Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Khasbulatov later appeared on television to apologize for having caused offence . |
| 2 | There had already been one heated exchange between herself and the school managers , when Outram had pointedly refused to apologize for introducing controversial subjects . |
| 3 | The harp is here set to the dominant 7th in the key of E. Six bars ' rest provide time and to spare for setting the pedals . |
| 4 | But in a television interview at the end of 1989 Kylie confessed that the pressures of international stardom meant that now she had precious little time to spare for making her own clothes . |
| 5 | A rival cheetah that does n't have such big leg muscles may not run quite so fast , but it has resources to spare for making an extra lot of milk and therefore perhaps rearing another cub . |
| 6 | The colonies had at first been left to look after themselves because the king had no money to spare for defending them nor any forces he could send across the Atlantic , but after 1650 it was accepted that the colonies had a right to expect to be protected against European attack , though not against Indian or other local problems . |
| 7 | For example , the Rupert Stanley College of Further Education at Whiterock , where the conference was taking place , had to wait for Making Belfast Work money before it was set up . |
| 8 | The garden was his domain ; he had his rabbits to feed and the birds to admonish for ravaging his cherry trees . |
| 9 | to go for go for the C each time cos there are n't many that start with a K. |
| 10 | I left the aircraft in order to go for de-briefing but I got as far only as the jetty when an attack was made on the Sunderland by three Me109 aircraft . |
| 11 | Theodosiou was the first to go for stamping in the 72nd minute and Greg Downs followed after protesting at a penalty decision . |
| 12 | Once the governors decide to go for opting out we 'll no longer be able to protect that land . ’ |
| 13 | This year they hope to place cameras on the sea floor to search for escaping hot water , which would confirm the existence of the chambers . |
| 14 | The ability to search for supporting detailed information as time and necessity dictate . |
| 15 | He has visited Vietnam several times to search for missing American soldiers , a venture that plays well in his district which is home to a lot of ex-servicemen . |
| 16 | After adequate initial dilatation ( 15 mm ) , patients were instructed to attend for follow up at six to eight week intervals , or earlier in case of a recurrence of dysphagia . |
| 17 | Several pilot projects are under way to show that women can be persuaded to attend for screening and that lower than average bone mass will be found in some . |
| 18 | There is also the hereditary factor and cellulite does tend to run in families , so you may have your mother to thank for passing it on to you ! |
| 19 | to thank for improving the law on prisoners . |
| 20 | The young people who sleep rough in the streets of London have the Prime Minister to thank for having only £31 a week income support . |
| 21 | I hope the majority of regular readers of this column appreciate a broad spectrum of modern , popular music styles ; after last month 's metal mayhem , we now have Martin Rooms of Leicester to thank for requesting an article on the track One Of Us from the album ‘ The Visitors ’ by one of the purest pop acts to emerge in the last 20 years , ABBA . |
| 22 | ‘ I want to stay on top and win the order of merit as well , ’ said Lane , a former Scottish Open champion who has his wife , Melanie , to thank for spotting the reason behind his recent poor putting . |
| 23 | Most men have maternal teaching to thank for showing them how to tie knots , said the Guild of British Tie Makers . |
| 24 | Most men have maternal teaching to thank for showing them how to do it , says the Guild of British Tie Makers . |
| 25 | LARNE had a controversial decision by referee Leslie Irvine in the dying minutes to thank for keeping their Cup hopes alive . |
| 26 | In a sense , Franco had the United Nations to thank for consolidating his regime at the end of the Second World War . |
| 27 | From here he entered N A L G O and held high office within the Union and many members have to thank for representing them at pay s pay negotiations etcetera . |
| 28 | Where the number of shareholders is manageable , or the firm is undertaking the whole of the word processing , then it may be appropriate to arrange for mailing direct from the firm . |
| 29 | The latter would have overall administrative control and would be responsible to MEHQ for advising on technical and operational matters . |
| 30 | A man I do not wish to write for wants me to go to Vientiane , where virgins are $10 a go , and a woman I do wish to write for says it would never work because she is emotionally involved with me . |