Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [conj] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are not necessarily closely related ; but have come to look alike because they forage for food in places such as wetlands and grasslands where these physical features have an advantage . |
| 2 | Then it began to rain hard and I sheltered for a long time in a barn , but I could n't stay there all night so I just walked and got thoroughly soaked . |
| 3 | Without commitment faith seems to cost more than we bargained for . |
| 4 | At his consecration , he had promised to maintain Canterbury 's rights of every kind , from the primacy down to the smallest knight 's fee , and we have seen that in Rufus 's reign he allowed many , as we might think , greater matters to lie dormant while he fought for Canterbury 's rights . |
| 5 | The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch . |