Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buying a ticket for last night 's game does NOT guarantee one for the all-Ireland clash in November — unless a formal application was made at the time of purchase to the IFA office . |
| 2 | The reason is to be able with ease to identify the sender of the letter , who typed it , and the file number if the organisation has one for a particular account . |
| 3 | The British have fallen in love with this Mediterranean island because it has everything for a perfect holiday : sunny skies , glorious beaches , bustling resorts , friendly people , fascinating sights and beautiful countryside . |
| 4 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |
| 5 | As in all societies , ritual is particularly important when meeting someone for the first time . |
| 6 | If the water is available , a licence is issued , which gives the conditions under which the water can be taken , but , if there is insufficient water , the authority can refuse a licence or issue one for a smaller quantity . |
| 7 | I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple |
| 8 | And I think that if people who are still smoking , and I think nearly every smoker is unhappy with their habit , if they will remember that and think that they can actually do something for the next generation , it 's not their fault , there are people out there , there are forces out there who are forced them to start smoking and who are trying to get the generation to start . |
| 9 | Runner-up River Falls , beaten a head , and his stablemate Swing Low , third , are both in the 2,000 Guineas but Richard Hannon will send one for the Italian version . |
| 10 | ‘ It says something for the civilising effect of our upbringing that we can both sit here calmly sharing a meal together when we freely admit to the same deep-seated and violent antipathy . ’ |
| 11 | Brody , for example , has written something for the first issue . ’ |
| 12 | The work is of a very high standard , with several children who have recently joined the school writing something for the first time . |
| 13 | Nothing on the exterior , however , prepared one for the stunning exhibition of color , texture , and mural art in the interior , features that constituted a major step in an architectural revolution that was most fully developed in the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago ( 1933–74 ) . |
| 14 | He 'd left the local school as early as his birthday would allow and had n't really done anything for the following year except watch his father die . |
| 15 | I do nt think he has done anything for the national game . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce . |
| 17 | JOHN Carroll will do anything for a quiet life , according to his young daughters . |
| 18 | Louis would do anything for a pretty girl . ’ |
| 19 | It really is important to get your statement , but first we 've got to see if we can do anything for the poor devil down there . " |
| 20 | No one had said anything for a long time . |
| 21 | When you meet someone for the first time , that person can |
| 22 | Or , when the , no , when I see , I meet someone for the first time . |
| 23 | Every increase in the price expected will , as a rule , induce some people who would not otherwise have produced anything , to produce a-little ; and those , who have produced something for the lower price , will produce more for the higher price . |
| 24 | can if you want , in the it 's not that far to go around and use one for the whole day . |
| 25 | Using one for the main yarn and one for the weaving yarn , you can produce very serviceable everyday fabrics , for everyday garments . |
| 26 | Gina , Barbara , Ronnie and Chris Jury , a friend of theirs from Hull University Drama Department days , volunteered to arrange something for the second anniversary of John 's kidnap on 17 April . |
| 27 | He can still settle or ask the court to award damages on the old basis of including something for the future risk . |
| 28 | If you would like to nominate someone for a future issue , send the details to at . |
| 29 | Probably get one for the little room , probably get er |
| 30 | We train to do something for a particular purpose , to develop the performance of specific tasks or skills . |