Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Story of my life , ’ he growls when a red declines to go into a pocket for the simple reason that he has hit it at the wrong angle . |
| 2 | Both the statement and financial figures are expected to relate to a plan for development over a period of 3–4 years . |
| 3 | It 's significant that when I get home at night and want to listen to a record for pleasure I usually choose a disc made over 30 years ago — the message survives the medium to an astonishing extent in the best old records . |
| 4 | May is crippled with osteoporosis and has to walk with a frame for support . |
| 5 | However , a breach of condition may be used to justify termination by a party who wants to escape from a contract for commercial reasons . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've had two good wins away from home and now we want to put on a show for our fans . ’ |
| 7 | The Banking , Insurance and Finance Union has resolved to cooperate with a scheme for voluntary redundancies but says it could take industrial action if the job losses are made compulsory . |
| 8 | Virtually what it did it came out of the last parish council 's conference which I attended on your behalf and er the Director of Planning and Development , Colin promised to lay on a seminar for parish councillors because it seems to be the one service which always gets criticism at the parish council 's conference . |
| 9 | There is in the University an appreciable number of staff interested in the area , but located in a number of different departments and faculties , and the Centre is intended to serve as a focus for their activities . |
| 10 | By applying judgements to the curriculum itself , evaluation by the users of that curriculum can be brought into the classroom , evaluation can be made to serve as a basis for new directions in the process of teaching and learning … it can shape and guide learning and guide decisions within the curriculum process . |
| 11 | James Baker , the Chief of Staff , was a natural compro-miser happy to settle for half a loaf as long as it could be made to look like a victory for the president . |
| 12 | This implication was not lost on some members of the Eastern District , notably several in Essex where the views of leading WEA activists were such that the District eventually decided to do without a tutor-organiser for the county altogether . |
| 13 | Here there are no words which could be said to amount to a request for property to be made over to Titius . |
| 14 | Seconds later , however , Quinn smartly allowed Ray Houghton 's skimming cross-field pass through and the unmarked McGrath stooped to conquer with a header for his seventh goal in 60 international appearances . |
| 15 | They are then used to support recommendations concerning the organization of society and personal conduct resting on straight matters of fact , or at least the best available opinion on matters of fact , of the one kind around which clear minded people can expect to rally as a basis for human cooperation . |
| 16 | The setup should be expanded to take in a plotter for graphic and map output . |
| 17 | Sir James , whose birthday is February 26 , plans to lay on a ferry for 400 guests to take them over to France . |
| 18 | I had decided to enter for a competition for British crime writers , run a good many years ago by Ellery Queen 's Mystery Magazine . |
| 19 | We went , when we were staying in York , we went to erm used to go to a pub for our meals did n't we ? |
| 20 | Last week , adults waiting to go to a school for the adult mentally handicapped were taken there three hundred and fifty and only ten teachers were allowed into the school . |
| 21 | Looking back to the latter half of our time in Scotland , I seem to have been engaged in a variety of activities : was twice part of a consortium to bid ( unsuccessfully ) for the franchise for Scottish Television ; was appointed chairman of the board of Edinburgh 's Royal Lyceum Theatre Company , a post I held for seven years ; was persuaded to stand as a candidate for Lord Rector of Edinburgh University and ( mercifully ) was defeated by its former Roman Catholic chaplain ; gave poetry recitals with Moira at Edinburgh Festivals and elsewhere ; attacked in a lecture to the Royal Society of Arts the moronic language of disc jockeys whom I referred to as ‘ the Anyway Boys ’ ( the word ‘ anyway ’ being their standard linking passage ) — but singled out for praise a comparative unknown by the name of Terry Wogan ; rejoined the Liberal Party ; took part in a shoot where in the gloaming I brought down what I thought was a woodcock but turned out to be a parrot , escaped recently from its cage a mile away ; fished for salmon in Spain where my guide was called Jesus ( and enjoyed bawling for him down the river bank ) and on the way home visited the marvellous cave paintings of Altamira and Lascaux ; proposed ite health of Prince Philip at a Variety Club luncheon and of London 's Lord Mayor at his midsummer banquet ( he was also chairman of the London Rubber Company to which I made some fruity references ) ; and for a year was resident British columnist of the American weekly magazine , Newsweek International . |
| 22 | ( On the formation of the NAR administration in December 1986 Gordon had agreed to serve as a minister for a period of three years . ) |
| 23 | as if his experience was going to lead to a campaign for the rights of corpses or something . |
| 24 | And finishes off by saying , erm , our Youth Committee Chairman , Roland have a forward looking attitude to developing and improving youth for many years to come , for as many boys as possible , and we would like to apply for a grant for a thousand pound to cover the cost of providing these new kits for three teams . |
| 25 | You 've got to look for a home for her now , cos we 're er , moving home . |
| 26 | ‘ What are we going to do for a horse for you ? ’ |
| 27 | and further , and this is not meant to be a joke , in my own experience , if they get time to think quietly and realistically , I believe a whole lot of decent Conservatives who used to think pragmatically , organically and with respect for local communities , would emerge to contribute to a coalition for the future over against the ideological block that seems to think we use people to make money , instead of making money to serve people and their communities . |
| 28 | Studies on sea urchin eggs seem to argue against a role for InsP 3 in fertilization . |
| 29 | Yeah I 've only got to go to the bank and got to pay something for Gary , I 've got to pay in a cheque for Gary again cos he 's ever so low again this year , this week , this month |
| 30 | People must n't think that because there 's a computer , they 've got to think of a use for it . ’ |