Example sentences of "for [verb] [prep] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes a big man to allow a homeless person into his underpants , so I make no apology for returning to the otherwise distressing subject of Jonathan Lloyd 's nether garments . |
| 2 | The powerful hydrogen bonding capacity of fluoride , discussed by John Emsley , has been known for some time , but its potential for interfering with the vitally important hydrogen bonds between biomolecules has only recently begun to receive attention . |
| 3 | ‘ Having twins as characters was a device for looking at the very silly phrase ‘ having it all ’ : it was a way of signalling this division within us . |
| 4 | The fit ‘ young elderly ’ are already an important resource for caring for the very old and may more become so . |
| 5 | There are no medical grounds for distinguishing between the over seventies and the under seventies in terms of heart surgery . |
| 6 | THIS IS the day for signing in and checking out fellow schmoozers ; for ploughing through the completely bewildering gig schedule , and trying to work out just how we 're going to survive the next 100 hours without losing any important internal organs . |
| 7 | Various imaginative plans had already been suggested for dealing with the most difficult problem , the high-level waste . |
| 8 | The president of the RICS at the time filed evidence about his practice for dealing with the very large number of applications for appointments of rent review experts and arbitrators ( 7,664 in 1985 : but see 10.5.3 above14,550 in 1990 ) . |
| 9 | Care in the community is a new national policy for dealing with the mentally ill , following the closure of psychiatric hospitals , but many former patients are apparently falling through the net . |
| 10 | The government was urged to provide funds for the training of staff and additional support for dealing with the more difficult pupils . |