Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These alternatives will not always be available at short notice but it might be possible to plan for them . |
| 2 | " Just say that you are writing to confirm that you want a detailed report because the matter is of such importance to so many people , and are prepared to wait for it . |
| 3 | Current levels of unemployment are relatively unimportant , hopefully some time down the line they will expect to get er as a relatively well paid job erm because agricultural incomes are so very low , you know , and urban incomes are relatively , relatively high , they may be prepared to wait for you know five or six years in the urban area , making what could be sort of a subsistence wage , simply because that 's all that they 're gon na be on anyway if they stay in the rural area , so if there is a higher probability of them getting a well paid job merely by being in the urban area making these contacts then they might as well move to the , to the urban area in the hope of some time in the future obtaining that er er an urban job . |
| 4 | The cost per head will be £5.00 ( which allows for a contribution to NCT funds if enough of us go ) and its obviously sensible to arrange for us to share 4–5 cars . |
| 5 | But he wanted that job so badly he was willing to kill for it . |
| 6 | Even if Madeleine were able to convince Aubrey that she loved him and was willing to wait for him , had he the moral right to ask her to do so ? |
| 7 | Inspired by the words of his immigrant father , who told him , ‘ You could be anything you want to be , if you wanted it bad enough and were willing to work for it , ’ Lee Iacocca worked his way up to the presidency of Ford Motor Company , from which he was abruptly fired by Henry Ford II , only to go on to rescue Chrysler from bankruptcy , thumb his nose at Ford in a best-selling autobiography , renovate the Statue of Liberty , and gain mention as a possible presidential candidate . |
| 8 | I 've said to them that I 'm prepared to work for them . |
| 9 | Neither is it a question of ‘ working for it ’ , nor , to put it the other way , that people do not have more land because they are not prepared to work for it . |
| 10 | There may be no alternative to leave-of-absence or annual leave but the nurse should be given the opportunity to resolve her difficulty by seeking the help of colleagues who may be prepared to substitute for her at short notice . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's enough work around if you 're willing to look for it , ’ he added . |
| 12 | Especially of interest was the fact that one of the two men clearly experiencing difficulty with section ( c ) on the examination paper , Howard Brown ( Morse wondered why his wife had n't been willing to cover for him ) , had filled in section ( e ) with the correct date of arrival , 27 October ; or , to be more precise about the matter , ‘ 2 October ’ . |
| 13 | We 've got a nurse , er a trained nurse , er she does play the piano and she 's quite willing to play for us if only we can get a piano donated . |
| 14 | If you have consulted the proxy and confirmed that he or she is able and willing to vote for you that is enough . |
| 15 | My sister can never understand what I am prepared to do for her , for our welfare . |
| 16 | Although Tory Euro-rebels support the Government in opposing the social chapter , they are prepared to vote for it in the hope of wrecking the whole treaty . |
| 17 | This beloved metal is both precious and free — to those willing to hunt for it . |
| 18 | Herbert , a 22-year-old Reading University history student , said : ‘ I wanted them to be prepared to die for it — and they nearly did . ’ |
| 19 | We are prepared to die for it . ’ |
| 20 | The greater the supply of Treasury bills on offer by the Bank , the lower the price the discount houses will be prepared to pay for them , and hence the higher the rate of discount ( r ) they must receive . |
| 21 | What is more , they were prepared to pay for it . |
| 22 | But the Government has made it clear that if we want better water , we have to be prepared to pay for it . |
| 23 | But Americans appreciate the value of the additional service and are prepared to pay for it . ’ |
| 24 | And that was the reason why , and in fact the total shortfall , the total unmanning was something like a hundred and thirty-five hundred and forty , which is why the police authority has a bid in at this moment for a , a further sixty-eight policemen , which has in fact been backed by the county council , who are prepared to pay for it . |
| 25 | Is he willing to pay for them ? |
| 26 | Picking up refuse for recycling can be profitable , if towns are willing to pay for it . |
| 27 | I feel that there may be people willing to pay a small membership fee to the Institution and forego the receipt of the magazine … which would be an ‘ in addition ’ cost to those willing to pay for it . |
| 28 | It is understood that Typhoo Tea will seek to qualify for the Fairtrade Mark , in addition to its own mark ; they indicate that they are willing to pay for it . |
| 29 | If you like something enough you know what you can afford and what you 're willing to pay for it and if it 's priced more then you do n't buy it . |
| 30 | However , they felt it important that consumers should retain the freedom of choice so that those who found the extra cost of electrical ‘ refined heat ’ worthwhile because of its cleanliness and convenience were free to pay for it . |