Example sentences of "[vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Working out how much you should insure for may be difficult . |
| 2 | She would wait for Buzz . |
| 3 | I 'll tell you what it is — it 's only bogland and I should know for I 've been lookin' at them fields for years . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Oh-Dave-you-silly ! ’ she half-panted , half-laughed , hopping towards him as he retreated , holding her at arm 's length , but did n't finish for he let her catch up , caught all her weight to his body and kissed her passionately . |
| 5 | Firelight was conspicuously much less nervous , and when it came to the riding she did for Nails what she would do for none of the others , even Nutty . |
| 6 | You might have company , " Patrick panted. he knew that they had n't been followed , but he also knew that as soon as his mother discovered that he — that both of them — had gone , the first place she would head for would be Joe Hyde 's flat . |
| 7 | I can not plan for |
| 8 | Oh yes , I do not mind for I like to be good . |
| 9 | He did n't look for |
| 10 | Phyllis Bowman said at the weekend that the best the society could hope for would be reducing the time limit to 18 weeks . |
| 11 | But one can hope for none of these things from the Conservative Party . |
| 12 | He said , ‘ So the most I can hope for would be to be at home on a respirator full-time ? ’ |
| 13 | What he gives is his opinion , whereas when he is asked who he will vote for he gives a fact . |
| 14 | He knew it could happen for he had seen it , too often now for his own comfort , when other contractors had gone under-indeed , his own business had been founded on the bankruptcy of another contractor . |
| 15 | The new stepmother did not take to her , and yet she could have for she , too , was plain and had little to recommend her except that she had a business head and she knew about antiques and was very good at sales . |
| 16 | The greatest present we could wish for would be to see him safe and sound . |
| 17 | All the amenities you could wish for |
| 18 | It was as fine an afternoon as you could wish for as I slowly descended to Malham Beck , the Cove coming into view on my left as I walked down . |
| 19 | Some cussed strength we might all wish for |
| 20 | who we gon na yell for |
| 21 | What you could pay for |
| 22 | And the work they 'd go for They were building their house , they 'd v volunteer to take the footings out , or dig trenches to , or find out which farmer would have the threshing engine to do the , you know , to help them with the threshing , which was arduous work in those days . |
| 23 | cos you could , I mean if if she asked you about it , you know , you could just say well honestly I 'm quite , I did n't think you were the kind of person who 'd go for I know , I know that thing is I mean I can see , I can see that she 's going for him because |
| 24 | For we know not to what we should pray for as we ought . |
| 25 | From ( 7–5 ) — ( 7–7 ) , with , we can solve for |
| 26 | The arguments over who he should drive for went on until the last minute when it was decided that Clark should make the fateful trip to Germany . |
| 27 | Who we gon na shout for |
| 28 | The academy will also cater for for aspiring actors and actresses . |
| 29 | Second , the component of DM which this equation does not account for should not exhibit any pattern for , if it did , then rational agents would exploit that pattern to improve their forecasts . |
| 30 | He came first equal in the foot-race This incident raises for the first time a question which is still being debated two and a half thousand years later : were the Macedonians Greeks ? the orators and propagandists of the fifth and fourth centuries do not help for they contradict each other . |