Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Together they gazed at the family portraits and Miss Hatherby pointed out the niceties of her forefathers ' dress — ‘ Folk would literally kill for shoe buckles of that quality . |
| 2 | According to one report , people could hardly wait for the attack to start , and everybody wanted to be present at Britain 's impending defeat . |
| 3 | In addition to the £140 reduction , some people will also qualify for a ‘ community charge reduction ’ and/or ‘ community charge benefit ’ as explained later . |
| 4 | I think that people will actually decide for themselves . |
| 5 | The stoma care nurse has already assured Mr and Mrs Reynolds that she will visit them when he leaves hospital and that the ward staff will also arrange for the district nurse to give help should it be necessary . |
| 6 | Regardless of the amount of time involved it seems likely that staff will always opt for more time if this is offered to them . |
| 7 | that 's why all these people can now ask for more money . |
| 8 | But people can only provide for their own welfare in a capitalist society if opportunities are available for them in the labour market- and for most , because of transport and accessibility problems , child-care issues and constraints on long-distance migration , it must be the very local labour market . |