Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A family centre is a place where a child and his parents or those caring for him may go for occupational , social or recreational activities , or for advice , guidance or counselling . |
| 2 | If he ca n't afford a Solicitor and he feels he ought to be represented by a Solicitor , he may apply for Legal Aid , and of course it 's public money concerned so I suppose in an ideal society everybody would be legally assisted who wanted to be , but obviously we ca n't afford that as a country , so that erm generally erm his application would be judged according to certain criteria erm which would suggest perhaps he needed to be represented . |
| 3 | If the seller 's position is reasonably strong he should ask for specific details and firm commitments . |
| 4 | He 'll think for sure I arranged this ! ’ |
| 5 | Fry , dismissed by the 20-stone ticket-broker for the third time yesterday , wo n't be kissing and making up this time … he 'll sue for wrongful dismissal . |
| 6 | ‘ Yesterday I phoned the police and now , if we do n't get Liam out by two o'clock , he 'll die for certain . ’ |
| 7 | There was no way of explaining this , no parallel that he could reach for other than to say : that he 'd once made a wish , and the wish now appeared to have come true . |
| 8 | The other way in which he could compensate for unfavourable power relations was through effective public relations . |
| 9 | If only Nubenehem remembered it , then at least he could establish for certain which girl had been at the City of Dreams . |
| 10 | The guy was talking to Pete , he thought he could , he develop , he could develop for coarse fishing |
| 11 | On May 17 Havel addressed a Civic Forum rally in Prague to mark the half-anniversary of the student demonstration which had begun the revolution in November 1989 ; at this occasion he said that he would vote for named Civic Forum candidates who were government ministers . |
| 12 | Mesic , who reiterated on Sept. 12 his intention to resign after the expiry on Oct. 7 of the EC moratorium , accused the army of staging what amounted to a military coup by ignoring his orders , saying that he would ask for foreign intervention and bring charges against army commanders unless the JNA halted its attacks on Croatian towns and withdrew . |
| 13 | After a visit to Somalia on Aug. 10-12 , the Irish Foreign Minister David Andrews said that he would argue for increased European Community ( EC ) aid to the country . |
| 14 | However , 90% of funding to be distributed to authors was not fanciful , and indeed the new Registrar , Dr James Parker , was keen to establish a figure of 11% on which he would work for administrative expenses . |
| 15 | Mr Livingstone was replaced by John Prescott , the transport spokesman , who came third and said he would work for organisational and campaigning reforms in the party . |
| 16 | If Bob succeeds in making his mark he will campaign for heated lampposts , the lifting of beach and park bans , and European Community passports for all dogs . |
| 17 | He can go for long periods without food ; I can go for long periods without sleep . |
| 18 | Then he can head for other Grand Slam victories and eventually that coveted No. 1 spot . |
| 19 | On the other hand , he can ask for provisional damages and get a lesser sum now which may seem unattractive even though he can go back for more later . |