Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others were running wild , frightened of human contact and impossible to catch and treat for many days . |
| 2 | They start behind men in certain ways because of the sort of training they are getting in school , in the home I mean , and in so many respects I think schools have to try and compensate for that . |
| 3 | to try and finish for half past twelve if we can . |
| 4 | It should be possible to detect and compensate for this using ‘ intelligent ’ software routines , but this would seriously complicate the software . |
| 5 | I used to go to Orkney for to go and asked for some cardboard boxes only we call them pasteboard boxes . |
| 6 | Perhaps the shopkeeper should have a panic button under the counter to press during such a confrontation , and while humouring the shopper by pretending to go and look for some grey ones , stout men could rush in and restrain the customer before he can make it to his Access card . |
| 7 | Our Dawn told me he 's had to go and wait for that bloody pregnancy scan . |
| 8 | She continued to weep and suffer for many months but the tears were no longer helpless but purposeful . |
| 9 | The 1981 Special Education Act , which came into force in early 1983 , requires LEAs to identify and provide for all those pupils who have special educational needs . |
| 10 | Because he felt so relaxed , he was able to smile and wait for another bar or two before letting the music dictate an answer . |
| 11 | An official I spoke to said there were no staff to take the train on and we had to leave and wait for another to come along . ’ |
| 12 | They are easy to read and spell for this word , and variant pronunciations of ‘ banana ’ are recognisable across cultures . |
| 13 | On the other hand anthropological topics , which have always had a major place in Marxism , are often just as difficult as Marxist writings to understand and evaluate for those with a more general interest . |
| 14 | Failure to recognize and to allow for this may explain why , even after nine years of Thatcherite ‘ political clout ’ , doubt still exists about the extent of real cultural change within Whitehall and whether ‘ lasting reforms ’ have , or ever will be , achieved . |
| 15 | If so he wonders if the patient needs to cry and has for some reason stopped himself . |
| 16 | One of the most frightening aspects of all intelligence agencies is the manner in which they create a totally false brand of patriotism in order to further a particular cause on the spurious grounds that only they understand what needs to be done and should not be asked to account or explain for any of their actions which must remain secret for all time . |
| 17 | The idea of a particular line can be ‘ made to represent or stand for all other particular lines of the same sort ’ . |
| 18 | Because Redken believes that the professional stylist is the best person to advise and prescribe for all your hair care needs . |