Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They said it looks OK but they 've towed it off somewhere to search for clues . |
| 2 | tenant of area of sea has right to sue for nuisance where pollution killed larvae even though at the time they were killed , tenant had not acquired a proprietary right of action . |
| 3 | Scared enough to go for Vecchi 's pitch that she 'd be better off hiding out some place . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's his mother again , ’ she said , stopping suddenly to wait for Marjorie , another woman in the group , who was lagging behind . |
| 5 | As he had lived alone before his stroke , he had to hire 24-hour nursing help , and a nurse accompanied him whenever he went out , which was initially only to attend for rehabilitation care . |
| 6 | Nothing daunted , Havelock Wilson , having just returned from his foreign travels , accompanied by Tom Mann , recently released from gaol following a term of imprisonment for inciting troops to mutiny , set off to visit four or five provincial ports , not only to appeal for funds for the London men , but also to persuade workers at these ports to join in and make the strike a national one . |
| 7 | Sapphire , the Black woman who is light-skinned enough to pass for White is pregnant by her White fiance ’ , but again the child does not appear as it is annihilated along with its mother . |
| 8 | I knew he could not be trusted , and I decided to tell Mr Jaggers that Orlick was not responsible enough to work for Miss Havisham . |
| 9 | She felt bereft , but a part of her still sane enough to try for self-preservation pulled her away from him and drew a deep breath . |
| 10 | Accused of hen-stealing , fox and vixen had once again insisted on going back to their lair alone to look for feathers . |
| 11 | I feel I am bowling well enough to play for England again , though Ian probably was a bit unlucky . |
| 12 | In Darcy 's Utopia there will be elections , but people will be expected merely to vote for people they personally like . |
| 13 | One sees the pleasure Bill Deedes will have got , pleasure enough to last for months . |
| 14 | We found a few examples of workers who had been in the uninterrupted employment of a single organisation long enough to qualify for dismissal protection and statutory redundancy compensation rights , but who still had temporary status . |
| 15 | CO2 systems are also flexible enough to allow for variations in product temperature , ambient temperature and the duration of transit for delivery . |
| 16 | We are unable to love ourselves enough to allow for weakness . |
| 17 | In the Osma system , a small hole in each pipe connector tells you when you have pushed the pipe in far enough to allow for expansion : 10mm is normally allowed . |
| 18 | Furthermore , since they are not directives but guidelines they must be flexible enough to allow for teacher participation and the exercise of initiative so that teachers can follow their course in reference to the bearings provided . |
| 19 | When she was broke , she had been stupid enough to plead for credit . |
| 20 | Again it 's Bass , Mid and Treble and each pot has a recommended start setting of 12 o'clock to allow for cut or boost , which makes me wonder why these controls are labelled 0 to 10 — would n't -5 to +5 have been more sensible ? |
| 21 | ‘ We will be campaigning throughout the country on the theme ‘ the betrayal of Britain by the Conservative Party ’ , and saying the tax increases are merely to pay for mistakes of the past . ’ |
| 22 | Although his head was throbbing almost intolerably , he 'd felt sober enough to ring for breakfast in his room , and had done his best to contemplate the ‘ Full English ’ he 'd so foolishly ordered for 7 a.m . |
| 23 | The first larvae to hatch have to be fed by their parents , but once they are big enough to forage for food and build walls of mud , the royal couple devote themselves entirely to the production of eggs and the colony is founded . |
| 24 | Is it best to go for television , radio , newspapers , magazines , posters , point-of-sale material like shop cards on counters or in shop windows , or brochures and leaflets ? |
| 25 | Thus to compensate for Strach , Rocky was the ideal replacement . |
| 26 | Round the corner was Dixon 's Blazes , a blast furnace , and the Workers ' Circle , where dreams of socialist emancipation were debated — dreams which were soon to fade for Glasser . |
| 27 | The council has asked for nonperishable food and basic medicines to add to the convoy of aid soon to depart for Russia . |
| 28 | Some of the sailors and I managed to get a boat into the water , and we rowed away to look for land . |
| 29 | Two events are to be held to raise funds for HACK which is shortly to apply for charity registration . |
| 30 | It is shortly to apply for planning permission to extend the pits . |