Example sentences of "and [to-vb] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is a point to saluting the winner of a race , it is ultimately to celebrate his good fortune in being given the natural attributes to do what he does ; and to thank him for the excitement of the spectacle he provides in devoting all his concentrated effort to showing he 's the best . |
| 2 | I 'd like if I may , to take this opportunity of paying tribute to the er helpful , cooperative attitude that the auditing practices board displayed in what were often long and very complex discussions and to thank them for the clear and helpful statement with which they shortly er plan to issue er to er accompany these order and to bring them into practical effect . |
| 3 | ‘ I came to apologise for hitting you , ’ she began determinedly , ‘ and to thank you for the cheque . ’ |
| 4 | The promise of high rewards is necessary to provide an incentive to encourage people to undergo this training and to compensate them for the sacrifice involved . |
| 5 | ‘ The money is a bona fide payment in thanks for your co-operation and to compensate you for the upheaval . |
| 6 | His aims are thus established from the outset both to record the evidence he has gathered and to evaluate it for the purposes of determining the truth . |
| 7 | Two men climb the rock to check that all has been eaten and to clean it for the next burial . |
| 8 | The desire to modernise the UKCC and the national boards , and to condition them for the 1990s is uncontentious and is supported by the Opposition , by the professional organisations and by the health unions . |
| 9 | He was in a position to adjust his price to maximise potential gain for the firm , and to minimise it for the client . |
| 10 | Jean Margaret 's memo 17.1.89 re sickness , you need to make clear that Area Staff inform you of any days sickness they have and to ask you for a form . |
| 11 | As part of this exercise we will perform a ‘ practice run ’ with the company 's executives to check the areas where they will be asked questions and to prepare them for the meetings with would be acquirors . |
| 12 | Those families in which a parent died from an illness known in advance to be terminal seemed to be better able to respond to the needs of their children , and to prepare them for the loss with information and emotional support . |
| 13 | He paused again , as if the memory of that year had stopped him ; and to prepare me for a new facet of himself , a new shift . |
| 14 | Here to stay for at least for another year and to haunt me for the next fifteen . |