say prayers in the Catholic way of worship , and feed one 's soul on frequent sacraments , and practise a little fasting , and use the sacrament of confession , and study Marcion and the early Church and the Bible , and to have time for quietness and silence and meditation — that was what he looked for at this moment of his life . |
| 12 | Each person in Britain uses an average 30 gallons of water a day and the society called for consumers to take conservation measures to save water : to turn off taps when brushing their teeth , to fix drips and leaks , to water the garden in the cool of the day and to collect rainwater for garden use . |
| 13 | It is able to move on to the next stage of the action if the various relevant conditions have been satisfied and to produce documentation for court or reminders for the debt recovery unit personnel to enable them to progress matters beyond the next stage . |