Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | With planning consent now received for an improved access for the physically handicapped and an extension to provide a parish office and toilet for the disabled , tenders will shortly be invited for the building works . |
| 2 | Japan was not unique in the problems faced by her rural population , but her attempts to search for an external outlet for domestic discontent were unusually vigorous . |
| 3 | In June 's Tropical Answers D Benton asked about an antisyphoning device for his external filter . |
| 4 | It was probably unconnected , but the superintendent nurse asked for an extra scrubber for the male side , and the temporary appointment was approved . |
| 5 | Obviously unwilling , he asked for an absurd sum for doing so , but eventually Omar settled with him for a reasonable amount . |
| 6 | When he asked for an artificial leg for his newly amputated right leg he was told not only that he could n't have one , but he 'd also have to give up his existing left false leg , which he 'd had for six years . |
| 7 | The following notes are intended as an additional guide for new students : |
| 8 | This new hobby developed during an interesting period for the British press . |
| 9 | During the Middle Ages Christian countries took this idea one step further : drinking the blood of a just-beheaded criminal was widely regarded as an effective cure for epilepsy , and mixtures containing powdered human bones and/or flesh were popularly regarded as aphrodisiacs . |
| 10 | Some fear that the information system is regarded as an easy target for cuts . |
| 11 | It is very clear that Schools/Industry liaison , as promoted through Partnerships such as Compact , is regarded as an essential resource for all the Core and Foundation subjects which will make up 70 per cent of the National Curriculum . |
| 12 | The contrabass clarinet in B flat or E flat is a splendid instrument , but again is not to be regarded as an orchestral possibility for any but the most abnormally large orchestras . |
| 13 | The Eikon Basilike can now therefore be regarded as an important source for the King 's view of himself as a martyr.7 |
| 14 | Swallowed saliva is now regarded as an important mechanism for neutralising acid within the oesophageal lumen and esophageal pH exhibits an incremental increase with repeated swallows . |
| 15 | ( f ) The new partnership agreement Whilst agreements on particular matters should be set down in writing as soon as they have been concluded , that should not be regarded as an adequate substitute for a properly drafted partnership agreement for the new firm to be in place from the outset of business . |
| 16 | This is tantamount to saying that before it can be regarded as an adequate replacement for a falsified theory , a newly and boldly proposed theory must make some novel predictions that are confirmed . |
| 17 | Cost centres : Each operational area of a department should be identified and treated as an independent unit for the purpose of accountancy with all items of cleaning expenditure identified . |
| 18 | Balfour 's government introduced an Education Act which provided for an orderly scheme for elementary and secondary education in schools administered by Local Authorities . |
| 19 | The meeting was prompted by a draft secretarial order , issued by the US Interior Department in July , which provided for an expanded role for the new resident US representative in Belau [ see p. 37885 ] . |
| 20 | Having said all that , the Freudian model stands as an indispensable starting-point for identifying a certain kind of homophobia , namely that conjunction of hatred , paranoia , and desire ( repressed , ambivalent , or overt ) which characterizes some of those same heterosexually identified men in their relationships with lesbian and gay people . |
| 21 | Mr Patrick O'Hara , spokesperson for the Ecological Study Group , claimed that the marsh land , which he described as an important area for wildlife containing 31 species of waders and wildfowl including some rare species , was zoned for industry in the council 's draft development plan . |
| 22 | He served as an officer in the Royal Navy during the 1939–45 War , before qualifying as an electrical engineer for the North Eastern Electricity Board in Newcastle . |
| 23 | Former Z-Cars and Softly Softly star Frank Windsor starred in and as Headmaster , written by John Challen and featuring characters he created for an earlier Play for Today slot . |
| 24 | Although never destined to flourish as an active conduit for combined activity , Pateman linked District students with the WETUC scheme for the remission of fees where appropriate — in aggregate usually never more than £20 a year . |
| 25 | It sounds as if your engine may have glazed bores and too much crank case pressure if the cap is blowing off I suggest you have a compression check I do not know of an auxiliary tank for a Ninety Indeed , I have the same problem as yourself I 'm a newcomer to Land Rover and recently bought a 1975 Series III88 inch . |
| 26 | Implying the piece rates paid to nominally independent cottage craftsmen by the capitalists who controlled most rural industry , ‘ profits ’ looks like an elliptical term for ‘ wages ’ . |
| 27 | Mixed with an old-fashioned respect for education , this means that tens of thousands of new jobs have to be generated each year to keep up with the prodigious output of mothers and universities . |
| 28 | ‘ When Edwards spoke to me we discussed other football matters , such as Webb leaving , Mark Hughes might be going and United returning with an increased bid for Hirst . |
| 29 | Rachel listened to this very obvious conversation in tense silence , prickling with an increasing dislike for Damian Flint . |
| 30 | However , in the same Pul Eliya context , the business of the two pots with the gold coins formed part of the procedure for bringing a spirit medium out of his state of possession , while the business of the head shroud worn by an individual in a state of dangerous sanctity occurred in an elaborate ritual for the painting of the eyes of a new image of the Lord Buddha . |