Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Captain Mark Phillips had been expected to remain for some time in his cottage on the estate , where he has lived since the marriage broke up three years ago . |
| 2 | She has argued for more competition in state lottery tenders . |
| 3 | Will he also recognise that I have never believed that there are no Tories in Scotland , for one Tory has spoken for Conservative respectability in Scotland , and he is the hon. Member for Dumfries ( Sir H. Monro ) ? |
| 4 | ‘ Charles , one has to pay for personal service in this day and age . |
| 5 | Fears focused on the £50 billion borrowing requirement for 1993-94 and the narrowness of the window the Chancellor has left for economic recovery in the next 12 months before he begins tightening the tax screw in earnest . |
| 6 | President , I 've , er , had lots of advice from my colleagues as to how to respond to the comments of the shop stewards er , I can only respond and say thank you very much indeed for the kind things they 've said particularly , erm , specific point that 's been raised on the industry from my colleagues that are from the Midlands and East Coast the situation currently is that , er , we have decided to ballot for industrial action in E C C and the T & G have decided to ballot for industrial action in , I think its . |
| 7 | President , I 've , er , had lots of advice from my colleagues as to how to respond to the comments of the shop stewards er , I can only respond and say thank you very much indeed for the kind things they 've said particularly , erm , specific point that 's been raised on the industry from my colleagues that are from the Midlands and East Coast the situation currently is that , er , we have decided to ballot for industrial action in E C C and the T & G have decided to ballot for industrial action in , I think its . |
| 8 | It is time that members opposite stopped this petty vindictiveness and sought to join with both ourselves and the Liberals in seeking to press for real progress in recognising the specific requirement of people with disabilities . |
| 9 | Geoff Tulloch got hold of the idea that she 'd worked for some corporation in Detroit for a year . |
| 10 | Staff may , therefore , begin looking for alternative employment in the local area so that they will not be forced to make the choice of a job with their employer or no job at all . |
| 11 | Of course , some of those whose jobs are reallocated in the dispersal policy will decide to look for other employment in the locality in which they currently work . |
| 12 | In Sweden secrétaires de commission began to be appointed to some missions in foreign capitals from 1669 onwards , mainly it seems to provide for greater continuity in the event of the death or recall of the head of the mission . |
| 13 | It was a double blow for the courageous Welshman , with he and partner Mark Mouland having to settle for third place in the team event , which was won by America after Fred Couples and Davis Love both birdied the final hole to beat Sweden by one stroke . |
| 14 | I left her , and went to search for more information in a different place . |
| 15 | Vico had looked for historical fact in the poetic metaphors of myth and legend ; this piecing together was his ‘ new science ’ . |
| 16 | Already , said station manager John Moares , 130 people had applied for early retirement in recent weeks a situation which he considers to be partly connected with the station 's uncertain future . |
| 17 | A strongly worded White House statement on March 7 had appealed for international support in stopping the operation of the Rabta plant . |
| 18 | Elisha was the man that God had equipped for that time in history , in that land , and for the specific needs of individual people around him . |
| 19 | In that year R. Etheridge jun. was appointed to deal with such matters in Scotland because A. Geikie had asked for speedier service in this field . |
| 20 | The French managed three tries in all , but still had to settle for second place in the five nations championship ; the final score at Twickenham ; twenty one , nineteen . |
| 21 | Wachter had to settle for third place in the race after Italy 's Deborah Compagnoni produced one of her best performances of the season . |
| 22 | Britain 's talented twosome both had to settle for sixth place in their respective finals . |
| 23 | I had gone for that X-ray in a state of anxious calm . |
| 24 | The Hospital quickly became unable to cater for all the victims of ill health , disaster and old age , and eligibility became restricted to merchant seamen only if they had served for some period in the Royal Navy . |
| 25 | For instance , If the Buyer shall fail to pay for any delivery in accordance with the terms of this contract , the Seller shall be entitled to withhold future deliveries until such payment is made can be replaced by If the Buyer fails to pay for any delivery in accordance with the terms of this contract , the Seller may withhold further deliveries until such payment is made . |
| 26 | One of the men Stephen had taken for another policeman in plain clothes came closer , looked at the girl 's open blue eyes . |
| 27 | Plans for the extension of the war in Vietnam had existed for some time in the Pentagon . |
| 28 | Because there was no sign that Marian and Allen had regained the highway ahead of them the verderers agreed that there were three possibilities : the first , that the children would lie hidden for some time in dense woodland until it was safe for them to return to the ride ; the second , that they would try to work their way around the Swamp to the north but that since they would be away from paths this would be difficult and slow ; and the third , that they might try to reach the outlaws ' camp by passing the Swamp to the south . |
| 29 | So public housing fails to provide for personal mobility in changing relationships , or for different needs that people may have . |
| 30 | We have argued for greater competition in the gas industry than the Government have ever sought to provide . |