Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [noun] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Sept. 17 the same leaders met the Public Security Minister , Ismaila Nimaga , after which they agreed to suspend a rally planned for the following day . |
| 2 | The handsome admirer , said to have called Diana ‘ Squidgy ’ , crunched his company car as he tried to dodge a photographer working for The Sun . |
| 3 | If you want to appoint a proxy to vote for you he or she must be : |
| 4 | Yes , I know it looks like an inverted yacht and that the garde that the D series was avant never materialised , but a production-line car which combines such a ridiculously optimistic view of the public 's aesthetic sensibilities with so much understanding of daily long-distance driving has to have a lot going for it . |
| 5 | If class members want to operate a savings scheme for the Festival and Week-end Course , please encourage them . |
| 6 | Although it was not a vintage Eddery ride , he was only doing his best to win and he did initially appear to have a gap to go for . |
| 7 | A woman of Daisy 's age would hardly expect to have a man invited for her , Sophia decided . |
| 8 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 9 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 10 | He would like to hold a discussion meeting for like minds so if you are interested give him a ring on 0533 770531 . |
| 11 | Recently he had had to have a catheter fitted for some medical problem and because of his absconding behaviour , the nurses had hit on a really original wheeze — to force him to carry the slowly filling urine bag in one of those four-milk crates one sometimes sees on doorsteps . |
| 12 | Since few living rooms have a naturally humid atmosphere , unless you happen to have a humidifier installed for your own comfort , it 's necessary to create localised humidity for those plants that need plenty of moisture in the air . |
| 13 | The King hardly needed to have a net laid for him , but had he done so it would have been difficult to assemble , almost in his own backyard , a more obvious team of trappers . |
| 14 | But even when you are constrained by having to answer a question set for you , it is useful to bear in mind the range of possible essay genres , so that you can decide exactly which combination of focus and mode of argument you are required to adopt . |
| 15 | Your direct communication with the patient is a vital part of your care , so you should try to keep a time spare for simple conversation , no matter how busy you are with organizing the practical aspects of home life and the patient 's needs . |
| 16 | As a piece of hardware the Touchmaster tablet appears to have a lot going for it compared with its rivals like the Grafpad and the Koala-pad . |
| 17 | On the other hand , people whose words are not answered may have to spend a lifetime screaming for what they want or need , convinced that only if they demand loudly , cajole , beg , bully or threaten , will they obtain what they want . |
| 18 | The story starts one cold night in January when I was asked to attend a staff meeting for members of the Chelmsford Local Duke of Edinburgh award leadership team . |
| 19 | This book seems to be based on the techniques I have long suspected some producers use to keep a discussion going for the full length of a programme whether there is anything in it or not , to keep up the emotional temperature even about unexciting things , and to emit statements which are just distorted enough to get people objecting , whether they are worth objecting to or not . |
| 20 | A spokesman for Cheshire County Council 's social services department said : ‘ At present there are many people who do not pay , so they need to be asked to make a contribution to cater for those care needs . |
| 21 | Four of the leading jurists of Bologna were appointed to prepare a document defining for ever the relationship between the empire on one hand and the cities of Italy and imperial vassal on the other . |
| 22 | But the mother-of-three is now recovering at her home in Dalkey near Dublin and expects to have to wear a lightweight cast for only another five weeks . |
| 23 | He 's got his teeth into this , he 's angry and he does n't seem to have a lot to live for really . |
| 24 | People like Ms Pamala Klein would seem to have a lot to answer for . |
| 25 | This hypothesis does not seem to have a lot going for it because , at the time Matthew — or whoever — was writing , there would still have been a few people around who could say something like I do n't remember any star ! ' ) |
| 26 | so as much i hate it ( i would have loved to see a norwegian playing for leeds — i guess the dream will have to wait ) Frank is for sure going . |
| 27 | Harold Cudmore , skippering the chartered 50-footer Heaven Can Wait , is poised to claim a race win for Britain as some consolation for the team . |
| 28 | There are few passenger-boat services up and down the Egyptian Nile railways and roads are quicker — but we hoped to find a felucca to hire for the day . |
| 29 | To the commuter , the new red , white and blue house colours just had to represent a commitment to strive for quality . |
| 30 | They know when the ship is due in and arrange to have a vehicle waiting for me when we land . ’ |