Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.

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1 And can you pardon me for coming to such a conclusion as that in the last line of my verses ?
2 How should I prepare them for repainting ?
3 Lennox also hit back at critics , who claim he should have avoided the dangerous Ruddock and hidden himself away for a world title shot , snapping : ‘ I know the British fight fans will respect me for going in against the best instead of facing an easy touch .
4 ‘ You can take them off the instant you do n't need them for reading . ’
5 Some fire brigades may bill you for coming out to help rescue an animal .
6 She would lay the table her own way , not the French way , and no one would reprove her for putting the forks and spoons face up .
7 You will need it for exchanging travellers cheques and currency .
8 But at last I learned to know what a lie was : to induce my mother to stop beating me I would lie — I would say , yes , I had lied and was sorry , and then she would whip me for having withheld the admission so long .
9 Below are some guidelines you could give them for using video on their own .
10 As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them .
11 ‘ What reason did he give you for coming all the way over to Otters ' Bay when he could perfectly well have slept in his boat ? ’
12 You could assume that the bucks would present themselves for locking up .
13 Few occasions , however , will present themselves for using the extreme upward limits of compass .
14 It can also cover you for defending or bringing an action for personal injuries caused at work or elsewhere .
15 for the animal in its mud burrow , valuable time will be lost if it can not prepare itself for foraging until after the tide has left the shore .
16 and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth .
17 Sometimes the bible surprises us a little bit of course , and it puts it finger on things that we perhaps do n't really want to talk about or we do n't even consider as sins and the bible is quite clear that not all sins are what we do often there what we do n't do in parable that Jesus told concerning the traveller , the man who went down to Jericho , we do n't condemn the priest and the levite for what they did , but we do condemn them for what they did n't do , their sin was not what they did , it was what they left undone , going over and looking at the man was very note worthy , as least there was some interest there and we do n't condemn them for that , but we do condemn them for hurrying along and not reaching out and helping the man in the Pistol of James and chapter four and verse seventeen James says there , any one then who knows the good he ought to do and does n't do it , sins so the sins that you and I comment or the sins rather that we are guilty of are not just the things that we do there of times the things that we do n't do and sometimes there more difficult for us to put a finger on , we can justify them so very easily its been said that all it needs for evil to triumph , is for good men to say or to do nothing well lets look at the , that , illu illustration there that we have in the second book of kings .
18 The most important duty that I owe you , the reader , is that I be absolutely honest and candid , and therefore , although I have no doubt that the growers will not like me for saying so , I suggest that unless you aspire to the show bench , or base your gardening on taking chances , you should not heed the blandishments but look instead for the shortcomings .
19 Er and not many fresh eggs but we did get dried eggs which were , were , it was n't a bad substitute but it was n't the same as a fresh egg but you could scramble them and you could use them for cooking but then you see there was very little fat .
20 With their novel shape and colourful appearance , Dolphin scissors have proved very popular with children who can use them for cutting paper , card or fabric .
21 Do use them for mopping up the blood on the new road .
22 Levi , the fellow whose clothes are so ordinary that Payne Stewart would n't use them for dusting his furniture .
23 They 'd nick you for lifting the wallet , and me as well probably , for helping you .
24 ‘ I never saw anyone like you for enjoying doing nothing , ’ Emmie said .
25 We do not condemn him for having being successful , but we do condemn a social security system which is prepared to help Mr Deaves indefinitely when other struggling families who do not meet the DSS 's criteria are thrown out of modest homes .
26 I 'm glad , he reminds me of me dad , you put door handles on doors to open em you do n't use 'em for shutting
27 Do they use it for dating ?
28 Choose one about 600mm ( 2ft ) long with a metal body , and both horizontal and vertical indicators ; then you can use it for getting things plumb too .
29 Birds may use it for rearing their young , or other small animals may come to live on it .
30 I know that the problem is likely to recur once US forces pull out of the region but no one should lambast them for taking action now .
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