Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In exploring such environments pupils will experience the type of argument and logical analysis that will prepare them for the real-life problems they will tackle outside . |
| 2 | They were left feeling drained , insulted and angry at a man who suggested he should bill them for the five hours he spent at their home . |
| 3 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 4 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 5 | We devised a system whereby three dealers would be asked to give an independent appraisal , and we would average them for an official evaluation . |
| 6 | ‘ And did n't we all know you for a darling girl ? ’ he whispered in her ear as his fingers continued to blaze fire across her exposed nape . |
| 7 | After all , good results will qualify you for a better job , and give you the added satisfaction of proving to your boss that you are good at what you do . |
| 8 | Buying a ticket for last night 's game does NOT guarantee one for the all-Ireland clash in November — unless a formal application was made at the time of purchase to the IFA office . |
| 9 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 10 | These are substitutes , but you 'll need it for the authentic taste . |
| 11 | We shall need it for the forty foots . |
| 12 | Others would buy it for a fancy dress party or a dare . |
| 13 | The birth his birthday was twenty four months , that means from when you can buy it for a new born baby or somebody up to two years old , will be suitable for it . |
| 14 | Please help us preserve it for the future generations . |
| 15 | If a secured creditor omits to disclose his security in his proof of debt , he must surrender it for the general benefit of creditors unless the court relieves him on the ground that omission was inadvertent or the result of honest mistake ( r 6.116 ) . |
| 16 | and very importantly is er , a list of instructions on how to use it , in order to erm , update it for the current month . |
| 17 | ‘ A ’ were with dressable wounds for the medical wards , ‘ B ’ were for the theatre , as they had wounds needing operative treatment , ‘ C ’ were for as much morphia as we could give them for a quiet inevitable death , ‘ D ’ were corpses . |
| 18 | When the child has gained a number of these it can exchange them for a rewarding object or activity . |
| 19 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 20 | A party that will attempt nothing for the unemployed at home will do nothing for the poor and starving abroad . |
| 21 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 22 | Try and keep them dry , and take the painkillers we 'll give you for the first few days . |
| 23 | I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple |
| 24 | And I think that if people who are still smoking , and I think nearly every smoker is unhappy with their habit , if they will remember that and think that they can actually do something for the next generation , it 's not their fault , there are people out there , there are forces out there who are forced them to start smoking and who are trying to get the generation to start . |
| 25 | Runner-up River Falls , beaten a head , and his stablemate Swing Low , third , are both in the 2,000 Guineas but Richard Hannon will send one for the Italian version . |
| 26 | They may feel New York for the first time because its fast-dealing busyness is something the screen does n't catch and may smell it for the first time if they come in high summer but one of the great first sights of the world is gone for ever . |
| 27 | Curtis , fully aware that this was the last night of the Prophet 's current crusade , had anticipated that he might choose it for a last hunting expedition , before retreating to his lair upstate . |
| 28 | I 'll do it for a hundred and thirty quid no more ! |
| 29 | I reckon I 'd do it for a thousand pounds . |
| 30 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |