Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the capabilities of mature mammals and birds to fend for themselves , to care for their offspring , and to interact with their own and other species , far surpass those of the 12-month-old baby or the anencephalic with whom they are so frequently bracketed . |
| 2 | Particular cultural and ethnic essentialisms , in other words , look set to structure public debate in the future despite attempts by activists and researchers to press for more sociologically informed discussion . |
| 3 | The School today is thriving academically , with staff who wish to teach , teaching pupils who wish to learn — an unbeatable combination ; and thriving socially , with societies and clubs to cater for every conceivable interest . |
| 4 | The judge will go over the dog using his hands and eyes to look for any faults in conformation , but most of all to ascertain the virtues of the animal . |
| 5 | The children need to be taught to move head and eyes to compensate for the field loss . |
| 6 | Perhaps , like the lungfish of today , they lived in pools that were seasonal and used lungs and legs to search for other water when their homes went dry . |
| 7 | I just come back er ladies and gentlemen to apologize for this morning 's cock up , I mean it was totally inexcusable of me . |
| 8 | He was going to return in three days ' time , and had invited a large number of ladies and gentlemen to stay for several days . |
| 9 | ‘ The whole point of the incentive allowances system is for local authorities and schools to decide for themselves how many allowances to award and at what rates in the light of their particular circumstances , ’ Mr MacGregor said . |
| 10 | Discontent seems to be centred more on those on special diets and , with vegetarians , vegans , Hindus , Muslims and Jews to cater for there is clearly scope for problems . |
| 11 | The trend is towards a steady reduction in government funding , together with a policy of requiring universities and polytechnics to bid for funds in new ways . |
| 12 | In October last year it was forced to turn to its shareholders and bankers to ask for £18 million to sort out its difficulties . |
| 13 | For US television , on the other hand , competition for the same audience within the same time-slot drives producers and planners to look for the new exploitation angle which will differentiate their product within the market , propelling genres and conventions along the track of transformation and mutation . |
| 14 | Alliance councillor Larry Thompson warned that if such a motion was passed and implemented it would act as a catalyst encouraging other groups and organisations to apply for the same free waste collection . |
| 15 | I also like to plant in the autumn to allow the winter rains and mists to work for me . |
| 16 | ‘ The guidelines are helpful but I am concerned it still leaves too much to individual authorities and agencies to decide for themselves . |
| 17 | State welfare services supplement the efforts of individuals and families to provide for their own needs . |
| 18 | The intention was to address the needs of the majority of children through a combination of the ‘ broadly-based curriculum ’ and ‘ flexible teaching strategies ’ , and to use additional programmes and resources to cater for certain specific categories of need . |
| 19 | The new Regulations will be effective from 6 April 1993 to enable plan managers and investors to arrange for holdings in ineligible trusts to be sold or transferred outside the plan . |
| 20 | This dilemma has led both courts and academics to search for a test to determine which parts of the X factor should , and which parts should not , be held to go to jurisdiction . |
| 21 | Would you please let me know about all events at which Medau was represented during 1985 ( if you have not already done so ) and I welcome thoughts and suggestions to explore for 1986 . |
| 22 | Each file has been designed by the librarian and teachers to cater for the specific needs and aims of the curriculum and pupils . |
| 23 | It is an enormous task with over 3700 kms of roads and footpaths to care for as well as around 380 sets of traffic lights , 120,000 street lights , and around 100,000 road gullies . |
| 24 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 25 | A crushing and grinding plant would reduce the carcasses of all those ancient Centaurs , Kingfishers , Halcyons and Snapdragons to aggregate for surfacing roads or for concrete . |
| 26 | I told her how Aisha kept a close watch on what I ate and drank and how I had to take care of the house and children to pay for my board and lodging . |
| 27 | At two thirty-five , the front door was opened by Penman , and Alexandra , in a green wool crèpe dress with a lace jabot and a good deal of complicated silk braid around the hem , under a coat of similar fabric , slit to the waist at the back and sides to allow for the movement of her skirts , and a hat swathed in green gauze and decorated on the left hand side with brown velvet pansies , came down the steps and climbed in . |
| 28 | There should be enough spaces in the exhibition schedules and venues to allow for the mounting of lower priority short-term exhibitions outwith the major thematic exhibitions . |
| 29 | friends and others to do for you ? |
| 30 | Clive Rigarlsford , 32 , advertised for children and adults to apply for parts in two non existent films . |