Example sentences of "for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile as hospitals wait for the first evacuees … surgeons say they 'll work for nothing to save the sight of a ten year old bosnian boyu . |
| 2 | What could be more stable than for nothing to change ? |
| 3 | They have to work for nothing to get the job done . |
| 4 | I wanted my old friend to be there ; I prayed for nothing to have changed . |
| 5 | Bring the parcels to the table for everyone to open . |
| 6 | Almost before we 'd begun to really talk , visiting time was over and they were ringing the bell for everyone to leave . |
| 7 | Then , when the show was over and it was time for everyone to wake up and go home , they opened up the roof — the whole thing rolls back to one side . |
| 8 | These are organised by the WI for everyone to enjoy . |
| 9 | THERE 'S white knuckle excitement a-plenty plus other themed rides for everyone to enjoy — and Pioneer Playland , the largest indoor play area in the country , is just great for the kids . |
| 10 | Whether planning a day trip , a weekend away from it all or a relaxing holiday , NOTTINGHAM and NOTTINGHAMSHIRE have something for everyone to enjoy . |
| 11 | Remember — wild flowers are there for everyone to enjoy , so do n't pick any |
| 12 | This is also the time for everyone to enjoy an extra special dinner . |
| 13 | A major battle re-enactment , living history , Renaissance music and dance , a jester , traditional street games , a medieval market , magicians , jugglers , puppets and more — there was something for everyone to enjoy . |
| 14 | Her normal pattern of working with this type of activity is for everyone to undertake the same task . |
| 15 | The Prince calls for everyone to realise that it is time to take adequate stock of such landscapes , our collective effect upon it and our responsibilities towards it . |
| 16 | Oh , oh , well he 's still reversing , he 's waving his arm about for everyone to overtake him but , he still sits in the same position oh dear |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't see any need for everyone to wait around , ’ said Jack hastily . |
| 18 | He leaves a grieving wife and a — ’ Here he hesitated just enough for everyone to notice , ’ — a fine son . |
| 19 | Thatcher never laid out her ideal world for everyone to shoot down — she and her cronies unveiled it bit by beautifully packaged bit . |
| 20 | They will be conscious of the camera but if this is something they normally do , and if you handle the occasion unobtrusively , allowing some run-in time for everyone to settle down , you can get useable examples of language in action . |
| 21 | The aim is for everyone to finish together . |
| 22 | At the flat there were drinks parties and little dinners every week , which irritated me , as I had to wait for everyone to finish filling the air with their thoughts on the latest novel before I could go to bed on the sofa . |
| 23 | And I thought blimey , he 's a mongol , you know , when you 're looking at them , and then I was looking at the nurses and waiting for everyone to say something , and nobody said nothing . |
| 24 | Takes ten minutes forty-two seconds just for everyone to agree that they 're all there . |
| 25 | He had borrowed the ledger one night and read how a member of the Longford militia came galloping up on a foam-flecked horse to the doors of Carewscourt , yelling that the French and Irish had scattered Lake 's army to the four winds and that they were coming south and for everyone to flee , flee , flee if they valued their lives … . |
| 26 | ‘ Scotland the Brave ’ shouted one of the Germans , loud enough for everyone to turn to look . |
| 27 | Some signal had obviously been given , though Alexandra had not seen it , and now it was plainly time for everyone to turn and talk to their other neighbour . |
| 28 | The way I think of the band is kind of like puzzle pieces ; to me the secret of an effective arrangement is not for everyone to push towards the same kind of sound , but for everyone to play something that 's contrasting but interlocking , so that when you listen to the song , all the pieces fall into place around each other . |
| 29 | And indeed the frayed scrappy edges he had cut off from his trousers were lying strewn on the floor , in the middle of the room for everyone to see ! |
| 30 | The change of mood was clear for everyone to see . |