Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But Christmas is surely the right moment to try to put it behind us and to find a moment to pray for those , wherever they are , who are doing their best in all sorts of ways to make things better in 1993 . ’ |
| 2 | But Christmas is surely the right moment to try to put it behind us and to find a moment to pray for those , wherever they are , who are doing their best in all sorts of ways to make things better in 1993 . |
| 3 | ‘ But Christmas is surely the right moment to try to put it behind us and to find a moment to pray for those , wherever they are , who are doing their best in all sorts of ways to make things better in 1993 , ’ she said . |
| 4 | He was driving a car chased for twenty miles by police . |
| 5 | ‘ He has a part to play for this club . |
| 6 | Nobody in the workshop has a good to say for that machine . |
| 7 | C & G was also convicted of omitting an invitation to ask for further details in two further advertisements . |
| 8 | Among these he claimed that LGCM , by displaying a flyer for the Gay Guide to London in the office , encouraged promiscuity ; that , by publishing a leaflet arguing for positive images in schools , it was promoting paedophilia ; and that , by advertising the GLC booklets entitled Changing the World and Tackling Heterosexism , it was in opposition to the criminal law of England ! |
| 9 | Five years ago I hired an aircraft to tour for two weeks in the USA and was briefed on the possibility of radio thefts and the method used . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | And I 've got a chapter to read for American Studies . |
| 13 | Insignia declines to comment on whether it has licensed Windows source code , though one Insignia insider said the company has had a Windows license for two years . |
| 14 | When you have had a zero reading for seven days , then you can start treating the pond for parasites . |
| 15 | A man who allowed a greyhound to suffer for six weeks after it broke its leg has been banned from keeping dogs for three years . |
| 16 | In its White Paper , the government made a commitment to press for European minimum standards for domestic appliances . |
| 17 | They produced a declaration calling for financial and technological assistance from the developed world in return for taking steps to preserve their forests . |
| 18 | There are a number of Acts of Parliament which empower a magistrate on sworn information to issue a warrant to search for such things as stolen goods , forged documents , drugs . |
| 19 | The fact that IBM Corp has scheduled a board meeting for next Tuesday has analysts speculating like mad that the company may name its new chief executive after the meeting : the only name now being tossed about is that of Louis Gerstner , chairman and chief executive of RJR Nabisco Inc , who shot to favourite in the betting after USA Today reported that talks between IBM and Gerstner had gone as far as discussion of a compensation package . |
| 20 | They forget that the magic of television means that we 've probably heard it all before , so we really do make an effort to go for fresh material . |
| 21 | NEIL FOSTER faces an Essex fine for kicking stumps in anger but this weekend he could be punching the air in delight if he receives an England recall for next week 's second Test against Australia at Lord 's . |
| 22 | NEIL FOSTER faces an Essex fine for kicking stumps in anger but this weekend he could be punching the air in delight if he receives an England recall for next week 's second Test against Australia at Lord 's . |
| 23 | Yeah , well I got an essay to write for this work now . |
| 24 | So I said well I 've never been in the situation but I said if it , if it was , if I was in that situation I , asked to see the manager or person in charge , make an offer to pay for any damage that was done and if that did n't suffice then I would say well I am the care officer for a Mencap home and the only thing I can do is say will you er get in touch with my boss and it 'll have to be sorted out from Head Office and she said perfect , you could n't do anything better , then she give me all different things that we 've gone into the next day and the patient 's done everything down the bed , what would you do ? |
| 25 | JERUSALEM — The Unified Leadership of the Uprising , in a sudden hardening of the 21-month-old intifada , distributed a leaflet calling for general strikes in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip on five days during the next week , beginning on Thursday . |
| 26 | It is certainly true that popular rule , conceived of in the simplest terms , does not logically imply a commitment to respect for individual liberty : there could be such a thing as popular tyranny , or a popularly endorsed tyranny . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Some of the tenement farmers there leased a family holding for five , six or seven generations under the Tudors and Stuarts , and old-established surnames accounted for four out of every five entries in the Myddle parish register . |
| 29 | Purchasers in turn , since they would still be cash-limited , would have an incentive to bargain for improved value-for-money . |
| 30 | He would like to hold a discussion meeting for like minds so if you are interested give him a ring on 0533 770531 . |