Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 2 | In later years a boy may continue to look unconsciously for a mother with whom to relate , or a girl for a father to take the place of a loved parent or compensate for a lack of satisfaction in that direction . |
| 3 | WHAT a ridiculous idea for parents to be fined or punished for the bad behaviour of their children . |
| 4 | I do feel on the question of whether we are bringing people into the Harrogate area or catering for the needs of the residential population . |
| 5 | Or sit for a while with your back against the trunk of a mature tree ( preferably an oak ) ; breathe deeply and allow yourself to merge , as it were , with the energies of the tree . |
| 6 | Today by some bonus of chance they were being left there to enjoy it and had not been interrupted with a call for tea or to go for a swim with Dad who had just come home . |
| 7 | ‘ Really , there are only three options — to let the company wither and die , to find a successor , or to go for a flotation . |
| 8 | Local volunteer schemes may be able to arrange a regular visitor or you could contact an employment agency or advertise for a kindly ‘ sitter ’ . |
| 9 | Cooking can be solved by eating out , raiding the chill cabinets or phoning for a pizza . |
| 10 | Failure to pay can result in our applying to the court for power to deduct arrears from your income or to arrange for the sale of your goods to recover the amount due . |
| 11 | His unusual marriage was either made in heaven or arranged for the publicity . |
| 12 | Before the second day rehearsals the producer has written or arranged for the script and the appropriate announcer for this particular programme . |
| 13 | He further asserts that during the nineteenth century litigants did not understand the way courts worked and were in awe of their proceedings , and that the intermediaries between litigants and justice , lawyers , court officials and petition-drawers , had little sympathy with or understanding for the average Sri Lankan . |
| 14 | Poland had by now withdrawn most of its trade through the city to its own port at Gdynia , and the Reich could hardly be expected to maintain or guarantee for an indefinite period the subsidy the city required.20 Lipski and Göring agreed that Germany and Poland should draw together in an understanding that they would jointly stabilise the city if the League should either collapse or decide to withdraw from Danzig . |
| 15 | Not only does Dame Sirith advertise her professional ability to repeat the trick , or to obtain for a man the woman he wants in the way he wants , and thus anticipate her ability to star in an extended series of fabliaux that the poet may tell , but the language and prosody convey certain points that lie at the heart of the fabliau perspective . |
| 16 | When a sudden shock wave pressurises water captured in the pores between soil particles , there is no time or place for the water to move : the high pressure pushes the soil particles apart . |
| 17 | In 1984 , it became common for bail conditions , following arrests during the strike , to require those charged not to visit any premises or place for the purpose of picketing or demonstrating in connection with the current trade dispute between the NUM and the National Coal Board other than peacefully to picket or demonstrate at their usual place of employment . |
| 18 | Too mean to waste a bullet or send for a vet , thought Massingham savagely . |
| 19 | Or send for the new No. 10 Catalogue . |
| 20 | That way , we can call the police if there 's any trouble , or send for an ambulance if we 've a need to , which God forbid . ’ |
| 21 | Obviously there is not a club atmosphere at Harlequins , and in most other sports they would be fined or disciplined for the unfair competition they are setting up in the league , both from the top and bottom sides . |
| 22 | One result of this moral panic was that , even as the anxiety mentioned by Furlong ( ibid. ) forced us to react to these public demands with some arrests , we insiders with ‘ special knowledge ’ , who were working face to face with the counter-culture , knew there was a different social reality abroad which we could never adequately explain to the entrepreneur or encapsulate for the media headline . |
| 23 | If future league tables report disaggregated profiles for resources and costs for each study then the costs may be validated or recalculated for the decision maker 's own setting . |
| 24 | Do n't think I did n't hope that you might be buried in the prison for ever , or hanged for the murder of which you were accused . |
| 25 | This argues that the volatility of futures prices will be relatively high during periods when substantial amounts of uncertainty over the levels of demand or supply for the underlying asset are resolved . |
| 26 | Different readers have purchased this book for different reasons , whether it be to pass a professional examination , to commence undergraduate studies in marketing , or to train for a new job in the company 's sales or marketing department . |
| 27 | One more story about O : he told me ( it was as if he was trying to explain the oddity of his lovemaking to me , as if he was trying to account for or apologise for the way he 'd treated me , or perhaps to reassure me concerning the effect he 'd had on me , I do n't know ) , in the morning he told me that there was one man , this had been just a couple of years previously , there was one man who had summoned him to his bedside to be counted amongst a farewell gathering of lovers , dear friends and great passions . |
| 28 | For trimming , allow enough braid to go round the pelmet outline , or fringing for the bottom line of pelmet only . |
| 29 | This can include a reluctance to ask them to visit , or to come for a meal and even the fear , felt by some women , that a grieving woman may attract their own husbands . |
| 30 | A smaller building company may be asked to provide more detailed financial information than is contained in the modified company accounts when applying to join a list of approved contractors or applying for a tenancy of , say , a builder 's yard or offices . |