Example sentences of "that [vb -s] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pavel levers himself into his car , forcing movement out of a body that longs for sleep more than anything else . |
| 2 | It is a bird spirit that longs for freedom . |
| 3 | They recommended that grants for land improvement and drainage should be withdrawn from Section 43 areas and that all capital grant schemes in the LFA should be modified to encourage a wide range of conservation measures . |
| 4 | Or put another way , for every £1 00 of your income that counts for income tax purposes up to £2,000 , you have to pay £20 to the Exchequer — and are allowed to keep the remaining £80 . |
| 5 | They 're going overland by motorbike ; it 's all in aid of SNAP the charity that stands for Support for the Sick Newborn and their Parents at the John Radcliffe Hospital . |
| 6 | Jesus asked for the ‘ cup ’ to be taken away from him ; the cup that stands for death : |
| 7 | That 's because it 's a breath of fresh air compared to some of the muck that passes for music in the popular music charts . |
| 8 | Witness in the New Testament is neither the silent churchgoing that passes for witness among many Christians , nor the sickening self-advertisement that often results when a believer ‘ gives his testimony ’ ; but simple factual reference to the historical Jesus , his death and resurrection , his gift of the Spirit , and his present availability and power . |
| 9 | In contrast to peoples who believe that their communities have existence through time through rules of corporation , the Piaroa do not understand ‘ community ’ and the relationships of which it is comprised as a political given that allows for continuity through time . |
| 10 | That part of you is very cunning and it will slowly fight with the other part that yearns for freedom and true strength . |
| 11 | " A comprehensive national energy strategy that calls for energy conservation and efficiency , increased development , and greater use of alternative fuels . |
| 12 | Rather than inventing a unique fictional world , it creates a recognisable reality that calls for accuracy . |
| 13 | It is only the medical profession that legislates for sex between doctors and patients . |
| 14 | As it is , they create a culture that compensates for life at work ; a myth system that draws its sustenance from being separate from the culture of management . |
| 15 | Apart from an element of prestige , Treuherz recognises it is the interest and satisfaction of the job that compensates for pay that seems modest compared to that of other professional people . |
| 16 | Many primary schools have the good fortune to have a separate dining hall while others have to make do with a hall that serves for dining , assemblies , PE and numerous other activities during the day . |
| 17 | One can hear why Rheinberger was a respected teacher : the compositional technique is well-nigh faultless , there are no surprises , none of the aural wrong-footing that makes for memorability . |
| 18 | Ad hoc groups like the North-South and Israel/Palestine Working Groups head up different projects with a style that makes for continuity . |
| 19 | It means that claims for compensation can live on after asbestos sufferers die and brings the law in Scotland into line with that in England . |
| 20 | No one generation has the right to pollute the planet or to consume all its natural resources in a manner that leaves for posterity only a polluted planet or one seriously denuded of its resources . |