Example sentences of "for [noun] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't wait for Personnel to come along and do it for you . |
| 2 | Due for Sarah to come round soon to have it trimmed again ai n't you ? |
| 3 | Manchester-based Riverside International is now looking for franchisees to take on Cozydry , which is British Standard approved . |
| 4 | It was customary for boxers to box frequently , and Lynch had twenty-five contests in his twentieth year , by which time he was acknowledged to be the best ‘ wee ’ man in Glasgow . |
| 5 | Because of this background , I expected a book called Feminism for Beginners to explain why all this happened when it did . |
| 6 | The Dos Quiz is a useful way for beginners to find out just how much they know after reading all the MS-DOS bibles . |
| 7 | A request was received from a household asking for support to turn down an application for a garage but it was deemed not a function for the Association . |
| 8 | A request was received from a household asking for support to turn down an application for a garage but it was deemed not a function for the Association . |
| 9 | After the horse was bedded down it was time for Sirrell to celebrate properly , and most of Nantgaredig turned up to assist : he eventually got to bed at 3 a.m . |
| 10 | It is for employers to set up suitable pension arrangements for their employees . |
| 11 | In France , for instance , where there are no incentives for employers to take on part-timers ( in the form of our lower National Insurance contributions and lack of rights and benefits for part-timers ) and far more extensive subsidised childcare facilities and parental leave , far fewer mothers work part time and more are in higher status occupations , according to the Department of Employment 's French And British Women 's Employment Comparisons . |
| 12 | For Friedman the realized decline in the measured real wage rate — a decline which only becomes apparent to workers with the passage of time — was sufficient incentive for employers to take on more labour . |
| 13 | Some community organisations are concerned that Compacts might : a ) be a means of encouraging young people to leave school too early to perform menial jobs ; b ) be an opportunity for employers to recruit selectively without using proper procedures ; c ) allow discrimination according to gender , race and disability ; d ) discourage the development of different philosophies springing from different cultural backgrounds and points of view ; e ) develop an unchallenging , potentially exploited , workforce . |
| 14 | If we give the basis of the complaint , however , it is very easy for employers to look down the list and find out which employee comes from Linlithgow , Greenock and Port Glasgow , Aberdeen , North or Banff and Buchan . |
| 15 | BELGRADE ( Reuter ) — The Yugoslav Prime Minister , Ante Markovic , leaving behind an economic crisis with inflation running at almost 1,200 per cent , flew to the US to ask for $1bn to back up his reform programme . |
| 16 | But ref Snoddy , with vast experience of World Cup and European football , insisted : ‘ It has never been the custom for referees to be paid their expenses in cash — or for clubs to hand over the money . ’ |
| 17 | Sometimes it was hard for Gazzer to believe how stupid some people could be . |
| 18 | Terry Eagleton , oddly , dismisses evidence from Daniel Defoe that in the coffee houses of London it was not uncommon for mechanicks to hold forth on issues of the day . |
| 19 | Ironically , one of Mr Yeltsin 's critics , Mr Ruslan Khasbulatov , speaker of parliament , might have swung him a few votes by appealing at the start of the session for deputies to behave responsibly , seek compromise and encourage ‘ dialogue , not monologue ’ . |
| 20 | Other recommendations include the need for policies to speed up the exploitation of renewable energy technologies ( such as wind , wave , solar and geothermal power ) which do not Produce carbon dioxide , the most important greenhouse gas . |
| 21 | A hedge is ideal for ducks to nest in — although they usually build their nests on the ground , using leaves and grass , they like them to be well hidden . |
| 22 | Detroit was paving the way for Mueller to take over and run the whole bloody show from America . |
| 23 | Sharpe knew it was important for Dornberg to know where the Emperor was , for where Napoleon rode , that was the main French attack . |
| 24 | Branches clawed at her hair and she felt like she had done years ago , waiting for Jezrael to catch up , knowing she was going to be late for school , but she could n't leave her sister to struggle in on her own . |
| 25 | They were waiting for Nicandra to come in . |
| 26 | For helices to entwine together they must be of the same handedness , like the strands of a rope . |
| 27 | It is certainly not unknown for artists to sing on until well past their best and to put considerable strain on even their most sympathetic listeners , expecting them to weigh charm of manner and artistic experience against failing vocal powers . |
| 28 | A clearance rebounded off Cusack , Steve Gaughan beat two men and released David Cork into the box , and he pulled the ball back for Cusack to drive home . |
| 29 | We were too busy with hospital visits for despondency to last long , however , and the family and friends continued to visit . |
| 30 | She felt an aching need for Fernando to soothe away the pain of desire from her loins . |