Example sentences of "for [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scarlet had thrown away all her old aluminium pans since she had learned that they might cause Alzheimer 's disease , and she never used tap water for cooking for the same reason . |
| 2 | Our idea — which would involve wheeling a building large enough to cover London 's Tower Bridge over the damaged reactor — gained us a $ prize and , more importantly , an automatic place on the short list for bidding for the 3 million ECU feasibility contract . |
| 3 | What does the future hold for caring for the elderly . |
| 4 | A handout is currently being produced for those responsible for caring for the elderly . |
| 5 | Acute grief at the death of one parent may inhibit a family for caring for the surviving spouse . |
| 6 | But two entirely new yards were opened towards the end of the decade , showing that BR envisages at least some need for shunting for the foreseeable future ! |
| 7 | Blackwell Retail , which used to produce its own catalogue , broke with tradition this year and took Books for Giving for the first time . |
| 8 | The same sort of approaches were adopted for cycling for the same reasons . |
| 9 | Well , many thanks indeed for fighting for the last hour on this programme . |
| 10 | The new administration was given responsibility for preparing for the forthcoming general election and drafting a new constitution . |
| 11 | Bush called for greater funding for housing for the poor and for inner city redevelopment . |
| 12 | In October 1966 George Blake escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison after serving nearly five years of a 42 year sentence of imprisonment for spying for the Soviet Union . |
| 13 | Camping facilities will be available on site , and charges for skating for the whole weekend will be kept to a minimum to make everyone stoked . |
| 14 | With no football to relieve his loss , Billy took it hard and , on Tuesday 26 July 1932 , the day after the team had reported for trailing for the new season , he was found dead in one of the dressing rooms . |