Example sentences of "for [pers pn] [to-vb] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the Technical Branch based at Southampton it was very convenient for them to carry out maintenance and to turn the engines over occasionally during the cold weather . |
| 2 | Nowhere was the impact of this clumsy sleight of hand more evident than in the inner cities , where voluntary organizations had been most active , and where the Government was most anxious for them to mop up unemployment . |
| 3 | Was it easier for them was it easy for them to pick up work or would they have been woul would they have to face a long time on the dole or ? |
| 4 | This is a much slower atmospheric change than lungs , of course , and is suited to the confined and restricted conditions of a ‘ soil atmosphere ’ , which is just what we need for them to breathe in poison . |
| 5 | In the late Seventies the Ashleys were travelling around so much and had so many different houses that it was hard for them to know where home was . |
| 6 | As UPSs go , the AccuCard is a modest example — there 's not enough battery for you to carry on computing without mains power . |
| 7 | It would be a very good investment for you to set aside time for yourself each day , even if it 's just time for a bit of personal planning and some gentle exercise . |
| 8 | One possibility is for you to set aside time to train yourself ( as you 've probably done in the past ) , with structured guidelines from us here . |
| 9 | ‘ What I do intend is for you to drive down town with me right now , come into the notary 's office and sign away any rights you imagine you might have . |
| 10 | ‘ I was going to leave it on your desk for you to find tomorrow morning , but it 's much more satisfactory to deliver it in person . ’ |
| 11 | He lays down the only terms on which it is possible for him to take up residence with his people . |
| 12 | As Keith explained , it was not any easier for him to take up employment with the RAF because his father had been a career forces man . |
| 13 | Betsy suggested that the best solution to the problem would be for her to take over command of Clytus and continue trading . |
| 14 | It was nearly time for her to take up position at Ludgate Circus , but first she had to get Ruby to leave . |