Example sentences of "for [noun prp] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing for Sophie to say after that and she resigned herself to the prospect of meeting Robert again , but later that morning , while she was working alone in the office , she felt desperately unhappy . |
| 2 | De Gaulle left the country for Baden-Baden to consult with French army commander General Massau , who agreed , in return for the release of General Salan , that the army would support any legal government but would not intervene openly unless the Communist Party called for insurrection . |
| 3 | The Prince , momentarily forgetting his orders for Sharpe to change into Dutch uniform , dominated the luncheon conversation as he eagerly expressed his wish that the French would attack before the Duke returned from his meeting with the Prussians , for then the Prince could defeat the enemy with only the help of his faithful Dutch troops . |
| 4 | Leicestershire finished on 289 for 9 … quite a total for Buckinghamshire to chase in sixty overs , , their start was slow but sure … |
| 5 | The most important thing right now is for England to qualify for next years World Cup Finals . |
| 6 | The first , which took 20 minutes , saw Martin open up a 6–2 lead only for Martin to recover to 6–6 . |
| 7 | And it was Charlie who set up the winner with a headed flick on for McNally to score from eight yards out . |
| 8 | And it was Charlie who set up the winner with a headed flick on for McNally to score from eight yards out . |
| 9 | Mike Leece , Devonport chief executive , said there was a future role for Rosyth to work on minor vessels . |
| 10 | He was quite happy for Willi to sit through some of Therese 's practice sessions , for Willi 's overwhelming admiration for Therese 's voice — and Willi , in spite of his romantic overview , did understand about voice — was doing wonders for Therese 's confidence . |
| 11 | Do you want to rescue these horrible garments , these symbols of pettiness and niggling , for Daniel to give to some trampess ? |
| 12 | There had been growing demands for Yeltsin to resign as Prime Minister . |
| 13 | It seems hardly realistic for Palestine to exist on two sides of Israel . |
| 14 | A more likely explanation for the slump can be found in the shaky financial structure of the club , which made it hard for Chapman to act with any confidence . |
| 15 | The judges ' decision to prevent Touvier from coming to trial reflects the long-held belief that it is unwise for France to dwell on this part of her history . |
| 16 | He came calling for Europe to work towards economic integration to ensure that the democratic hopes of people in the East did not give way to an opposite undertow of disillusion . |
| 17 | Nestor invents an elderly admirer , who can pay enough for Irma to dispense with other clients . |
| 18 | For Japan to react in this way at this time was not in itself culpable . |
| 19 | LONDON — Margaret Thatcher said yesterday it was impossible for Britain to take in millions of refugees from Hong Kong and urged China to take steps to restore the colony 's confidence , AP reports . |
| 20 | He added , ‘ I get the impression that he considers the choice for Britain to lie between conventional military action or conventional diplomatic action , and that he denies the possibility of a third course in between . |
| 21 | Two is that it would be extremely unwise for Biggs to engage in serious pugilistic activity without first retaining the services of an attendant unlikely to panic at the sight of a badly lacerated brow . |
| 22 | Poland and the Soviet Union agreed on July 22 for Poland to pay for 22 per cent of its Soviet oil imports with medicines . |
| 23 | And for Rome to acquiesce in such witch-hunts must indicate that Rome herself felt threatened . |
| 24 | Davie Cooper and Bobby Russell conspired against their old club , Cooper creating the opening for Russell to score after six minutes . |
| 25 | ‘ As for Neighbours there is always the possibility I could go back to it , the door has been left open for Charlene to reappear at any time . |