Example sentences of "and [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He therefore gave authority to one Edward Sawyer to make inquiries , and to search for evidence in all houses and places in Kettering and five miles around . |
| 2 | We try to tackle the problem at all ends — to prevent young people ending up on the streets , to provide a roof over their heads , and to search for long-term solutions . |
| 3 | Royal household men were sent against Edward Woodville and to search for Dorset . |
| 4 | In this first study , the European-ness of the 1989 elections will be explored in depth to see whether there are differences between EC countries , and to search for clues about likely future changes . |
| 5 | Royal household men were sent against Edward Woodville and to search for Dorset . |
| 6 | With reference to Jim Brunton 's letter ( 17 February ) , I would like to support Professor Ronald Girdwood 's remarks in an earlier letter and to confirm for blood donors and other readers the facts about blood for private hospitals . |
| 7 | It was not intended to give this impression , and we take this opportunity to make that clear and to apologize for any embarrassment caused . |
| 8 | An Essex girl was expected to call her foster-mother 's mother ‘ granny ’ , and to shop for her . |
| 9 | The pioneer of bee research Karl von Frisch recalls ( and we have observed ) instances in which the trained foragers began to anticipate subsequent moves and to wait for the feeder at the presumptive new location . |
| 10 | The partners have taken the pay cut until next March to see if interest rates fall and to wait for the launch of a new product . |
| 11 | The temptation for a band may be to say that there is too much hassle attached to gigging in the Soviet Union and to wait for better times . |
| 12 | He may have believed , and was encouraged to think , that the Communist party would win the coming election in France and form , or at least be made part of , a new government ; and the Russian advice seems to have been to hold on and to wait for ‘ democratic France ’ and its ‘ progressive forces ’ to support the cause of colonial liberation . |
| 13 | I urge the assembly to accept this amendment to depart from this statement , to commend to our churches the use of the apostle 's creed and to wait for a day of broad theological agreement which in the providence of God and by the work of the holy spirit will surely come and then agree upon a statement of faith which we shall all agree and be able to commend enthusiastically to the church but until then to depart from this one . |
| 14 | Once it has chosen a mate , it will probably remain loyal to mate and to burrow for the rest of its life — and one ringed Manx shear water is known to have lived for at least twenty-nine years . |
| 15 | Though it is meant to be used to keep out the cold , we had brought six of them to cover the tents and reflect away the sun 's heat , and to signal for help if needed . |
| 16 | But I wanted to show you — and to see for myself just once more . |
| 17 | You have got to know what you want to do , and to go for it . ’ |
| 18 | Richard Baxter continued to write and to preach for as long as he could . |
| 19 | This prompted Gorbachev on May 27 to make a televised address to the country to try to calm fears about the market reform plan and to appeal for support . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | There 's enough food and to spare for the coming year . |
| 22 | In recent years that change has clearly accelerated ; indeed , the technological threat has made it even more important to plan ahead and to plan for radical change . |
| 23 | This at least ought to quieten panic about ageing because , if no more , it gives us a breathing space in which to research and to plan for future policy . |
| 24 | The results of the study should enable prison managers , policy-makers and Parliament to monitor prisons more efficiently and to plan for prison reform more effectively . |
| 25 | Leaflets were distributed throughout Kuwait City attacking the government 's failure to organize food supplies and to plan for a swift restoration of water and electricity supplies . |
| 26 | The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has been asked to look at the allegations and to arrange for certain persons who are said to be able to shed new light on the case to be interviewed . |
| 27 | On the other hand , if the order is opposed , the usual action must be taken to retain and brief counsel , to settle precognitions and to arrange for a hearing before the commissioners . |
| 28 | The new government plan included a system of protection for witnesses turning state evidence , a toughening of bail conditions , and provisions for the police to hold suspects for up to 48 hours without charge and to suspend for 12 months any financial operation suspected of involving Mafia assets . |
| 29 | As British economists know only too well , it is easy to turn a blind eye to unwelcome truths of this kind and to indulge for decades in a form of national self-delusion . |
| 30 | Centuries after their creation , we intervene to limit the deterioration of frescoes , painted panels , canvases or marbles , and to preserve for posterity not just an empty shell but the enduring substance of a work of art . |