Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 2 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 3 | We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
| 5 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 6 | Listen , I goes , I do n't care who it was but you better not come and knock for no more because my Mum 's screwing with you . |
| 7 | He was then still slightly shy in company , though sharp and confident in other areas and among his equals , like the pool halls where he would hustle for a few dollars . |
| 8 | It is characteristic of the novel that climate and vegetation should count for no less than its comedy of manners , in which the Jewish businessman Harry de Tunja plays an enjoyable part , and that neither of these two elements , so far as they can be distinguished from the rest of the novel , should count for less than the opinions which they help to convey . |
| 9 | For example , virtually all university lecturers , if asked to choose concerning next year 's pay between two deals , the first being this year 's pay ( adjusted for inflation ) and the second a 50 per cent random chance of nothing and 50 per cent chance of double this year 's ( inflation-adjusted ) pay , would opt for the former . |
| 10 | Franco 's own forces were similarly , if less virulently , shot through with internal rivalries and disagreements ; but if confronted with a choice between the status quo and the risk of " the reds " returning , they would all opt for the former . |
| 11 | In ordinary aquarium sand or gravel it will merely survive for a few months . |
| 12 | We should strive for the same sense of adventure . |
| 13 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 14 | Erm , well I I could n't speak for the latter two programmes cos I do n't know enough about the arrangements there but I have got a a fair amount of knowledge on both tornado and Eurofighter . |
| 15 | Sometimes people ca n't speak for the same sort of reasons , but it 's always got to be something traumatic that 's happened . |
| 16 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 17 | Well I thought if I get one this size , that will do for a few weeks rather than take some of them home and mess about better than there 's a big packet like a big one at home I 've just opened this morning so it 's |
| 18 | He 's gon na see him again , do n't get me wrong , Doctor said he 'll send for the both of us , right ? |
| 19 | ‘ Well , it wo n't matter for the few yards back to the cottage … ’ |
| 20 | Green water of a consistency like pea soup is familiar to most pool owners , for even in well established pools this condition may occur for a few days during early spring when the water is warmed by the sun , so algae appears before the submerged oxygenating plants have had a chance to start growing again . |
| 21 | Well , let's look for a few moments this morning at one such incident when Jesus did do it and it 's in er , Mark chapter four , I want to read a few verses from there , Mark chapter four . |
| 22 | ‘ People will look for the same kind of victory there as Rangers got in the Scottish Cup in January . |
| 23 | But although this strategy may work for a few years , there are few parishes which have the physical space for more than two or three new congregations . |
| 24 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 25 | I told her that oiling was not our job and that management was always trying to make us do more work for the same pay . |
| 26 | Health warnings on advertisements do not work for the same reason as health warnings on labels — they represent a token gesture which will have no material effect . |
| 27 | You let things lapse for a few days more . |
| 28 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print . |
| 29 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print Exposure times should exceed your previously established ‘ max.flash ’ . |
| 30 | In some revue films , and especially in the grotesque and the funnies , the possibility of … negation does glimmer for a few moments . |