Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ' We announced the formation of the team and began to meet weekly for prayer and worship and mutual ministry . |
| 2 | She had grown up amongst beautiful clothes , been dressed from childhood in designer fashion , been made to stand still for fittings for her graduation dress and her first ball gown , and hated every moment of it . |
| 3 | Most of the wounded were street-sellers and shopkeepers in the busy commercial sector behind the police buildings , who had arrived early to work eager for Christmas sales . |
| 4 | Most of the wounded were street-sellers and shopkeepers in the busy commercial sector behind the police buildings , who had arrived early to work eager for Christmas sales . |
| 5 | And in a sense Mao is saying that it 's , it 's not right to go straight for land reform , you , you 've got to go for this policy of rent reduction , interest rate reduction first . |
| 6 | It is also quite common for theoretical predictions to go untested for want of appropriate experimental methods . |
| 7 | Will it be used mainly at night , or does it need to look fresh for breakfast , serviceable for lunch and intimate for dinner parties ? |
| 8 | She wanted to look good for Dane because she was responding to the age-old instinct of women everywhere who felt the need to dress up and be beautiful for their men . |
| 9 | I look dreadful and I really wanted to look beautiful for Daddy , especially tonight . ’ |
| 10 | Not overtly futuristic , yet made to look modern for years to come . |
| 11 | Beringed hands waved in a frenzy around Miranda 's own boldly streaked , mane-like hair , and Belinda quickly paid and left , realising she had been very lucky to get squeezed in at the salon when so many women wanted to look special for Christmas . |
| 12 | The 35-year-old is chief valuation assistant for Liverpool City Council , which means she always has to look smart for work . |
| 13 | ‘ I think so much of her great gift that I 'm ready to sit still for hours on end ’ |
| 14 | There have been a number of major scandals , the most significant being the Nye Bevan Lodge investigation in 1988 , in which residents were found to have been illegally deprived of their money , made to queue naked for baths , and subjected to other practices which included physical and sexual assault . |
| 15 | It began to glow red for overload . |
| 16 | The framers of the American Constitution also had these objects in mind , but on top of that they had to provide for the desire of the thirteen colonies to be united for some purposes only and to remain independent for others . |
| 17 | It is of far greater historical significance that the legends of Kosovo helped to keep alive for centuries the spark of Serbian national consciousness which burst into flame with the Karadjordje revolt of 1804 , and which led ultimately to the founding of an independent Serbian kingdom . |
| 18 | The fan , which was featured on the Antiques Roadshow when it visited Coulby Newham , Cleveland , has been mounted in a glass-fronted case and , although not especially valuable , has now been put into other hands to keep safe for posterity . |
| 19 | In calm conditions Wood was able to trim the aircraft to fly feet-off for hours on end , with just a touch of rudder now and then to correct their course . |
| 20 | He found himself in a city in turmoil , where traditional values had been overturned by Maurice Johnston 's decision to dump Celtic for Rangers . |
| 21 | that it is crucial to draw attention to fundamental assumptions in our society , and to keep open for pupils the options of accepting , modifying or rejecting these views ( Chapters 2 – 3 ) ; 2. that the purpose of RE is pupils ' self-education , engaging in depth upon the meaning and truth-claims of religions in a way which is relevant to their total experience of life ( Chapter 4 ) ; 3. that space needs to be given in which pupil involvement has a chance to develop , together with creativity , a sense of wonder and the cultivation of inner quietness ( Chapters 5 and 6 ) ; 4. that teachers need to model a positive , fair and balanced approach to the diversity of religious traditions and outlooks , and the controversy which these can generate ( Chapter 8 ) ; 5. that in a spirit of critical affirmation it is important to develop skills of evaluation and criteria for discernment ( Chapters 7 and 9 ) ; 6. that the crucial need is to put persons first , to establish genuine relationships which are affirming of pupils , believing that they have something to give , and so listening to them and responding to them — and in the light of this to encourage their capacity for self-assessment ( Chapter 10 ) ; 7. that the distinction between education and dogmatic teaching is all-important and that , provided this is borne in mind , opportunities for stillness and possible worship can be an invaluable aid to education ( Chapters 6 and 11 ) ; 8. that RE can relate in a dynamic and creative way to all other areas of the curriculum ( Chapters 12 and 13 ) . |
| 22 | Their compulsory purchase powers may be useful in circumstances where the private market is not operating smoothly ( e.g. in land assembly development , or where access to land ripe for development is blocked by an owner who is unwilling to sell ) . ’ |
| 23 | The society provided a way for the town 's art-lovers to assemble monthly for discussions , lectures , and demonstrations . |
| 24 | I expected to lie awake for hours . |
| 25 | June milk was the best and strongest because you could leave it to turn blue for Christmas . |
| 26 | In several European countries there were disclosures during November concerning clandestine anti-communist units , apparently set up at the height of the Cold War in the 1950s and intended to lie dormant for activation in the event of a communist takeover . |
| 27 | To explain this point ( which Barro ( 1977a ) recognizes in a footnote , p.107 fn. 15 ) and also to demonstrate that Barro 's results appear to hold true for countries other than the US , we shall outline a model similar to Barro 's which Attfield , Demery and Duck ( 1981a ) ( henceforth ADD ) applied to UK annual data for the period 1946–77 . |
| 28 | Pomerantz 1975 , 1984 ) to hold true for interactions among middle-class speakers of English in some communities . |
| 29 | It issues " D " notices advising that those matters listed should not be published as they require to remain secret for security reasons . |
| 30 | But because in Hollywood you 're only as good as your last movie , things started to go sour for Dreyfuss after starring in The Big Fix , a big flop . |