Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter strip will contain words which the pupils will be expected to substitute for him and large , eg me , them , English , small . |
| 2 | But its possession , the sight and weight of it on her key ring , had come to symbolize for her the certainty and the trust of their friendship . |
| 3 | We are programmed to look for them , and also , when we find them , to treat women as ‘ the sex ’ , the ones who are different . |
| 4 | For all the others have taken their gifts and gone and I have come to look for him . " |
| 5 | This is the third time tonight that I 've come to look for you . |
| 6 | Most people old enough to be expected to pay for them out of their own pockets regard the price of games cartridges as outrageous , but Nintendo Co is raising the prices of new software titles sold in the US by roughly 20% to offset the impact of Japan 's ever-rising yen . |
| 7 | You must have some idea how much a customer would be expected to pay for it . |
| 8 | All three ran back to the trough prepared to swim for it as the boys had done several times before . |
| 9 | Governor Clinton , in other words , is a man who could well be accused of wanting power so badly that he is , quite literally , prepared to kill for it . |
| 10 | ‘ Nevertheless , ’ he continues , ‘ we have decided to go for it . ’ |
| 11 | Our end of the village has thought long and hard for a couple of weeks about John Major 's new honours system and we 've decided to go for it . |
| 12 | Hard pitches , dry ball … and referees prepared to wait for it to emerge . |
| 13 | Steep routes , close to the road , sunshine , pleasant surroundings and generally good quality rock ; plus there 's a bit of adventure away from the crowds for those prepared to look for it . |
| 14 | How much are we prepared to pay for it ? |
| 15 | Benny was going to be able to go to University College , Dublin , to study for a BA degree because her parents had saved to pay for her . |
| 16 | The motive was simple and comparatively cost-free : if the Lebanese villagers allowed armed Palestinians to take shelter among their homes , then they would be made to pay for it in blood . |
| 17 | This includes a reminder that any person caught swearing must be made to pay for it . |
| 18 | They destroy lives and should be made to pay for it . |
| 19 | NAME Solicitors have been instructed to act for you in claiming damages to compensate you for your injury . |
| 20 | Many scientists believe that the Earth is not the only place in the Universe inhabited by intelligent life , so much so that radio telescopes are being used to search for them . |
| 21 | Because we 've had to wait for them |
| 22 | He 's had to wait for them to come . |
| 23 | You 've had to wait for me I 'm afraid . |
| 24 | If you want to be anyone or get anywhere , you 've got to go for it here . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ We 've got to go for it . |
| 26 | This is my second time around and I 've got to go for it . |
| 27 | that , if you leave and that car comes and signals left , it means that you 've got to wait for it to go in , in case it does n't you know what I mean . |
| 28 | Jesus took Peter , James and John into the garden , the rest of the disciples having been told to wait for them . |
| 29 | What on earth have I agreed to work for him for ? she asked herself despairingly . |
| 30 | She 'll stay there even if she does n't like it because she 's got to provide for them . |