Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb infin] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Framed her own mind in Adam 's will and learnt to sit patiently and wait for whatever happened next . |
| 2 | Females tend to disperse themselves among the males but in cases where a male has an especially good territory a female may opt to breed with him even if he already has a mate , rather than go for one without . |
| 3 | Maybe because this is a personal mission rather than travel for its own sake , Naipaul is equally honest and painstaking in his analysis of other Indian issues . |
| 4 | War may not be an overall preference ( Lenin was particularly fond of Clausewitz 's remark that the aggressor would prefer to walk in and occupy a foreign territory peacefully rather than fight for it ) ; but if it is the most effective way of achieving an aim , it is necessary to pursue it . |
| 5 | However , imperfectly practised , this approach at least recognises that health care intervention must supplement that of the parents rather than substitute for it . |
| 6 | European manufacturers are afraid of getting left behind if the emerging handheld personal communicators generate a sudden rush of consumer excitement , and rather than wait for their labs to come up with their own local products , are weighing putting their names on one of the American products and manufacturing it locally . |
| 7 | ‘ Welfare scroungers ’ perform an important ideological function as symbols for those who the Welfare State has encouraged to exploit the system rather than fend for themselves . |
| 8 | This in turn depends on the relevance it has , how important it is to them not to get pregnant , and how easy emotionally and practically it is to go somewhere and ask for it . |
| 9 | ‘ You can go home and whistle for your wages , if that 's what you want . |
| 10 | Cedric went to Farokh and said : ‘ Is there any likelihood of your having to return home and fight for your country ? ’ |
| 11 | Although such schemes suggest high staffing ratios , this may not be the case if mentally handicapped people are given adequate opportunities to live independently and care for themselves . |
| 12 | ’ She should come here and see for herself what 's going on . |
| 13 | Look , you 'll have to sit here and wait for me , all right ? |
| 14 | Did you think I would sit here and wait for you to kill me . |
| 15 | But to believe it , you really must go there and see for yourself . |