Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depending on the nature of the defect , electrons may remain trapped for long periods of time ; such a trap would be referred to as ‘ deep ’ . |
| 2 | His wife Doreen said : ‘ I do n't want to comment for obvious reasons but I 'm happy with what my husband says . ’ |
| 3 | They will recognise it too in terms of higher charges than perhaps ideally we would want to impose for certain services which the city operates , whether it be sports pitches or whether to be brutal , it 's the cost of actually burying the dead . |
| 4 | ‘ He said I did n't need to work for financial reasons and how could I leave the children ? |
| 5 | While I appreciate that some married mothers do need to work for financial reasons , there are many who do n't . |
| 6 | If current cultivars do not adapt , breeders may need to look for new varieties which cope better with milder winters . |
| 7 | This could include providing for zero quotas on all African nations — or selectively reducing quotas to help stop poached ivory slipping into legal trade . |
| 8 | So always buy more flowers and foliage than you think you will need to allow for some spares . |
| 9 | Some studies have used marks on shells that would disappear if shells decrease in size ; it is known that molluscs can remain living for long periods without detectable growth ; and some studies have recorded negative growth but dismissed it as apparent error . |
| 10 | By this means a male pensioner could choose to provide for any dependants after his death ( Rhodes , 1965 , p. 51 ) . |
| 11 | I know sometimes erm people when they got their benefit , would try and do shopping for two weeks , but even that was unrealistic of how long they were , what they were buying was going to last for two weeks . |
| 12 | We had one free day each week — any one of our choice — and we could also elect to work for twelve days consecutively and then have two days off . |
| 13 | Even the most generous interpretation of the figures reveals a very modest increase in funding and it most certainly does not even begin to compensate for ten years of cuts . |
| 14 | I would be happy to hear from any priest who feels he would like to volunteer for five years or from suitably qualified people who might have some skill to offer . |
| 15 | We have already closed sites which have become yesterday 's plants serving yesterday 's needs and we 'll keep looking for other areas of adjustment . |
| 16 | Furthermore the British people might begin to clamour for drastic changes in foreign policy if they were asked to undergo yet more austerity . |
| 17 | It is also now an independent body , and can begin to look for new ways to finance itself and improve its amenities . |
| 18 | Ianthe was trying to imagine what the room would be like and where exactly the house would be but somehow did not like to ask for further details . |
| 19 | ‘ No , but Nick ( Logan ) would send you on jobs you did n't want to do for various misdemeanours . |
| 20 | The Easy-Carve is in fact not as noisy as one might imagine , but it is not necessarily a tool I 'd want to use for long stretches . |
| 21 | He does n't stop laughing for two miles . |
| 22 | Karen MacGregor , 11 , of Redmire , Wensleydale , travelled first class on the train to London yesterday as her prize for helping her mum stop smoking for two weeks from No Smoking Day on March 11 . |
| 23 | I did stop smoking for three months and then with everyone else around us , I mean I was putting on weight and then I went back to smoking . |
| 24 | I just screamed as loudly as I could — more from the shock than anything else , and I did n't stop crying for several hours afterwards . |
| 25 | It also enabled moderate Republicans to avoid an open break with Bush on the issue , and saved the Democrats from a potentially damaging veto battle which they seemed one vote short of winning and which would again have highlighted for white voters the identification of Democrats with minority issues . |
| 26 | Did they try to go for passing shots as they stood two feet behind the baseline ? |
| 27 | ( ii ) Second reading In his discussions with the Leader of the House relating to the Bill , the Minister will have arranged for certain times ( usually a day or two , but perhaps up to eight days ) to have been set aside for the second reading debate . |
| 28 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 29 | The verdict on that one , however , may have to wait for many years yet . |
| 30 | But to pursue this matter would have delayed for some years the opening of much needed services . |