Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this in mind , she had taken Charles with her when she went to see them perform for the first time . |
| 2 | Now although I am a born sceptic , suddenly being brought face to face with a seemingly identical facsimile of what I had been working on did make me pause for a few moments ! |
| 3 | Their disillusion with the reformist nature of the Labour governments of the 1960s , and the excitement generated by the world-wide social unrest of 1968 , led them to look for the possibility of social change in local protest movements . |
| 4 | The aims were to give families reproductive choice in future pregnancies ; to enable them to plan for the future with a child with a disability ; to avoid the experience of a prolonged diagnosis ; and to identify a presymptomatic cohort who may benefit from future treatments . |
| 5 | Prior to enrolment at the start of their first year , the University will send to all EC students forms to enable them to apply for a mandatory award . |
| 6 | 1985 ) expectation of seeing appropriate training and support being available to all teachers to enable them to cater for the linguistic needs of pupils in a linguistically diverse Britain ( para. 2.17 ) still needs serious consideration . |
| 7 | I could understand the term ‘ genetic engineering ’ — well , as long as nobody asked me to speak for a minute without hesitation or deviation — and I recognized ‘ DNA ’ , which was said to be the basic stuff of life . |
| 8 | It made me forget for a moment how low sales figures so often are nowadays , as there are some exciting campaigns planned , some clever gimmicks , some expensive promotions and , more important , some wonderful books . |
| 9 | Nearby the sea terns and eider ducks were nesting , the ducks beautifully camouflaged , sitting tight as long as they could , then moving quickly to reveal eggs of a gorgeous sage green looking so warm in their nest of breast feathers that it made me long for the comforts of my sleeping bag . |
| 10 | There were times when Joanna 's somewhat footslogging performance made me long for the thoroughbred feel of Lisa , but I had an affection for Joanna and she had one advantage over Lisa — her small cuddy where I could cook and sleep , and be independent of the land . |
| 11 | The humbucker carries a clean sound well , although there 's a hint of midrange that made me go for the coil-tap to keep things sounding sweet . |
| 12 | Just make them pay for the |
| 13 | I did n't think I 'd be able to keep my sanity or my family if it happened again , but there was no way I was going to let him make me sign for a loan I did n't want . |
| 14 | I asked them to work for a loose confederation of equal republics , largely self-governing , but with certain specified powers on a federal basis . |
| 15 | When Mortimer had assigned everyone positions for the operation — Ace , Benny and Petion to remain with him — he checked his watch . |
| 16 | I did , you 'll have to forgive me , I mean I think for the sake of those who were not at the meeting erm what we should really say is that actually said that he wanted to hear what kind of a parish we are so that he could attempt to match the , the incoming priest with you know the need of the parish . |
| 17 | One of his daughters takes me to borrow the telephone of a surly neighbour , who insists I pay for the call . |
| 18 | We want them improved for the coming year and certainly by the first year of the council tax . |
| 19 | Of course , if you want me to pay for the call I will . ’ |
| 20 | You want my money , you want my support , you want me to campaign for the future , you want me to recruit , then to get all of this reduce the cost of the subscriptions thus encouraging mass trade union membership . |
| 21 | If they only want me to stay for a year then I 'm entitled to do what I want under freedom of contract . |
| 22 | It was her that invited me to play for a keep fit class . |
| 23 | It 's the least you can tell me after keeping me waiting for an hour ! ’ |
| 24 | These included giving families reproductive choice in future pregnancies , enabling them to plan for the future with a disabled child , avoiding the experience of a delayed diagnosis , and identifying a presymptomatic cohort who might benefit from future treatments . |
| 25 | This causes them to argue for a loosening of the legal duties that define the objectives of management decision making , which currently emphasise the maximisation of shareholder wealth , to enable a broader range of purposes to be pursued . |
| 26 | " My little boy has nothing to wear for the cold weather . " |
| 27 | Meantime she has nothing to pay for the upkeep of my two brothers ; in fact , they are bringing in money . ’ |
| 28 | On landing I sought for the cottage occupied by the Duke of Hamilton 's piper , in which some friends had found most comfortable quarters the season before . |
| 29 | I now realise I looked for the wrong things . |
| 30 | I 've got that targeted I think for an Easter job . |