Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The historical fact is that the settlement of 1688–1701 failed to settle everything ; it failed to provide for all contingencies . |
| 2 | Sleepily she tried to adjust for this situation , flipping over and snuggling into the heated surface of his chest . |
| 3 | Josie tried to reach for some killer of an argument , a real zinger that she could pull out of the air and use to disarm all opposition . |
| 4 | ‘ I really came to search for some things for my collection . ’ |
| 5 | May I draw to the attention of the Secretary of State the case of a Wakefield man who was refused expensive injections for infertility by a fund-holding GP and told to apply for that treatment to a non fund-holding practice in Wakefield ? |
| 6 | The cacophony within the house seemed to last for several minutes , but was perhaps only of seconds ' duration . |
| 7 | The witnesses would say later that the searingly brilliant white flash seemed to last for several seconds . |
| 8 | He seemed to cater for all tastes in his selections . |
| 9 | He pledged to work for all sides in the constituency . |
| 10 | Fresh material should be put into water and allowed to drink for several hours as soon after cutting as possible . |
| 11 | The flow pattern , and allowed to run for many years of simulated time , generating a sequence of day-to-day ‘ weather ’ , |
| 12 | ‘ We began to work for this journey two years ago . |
| 13 | They began to look for more drink and the Junior showed his initiative by going up to the off-licence with the Porter and bringing back armfuls of the stuff . |
| 14 | Court cases and the resulting media responses given to these new ‘ drug fiends ’ ( to use the phrase coined by Stanley Cohen ( 1973 ) ) verged almost on the hysterical ( see Young 1977 ) , and moral entrepreneurs began to press for more controls and increased action . |
| 15 | It began to cater for all tastes . |
| 16 | FORMER Barcelona Open winner David Whelan , who failed to qualify for this year 's European Tour , hopes to play regularly in NE and NW PGA events . |
| 17 | When they started to gather for another push , the second wave of mounted police went in , scattering the pickets right across the field . |
| 18 | Kerry 's hair had been recently cut but she decided to go for another snip when she arrived at the studio . |
| 19 | Shortly afterwards , Fiona and James moved to Belgium , where they decided to try for another baby . |
| 20 | I decided to apply for some help , so my daughter Lilya ( Aliki ) and I wrote a letter to Andropov and Brezhnev , and I explained in these letters that what had been stolen was a large number of works from the collection that I had intended to give to the Tretyakov Gallery . |
| 21 | When they discovered a pair of woman 's shoes they decided to hunt for more clues , even joking that ‘ we might find a body . ’ |
| 22 | I needed to study for several months to make a woman monster successfully . |
| 23 | Again there are several explanations posited to account for these gender differences in health status . |
| 24 | It was n't until the weekend that he started to pine for some entertainment other than the sight of himself in the bathroom mirror . |
| 25 | When John Thelwall , a well-known democrat and agitator , who had recently been on trial for treason , happened to call and then decided to stay for some time , the strange community fell under suspicion . |
| 26 | I left her , and went to search for more information in a different place . |
| 27 | The Court found on the facts that it did not need to pronounce upon whether the provisions relating to the Gex Zone created a stipulation in favour of a third party , but warned that the existence of such rights should not be lightly assumed : each such claim must be separately examined to determine ‘ whether the States which have stipulated in favour of a third State meant to create for that State an actual right which the latter has accepted as such ’ . |
| 28 | But I stopped myself , and went to look for another hiding place . |
| 29 | Congratulations to electrician , who despite the chaos going on around him , managed to pose for this photo . |
| 30 | It was normal , moreover , as in earlier generations , for a diplomat going to one of the more out-of-the-way capitals , if he expected to stay for any length of time , to equip himself with a mass of essentials which might be difficult or impossible to obtain at his destination . |