Example sentences of "be [to-vb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , the two golden rules when buying are to go for quality and buy the largest you can afford . |
| 2 | The emphasis of Paul is clear , we are to go for quality both in our performance and in the way we conduct ourselves in the workplace . |
| 3 | The wildlife departments of the governments concerned are to appeal for funds at the March meeting of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ) . |
| 4 | The warring groups in the Bosnian crisis are to meet for peace talks in Sarajevo next week . |
| 5 | Yes , there may be some waste in the Health Service , but I would suggest if we are to look for savings then start at the top . |
| 6 | Much of that research has , in turn , been inspired by an attempt , especially among American psychologists , to understand and predict ‘ giftedness ’ : as such , in seeking reasons for differences in creativity , their preference has naturally been to look for evidence of the latter 's association with excellence , superiority , and health rather than with maladjustment or psychological deviance . |
| 7 | My car is clamped two hours before we are to leave for Holyhead , though lifted within the hour , after much persuasion and a torrid sobbing session at the clamping office . |
| 8 | ‘ We are to leave for Nottingham at first light . ’ |
| 9 | Crudely expressed , the librarian 's aim must be to acquire for stock the materials which are likely to be most frequently used . |
| 10 | Indeed , discussions of this aspect often seem to consider the function of health services to be to compensate for deprivation itself rather than for its health damaging effects . |
| 11 | If you are too domineering in your handshake ( and this may be to overcompensate for nerves ) you will antagonize the interviewer who will subconsciously feel threatened on his/her own territory . |
| 12 | The most common purpose for which this might be done would probably be to ask for directions . |
| 13 | For similar reasons bad posture can be to blame for congestion and erratic circulation in the lower part of the body . |
| 14 | They replied , ‘ Oh , but we were to go for drinks with Derek tonight . ’ |
| 15 | Was it normal , she had enquired , for elderly gentlemen making termly investigations into your scholastic progress to indicate where you were to sit for interview by laying their hand on the sofa cushion , and then , when you sat down , failing to remove their hand ? |
| 16 | A referendum , in which Western Saharans were to vote for integration into Morocco or independence under Polisario , was still scheduled for Jan. 26 , 1992 . |
| 17 | But I mean that would just be an argument about where they set the level that you no longer were to qualify for child benefit , but I mean , bu , you know , presuma , presumably er , th the point the man was was making that er , the child benefit goes equally |
| 18 | Nothing is written down , unless by the parent , the stated reason being to allow for flexibility . |
| 19 | ‘ Coleman 's duties with the Ordnance were to examine for soundness all ‘ recruit ’ horses , advise on the treatment of disease , inspect at outstations , bringing in such cases as he thought necessary for treatment at Woolwich , to lecture occasionally to the officers , artillery cadets and farriers , and to direct the shoeing . ’ |
| 20 | Bob Redman and Peter Stanborough , both members of printing union the National Graphical Association , were to ask for reinstatement at an industrial tribunal in Reading this morning after being sacked for refusing to sign new contracts . |
| 21 | I 've noted there that , that if you were to bid for funds that had tapering attaching to them , and therefore you would be picking up increased costs in ninety five , six , and ninety six , seven , that they would n't exceed the figure shown at the bottom of the page . |
| 22 | But , what happens if , for example , on day 20 , rates of interest were to rise for reasons we need not be concerned with here ? |
| 23 | A few days later the previous owners sent her pedigree and a short letter , explaining that their grandchildren were to blame for Sorrel 's temper . |
| 24 | All noblemen over the age of 15 were to register for service and proceed through the fourteen grades of a carefully constructed Table of Ranks ( 1722 ) drawn up for military , civil , and court service . |
| 25 | At Kabrit in the meantime the L Detachment men were busily making ready for the departure back to Jalo , from where they were to head for Bouerat . |
| 26 | You are to pray for Burghgesh 's soul and for those of Sir Gerard and Sir Ralph . |
| 27 | They must go in right away if they are to bloom for Christmas . |
| 28 | So , your advice for the gambler that actually wants to make money is to go for horses which have very low odds against them ? |
| 29 | Our next plan is to go for endowment to stop the roller coaster ride we 've gone on with the city ’ . |
| 30 | Your second option is to go for replacement windows that combine the latest design and constructional techniques with materials that promise minimal maintenance , and which include the bonus of having sealed-unit double glazing and built-in weatherstripping . |