Example sentences of "be [adv] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this point some of you suspect that I am about to call for public hanging for pederasts and the boiling in oil of muggers . |
| 2 | Right , why do n't we erm give Derwent two free bookings , you know bookings that have already happened or are about to happen for free , |
| 3 | The Financial Times of Feb. 4 had identified a " shift in EC mood " , which it ascribed to " a realization that the EEA may only be short-lived , as most EFTA countries have applied or are about to apply for full EC membership " . |
| 4 | Serbs have been accused of being most to blame for mass killings and rapes , torture and so-called ethnic cleansing . |
| 5 | Scientists were unsure however whether they were also to blame for severe fogs reported in parts of Malaysia , Singapore , the Philippines and Thailand . |
| 6 | They were about to call for padded suits when ex-jockey John got home at Maidenhead , Berks . |
| 7 | The only rule here is not to go for exaggerated styles . |
| 8 | The only rule here is not to go for exaggerated styles . |
| 9 | The best advice I can give you is simply to go for unfair dismissal on the basis that you 've got two managers who do exactly the same job , there 's no need for you to go on site , there are other drivers that could get you there , therefore it 's not necessary to finish your job simply because you 've lost your licence . |
| 10 | Also important is how to test for different interpretations of the data , and how to use data which is , possibly in different ways incomplete or missing . |