Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other market roles invariably involve a search for the best exchange opportunities for translating an initially owned asset into something more eagerly desired . |
| 2 | PARAGON 'S Sunday concert in Glasgow at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama provided a showcase for the Romanian composer Violeta Dinescu . |
| 3 | The victory was both immediate and absolute ; equally important , it provided a tonic for the Allied civilian population , who were becoming increasingly war-weary and despondent . |
| 4 | It provided a vocabulary for the mass marketing of hippies . |
| 5 | Hennessy watched the Rover go , following it until it was lost behind a fold in the uneven green that provided a covering for the harsh crags underneath . |
| 6 | Between the wars it provided a market for the growing volume of Treasury bills issued by the government to meet its short-term financing needs . |
| 7 | However , the division of Germany , the decision to create a West German State , and the establishment of Nato provided a legitimation for the Soviet role in eastern Europe — and vice versa . |
| 8 | Its simplistic political viewpoint may have correctly reflected attitudes at the time it was set ; but it provided a target for the anti-war movement and provoked demonstrations in many cities world-wide when it was shown . |
| 9 | This revolutionised almost all aspects of the earth sciences , and provided a mechanism for the older concept of continental drift , which was , until the 1960s , an often-dismissed peripheral idea . |
| 10 | Sentence ( 10 ) tells us of a " weakness " of the " heart " , but not until ( 11 ) , where this matter is taken up again in the expression " the poor child was not robust " , do we learn that it provided a reason for the present interview : it was for this reason ( we surmise ) that the Moreens wished to engage a resident tutor . |
| 11 | It also provided a basis for the subsequent investigation , encouraging the analysts to approach the second phase in a structured and methodical manner . |
| 12 | Yet it also provided a basis for the dynamic interpretation of biological processes , leaving room for a high degree of psychosomatic interaction . |
| 13 | This gave the project a visible identity within the school and provided a focus for the curricular aspirations of a number of key departmental representatives ( particularly the heads of history and IS ) . |
| 14 | However , though they now understand the atomic organisation of the plates , Professor Mann said more work had to be done to find out how the cell provided a template for the exotic shapes to emerge . |
| 15 | It also provided a forum for the latest research results . |
| 16 | The growth of the embryo towards maturity provided a model for the whole evolutionary process . |
| 17 | He 'd need a blanket for the cold nights . |
| 18 | The eleven staff , headed by principal advisor , Debbie Dean , also provide a service for the surrounding community . |
| 19 | These give additional depth to the painting and provide a framework for the distant forms . |
| 20 | In practice , they constitute something of as guide to interested bodies ad provide a framework for the main items of legislation introduced by an incoming government in the first session or two of a new Parliament : most manifesto promises are usually implemented . |
| 21 | The primer has to protect metal from corrosion and provide a bond for the top coat . |
| 22 | As an added incentive the Chester-le-Street group of clubs provide a trophy for the first CIU member past the post and this year the clubmen 's shield went to Paul Casey from Osborne Social Club . |
| 23 | MINIS , when properly developed , could identify and measure the performance of departmental cost centres , and thereby provide a potential for the comprehensive reorganization of departments based upon the principle of decentralization to managerially autonomous accountable units . |
| 24 | Such a policy runs directly counter to the current policy of using the NHS to train staff in giving long stay care and provide a model for the private sector . |
| 25 | It also has the effect of raising the back edge so as to hide the joints at the bottom and provide a start for the graceful curve down from the top edge . |
| 26 | Provide a towel for the exclusive use of each child . |
| 27 | Some quality of original acquisition must , in other words , provide a justification for the perpetual privatisation of property and the consequent denial of its use to third parties . |
| 28 | Shaun 's last years at school had been difficult he 'd even taken a swing at a teacher at one point — and he 'd earned a reputation for the motherless Hammond boys that Wayne had found himself sharing even though he 'd done nothing to earn it . |
| 29 | The joint campaign is becoming a reality for the two companies , which first joined forces to explore the potential of the East European market some 18 months ago . |
| 30 | It is intended that these principles are not seen purely as constrictive rules , but as a guide to promote the positive development of Scottish rock climbing to ensure that sports climbing , rather than becoming a substitute for the traditional climbing , grows alongside it . |