Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , a person who is given permission to enter for a particular purpose will be a trespasser if he enters for a different purpose . |
| 2 | to obtain permission to telephone for a follow-up sales interview ; |
| 3 | He led the horse into one of the stables and the shock after the bright light made Maggie blink for a few seconds . |
| 4 | Basingstoke-based Fibronics ( UK ) Ltd has announced SNMP support for its KNET line of TCP/IP-based mainframe connectivity hardware and software : operating under MVS , the new KNET version 5.0 will be available this month with prices starting at £21,720 ; existing users with a Fibronics service and support plan qualify for a free upgrade . |
| 5 | The reason for all this is because carp are very hard fish to catch and carp fishermen fish for a long period of time often a few nights and days . |
| 6 | You let things lapse for a few days more . |
| 7 | Title V provides for a Common Foreign and Security policy . |
| 8 | A local authority seeking leave to apply for a prohibited steps or specific issue order may therefore apply in the magistrates ' court , the county court or the High Court . |
| 9 | In December 1990 the Assembly adopted legislation providing for a multiparty system [ see below ] . |
| 10 | This allows Piaget to argue for a direct congruence between the structures of the mind and those of the environment . |
| 11 | Have we any right to urge others to vote for a political party that will compel others to give ? |
| 12 | Many bright ideas — and failed ideas looking for a second lease on life — are being put forward as ways of converting weapon-grade plutonium into a form too awkward for the weapon-minded to bother with . |
| 13 | Whether the view of science led Peirce to look for a prior epistemology , or whether the desire for , or availability of , a prior epistemology led him to think of inquiry as he did , are questions I shall not pursue here . |
| 14 | ‘ While Ian Wooldridge might spend hours searching for a good line , McIlvanney will spend the time searching for the truth ’ |
| 15 | Mr Castro said it would be ’ arbitrary , capricious and absurd ’ to apply policies designed for a big country to little Cuba . |
| 16 | The policeman should have known better than to expect Duncan to fall for a cheap trick like that . |
| 17 | Plant owners AEA Technology say the process has found measuring inaccuracies accounting for a further 1.2kg . |
| 18 | There is little evidence to suggest voters voting for a particular party because of its stand on a particular issue . |
| 19 | is a way of demonstrating to parents both the methodology of drama and the value of it ; it 's a way of getting parents to argue for a greater emphasis on drama in the school . |
| 20 | CAST awards are offered for periods of two to three years dependent on the anticipated duration of the project , and they will enable students to submit for a higher degree such as MPhil or DPhil . |
| 21 | ( iv ) Pupils should have opportunities to write for a wider range of communicative or informative purposes , including : describing , explaining , giving instructions , reporting , expressing a point of view , persuading , comparing and contrasting ideas , arguing for different points of view . |
| 22 | The Roald Dahl Foundation has provided funds to pay for a paediatric epilepsy nurse at the unit . |
| 23 | By 1987 , the SDLP was making no secret of its desire to see Thatcher re-elected for a third term . |
| 24 | The establishment of the West German state in the latter part of 1948 , enabled plans to proceed for a general election there , in August 1949 , resulting , in 139 Christian Democrats ; 131 Social Democrats and 52 Free Democrats being elected , with extreme parties winning very few seats . |
| 25 | Opposition leaders stated their concern that the PRI would push through an amendment to allow Salinas to run for a second term as president in 1994 . |
| 26 | Crowds estimated at several tens of thousands massed in central Antananarivo daily in the week after the killings , as most workers apparently supported opposition calls for a general strike . |
| 27 | Does this snow stuff stay for a long time ? ’ |
| 28 | To help the New York Stock Exchange 's slipping share of global trading in equities , the Securities and Exchange Commission is to allow after-hours trading for a two-year trial period from June 13th . |
| 29 | Within a year he had given detailed and authoritative evidence to the House of Commons and been instrumental in the passage of two bills which abolished gaolers ' fees and enabled counties to pay for a proper service ; which allowed discharged defendants to be set at liberty in open court ; and which not only improved sanitation and health arrangements but made it obligatory for justices to have a concern for the health of prisoners . |
| 30 | POOR U.S. unemployment figures plus big falls by Wellcome and BAT sent shares tumbling for a dismal end to the week . |