Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depending on the nature of the defect , electrons may remain trapped for long periods of time ; such a trap would be referred to as ‘ deep ’ . |
| 2 | It also enabled moderate Republicans to avoid an open break with Bush on the issue , and saved the Democrats from a potentially damaging veto battle which they seemed one vote short of winning and which would again have highlighted for white voters the identification of Democrats with minority issues . |
| 3 | ( ii ) Second reading In his discussions with the Leader of the House relating to the Bill , the Minister will have arranged for certain times ( usually a day or two , but perhaps up to eight days ) to have been set aside for the second reading debate . |
| 4 | Even if someone wanted to have their dog put down they could have applied for financial help . ’ |
| 5 | Our quarry secured a table in the far corner and , as soon as I glimpsed him , I could have laughed for sheer joy . |
| 6 | I would have sighed for human nature , had it not been for the excellence of my trout and the wine which accompanied it . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the differences in fit from what would be expected of multifactorial inheritance are small and the pattern of familial aggregation indicative of a recessive influence ( with affected sibling pairs predominating over parent-offspring pairs ) could have occurred for other reasons , as discussed below . |
| 8 | Vincent , steeped in the realism of his culture , could never have settled for external appearance only . |
| 9 | An early marriage and five children would have tempered most women 's ambitions and had Emecheta 's marriage been happy , she might have settled for domestic life . |
| 10 | They must have longed for quiet and solitude , for space to shed their tears in private , or even to vent their anger , but none of them showed it in public . |
| 11 | Had they seen billions of neutrons as well as the heat then they would have known for sure that fusion was occurring ; and may already have begun to worry about their health from prolonged exposure . |
| 12 | He may have asked for Norman help against his enemies in 1009 , and a continental source records that he at some point appealed to the French monarch Robert the Pious for assistance , conceivably in the hope that he could exert pressure on the Normans . |
| 13 | Yes , it was true he need not have wanted for female companionship over the past months . |
| 14 | In the apparent absence of identifiable buildings , market-places can only be inferred from the presence of large open areas near the centres of towns , which could have served for periodic markets and fairs . |
| 15 | He did not need a stick at this time , for he was feeling better than usual , and his skin would have passed for normal except for some roughness here and there easily attributable to the chafing of clothes or to taking too many baths in hard water without the benefit of bottled body oils sold by any chemist worth the name . |
| 16 | In retrospect , the ref should have blown for full-time at this point . |
| 17 | You can get sacked for fucking |
| 18 | You can easily get done for lesbian activities . |
| 19 | In other ways it was really petty and you could get nicked for daft little things . |
| 20 | Cos we will I 'll come dressed for dirty work tomorrow |