Example sentences of "for [pron] [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many households it is conventional for everyone to retire at the same time , and to re-emerge simultaneously in the morning , with scant toleration being shown to individuals who do not conform . |
| 2 | The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence . |
| 3 | He is too useful for me to discard at the present time . |
| 4 | ‘ As I was blind , it was arranged for me to stay at the organiser 's house . |
| 5 | Yes there were criticism but it 's not appropriate for me to comment at the moment . |
| 6 | It is difficult for you to foresee at the beginning of your programme just how you will feel , what things will happen , which goals might prove harder than anticipated . |
| 7 | ‘ No you 're not , there 's far too much for you to do at the farm . ’ |
| 8 | I enclose herewith a photocopy of my suggested replies to the various categories , with the exception of ‘ What is your planned use of reserves ? ’ and ‘ What is your Regional charge on band D of the Council Tax ? ’ , both of which I will leave for you to insert at the appropriate time . |
| 9 | It all available for you to buy at the end of the day . |
| 10 | There was good reason for him to remain at the helm now , too : the wind was freshening and veering , so that it was coming close to dead astern . |
| 11 | The eagerness with which the boy sought for knowledge , however , so impressed his schoolmaster that he continued to teach him without a fee ; then , through Hooker 's uncle who was Chamberlain of Exeter , he persuaded John Jewel , Bishop of Salisbury , to pay for him to study at the latter 's old college of Corpus Christi at Oxford . |
| 12 | Particularly when Fergie — to the astonishment and great displeasure of Buckingham Palace staff — arranged for him to dine at the Queen 's official London residence with the Iraqi oil minister . |
| 13 | Vacation time Francis arranged for him to caddy at the Lyford Cay club to keep him out of trouble . |
| 14 | In this instance it is very important for him to look at the monitor while talking and try to pretend that the interviewer is in the room with him . |
| 15 | Well I er do n't agree that there has been er understaffing and in the statement which I made to the House today I was able to point out what a very big increase in er the total complement of the prison officers has taken place during recent years , but it 's up to Lord Justice Woolf to look in to whatever evidence is put before him , it 's for him to look at the terms of reference and he will no doubt decide what is relevant and what is not . |
| 16 | Now that Hilary was three years old , Stephen had made it clear to his own mother that the necessity for her to remain at the Manor was past . |
| 17 | we will do all we can for , well especially at the centre and while , whilst acknowledging the need for it to resource at the schools at this conference the voluntary agencies , parents and even teachers admitted the greater need for specialists at the centre , that is we want more education psychologists , advisors of all sorts and er , therefore supporting options er at ten , one C , small roman one , and small roman three on the agenda , but er that is reluctantly not er not small roman two . |
| 18 | We 've got to look at it in those terms , and so it is not necessary in my submission for anyone to prove at the moment there is at least five thousand dwellings short , erm that that is something which ought to be considered over a much longer time period . |
| 19 | Calvin Mark Lee , from his new record company , donated posters for us to sell at the festival and he was extremely rude to Calvin , which is very strange when you think of the lyrics to ‘ Memory Of A Free Festival ’ which he wrote after the event : ‘ I kissed a lot of people that day ’ . |
| 20 | It was just warm enough for us to sit at the table outside and drink cool wine in the fading sun . |
| 21 | On the way , there are supposedly many opportunities for us to laugh at the pretentious antics of the cheeky Doyle , and howl at the gormless prattlings of his elder travelling companion . |
| 22 | It is a choice that is fully there for us to make at the same time and in the same fashion as other countries , except that we have the additional option of deciding that it would not be right for this country . |