Example sentences of "[adj] [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I need that cash for a deposit on my new place , but it looks like it 's gone for good now . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Does that count for nothing ? ’ |
| 3 | Sonja uncovers a number of scandalous facts when she does some research for an essay competition — the title she picks is ‘ My Home Town in the Third Reich ’ . |
| 4 | Was this did this occur for the whole hosiery industry not just |
| 5 | Coburn was a solicitor who did some work for the defendant , Colledge , in 1889 . |
| 6 | So there was always room to run down there and do some work for somebody else and earn a few shillings , that road . |
| 7 | ‘ Darling , ’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ |
| 8 | He did some work for A V Roe , erecting aeroplanes and preparing them for test and delivery flights . |
| 9 | So so he came along and did some work for us . |
| 10 | Well Melvin did some work for them . |
| 11 | It was again Aisa Briggs who said now come on , you know , we 've helped you with the movie , come and do some work for the university , and I did n't need any encouragement . |
| 12 | How does this demand for money specification affect the relationship between money and prices ? |
| 13 | If a customer returns an item which previously had a computerised tag , what problems might this create for accurate stock control ? |
| 14 | Erm , does this suffice for individuation ? |
| 15 | What implications does this have for the cities ? |
| 16 | What relevance does this have for the social scientist ? |
| 17 | Now unit six is very likely to come up in the exam so when you do this test for Monday you are in effect preparing for the exam . |
| 18 | What does this mean for us ? |
| 19 | ‘ What does this mean for those millions in Britain who live their lives shut out from the Conservative view of how society should be ? |
| 20 | They asked continually , ‘ What does this mean for us ? ’ |
| 21 | What does this mean for family law ? |
| 22 | What does this mean for the traditional large factory town ? |
| 23 | What will this mean for my borough ? |
| 24 | Naturally , he tried to hush it up after , but your dad got to hear of it from the doctor and he did n't half go for Josh — you can imagine . |
| 25 | I really need this tour for my career ha ha ! ’ |
| 26 | Orange was a typical Provençal town , with streets lined with plane trees and houses with red and green shutters ; the bars and restaurants were empty save for the Legion , and there was very little to do except spend money . |
| 27 | The room was empty save for a pile of cushions and blankets in one corner and an enormous television set on a stool in the middle of the earthen floor . |
| 28 | The stage is empty save for two cloaked FIGURES sprawled on the ground in the approximate positions last held by the dead SPIES . |
| 29 | He led me back to the dining hall , vast and empty save for my two friends . |
| 30 | ‘ Spoken like a true woman , ’ said Dr Neil , staring at the board , empty save for a few pieces clustered round a pair of kings in one corner . |