Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we do know that for some gravitational reason we 've yet to fathom , the absorption effect is nullified below ground-level . |
| 2 | The Minister will know that for some years London weighting has been frozen because the Minister 's policy is to pay just sufficient to recruit and retain civil servants . |
| 3 | I suppose you may say : ‘ Why should I be more green ’ ? and what I say to that is : ‘ I do n't know what the reason is for you but I do know that for me it 's about showing compassion for the planet we live on and trying to hand on as much beauty and good-will as we possibly can to future generations ; while improving our own quality of life . |
| 4 | But if you take the , the servicing sections overall , what we should be able to say is that look okay we 're gon na have a delayed kick in of improved productiv because it , productivity cos of new systems that are helping us , whether it moves us from two point six to two point seven to two point eight is arguable , and we wo n't know that for sure until we get there , but we should n't have is deterioration . |
| 5 | A recent visit to the Festival of Photoreportage was the first time that Tony had met other members of the group , ‘ Some of them I did n't know and for me that was the wondrous part of being at Perpignan . ’ |
| 6 | It is a post that Mr Havel did not seek but for which he was the only serious candidate . |
| 7 | So it 's , it 's small things like that which although on their own , as we did n't recycle but for all those people who bought cards and the people they send them to are , are now aware , that they need to create a market . |
| 8 | If the husband did not fulfil his obligation to maintain , then on balance it was considered preferable for the wife to go out and earn than for the whole family to become chargeable to the Poor Law . |
| 9 | I should perhaps explain that for many years it had been a regulation in UK registered public transport aircraft that when flying below 15 000 feet hand operated microphones were prohibited . |
| 10 | No longer would a viewer pay for what he/she did not watch or for a service which he/she did not use . |
| 11 | The staff who carry out internal verification must ensure that for each award good assessment instruments are available , that the assessors ' judgments on candidates ' work are objective , consistent and in line with the standards for the award , and that the appropriate procedures have been followed . |
| 12 | It would appear that for Gandhi prayer is a form of meditation , which has as its aim self-purification and knowledge of the Truth . |
| 13 | Grades are more to be blamed for what they do not do than for what they do do . |
| 14 | The House of Commons , understandably — again , with some justification but not with total justification — will assume that for the other member states the double hesitation by the United Kingdom was the crucial aspect of the agreements at Maastricht , but it was not . |
| 15 | In some cases referral is essential , but this chapter will show that for many the CAB is developing specialist in-depth expertise that has turned the tables such that the CAB is now becoming the agency to whom clients are referred . |
| 16 | A defiance of its orders is a defiance of the state , in whose name the government alone may speak and for whose actions it must assume ultimate responsibility … |
| 17 | Sport is important for the economic , social and health benefits which it can bring and for its ability to enhance community identity . |
| 18 | Do n't tip unless for some unusual or special service . |
| 19 | But this shows that today , for all I knew , it was not going to rain , and how can we allow that I know that it will rain when for all I know it wo n't ? |
| 20 | God had changed things but God had been defeated : she would believe that for ever , she would go on repeating it to herself to anyone else who ever wanted to know . |
| 21 | ‘ Do not believe that for one second , ’ he grated . |
| 22 | If Eliot had been formed by St Louis , then we should remember that for him St Louis had been not simply a city , but also ‘ the beginning of the Wild West ’ . |
| 23 | His manner was kind but official , and I could see that for some reason Aunt Louise distrusted him and was even a little afraid of him . |
| 24 | Although he stops short of locating particular disciplines within this typology , one can see that for example the natural sciences would tend to be hard and pure , engineering would be hard and applied , the arts are likely to be soft , and so on . |
| 25 | By reading off the plotted points can you see that for each point the x value is equal to the y value . |
| 26 | ‘ I can see that for myself , ’ she reminded him , but suddenly her manner was more subdued , her words more cautious . |
| 27 | Though I can see that for others it 's toy ducks in the bath . ’ |
| 28 | He had opted for the cynical , guarded approach , and now he could see that for all the safety it had brought him — here he was , in his second year , still solvent , heart intact , unmugged and even succeeding in his studies , despite all his mother 's fears — every defence had its price , and he had paid in a separating distance , incomprehension . |
| 29 | If he examines the record , he will see that for people in need I dramatically increased the amounts available for the death grant . |
| 30 | You 'll see that for yourself when it 's delivered . ’ |