Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [to-vb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shipmaster was down by the mast , ready to lower the cross-spar with its square sail , and the crew were flexing their muscles and setting oars in the rowlocks to slide out for the turn up against the wind into Duart Bay . |
| 2 | It is for the humanities to speak up for the value of retrospective conversion , and for some national planning to be undertaken to achieve this , as they , and to some extent the social sciences have most to gain from such an investment . |
| 3 | The meaning is not explained but is left for the listeners to work out for themselves . |
| 4 | They had n't expected the terrorists to turn up for at least another two days . |
| 5 | The wines to look out for include the ruby-red Agilanico del Vulture . |
| 6 | There is also a rundown of each team 's history plus tips on the players to watch out for this season . |
| 7 | These factors , coupled with the abolition of scale charges for conveyancing , caused the lawyers to cast around for alternative sources of income . |
| 8 | Finally , why will the Government not allow the extra European funds to be spent in the coalfields to make up for the jobs that have been lost ? |
| 9 | Some of the points to look out for are : |
| 10 | Allow the cuttings to dry out for a couple of days before potting . |
| 11 | The baby 's attention is drawn to the potty before being placed on it : the aim was to teach the babies to reach out for the potty to indicate they wanted to use it . |
| 12 | In April the garden was a jungle of bluebells , bursting from under the trees in blue tides above your ankles , but by midsummer my grandmother had it tame again , fifty yards of earth between wooden fences bearing docile rows of hollyhock and sweet peas ; an ex-army rug was spread on the shaven lawn for the children to sit on for tea outdoors . |
| 13 | If a chap had n't the guts to stand up for his own beastliness where was he ? |
| 14 | Ask a group of industry watchers for the trends to look out for in 1993 , and one answer they 're all sure to give you is portable computing . |