Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It facilitated Britain 's surprisingly rapid re-emergence as a major capital exporter , and it provided a framework for a major squeeze on the colonies . |
| 2 | In Brazil , the Communist party was illegal from 1922 to 1945 , and the abortive Communist-led uprising in 1935 ( see page 41 ) provided a pretext for a comprehensive crackdown on the entire left . |
| 3 | The interest of the rest of the ‘ virtuosi ’ ( as they were known ) was a more general one in the ‘ new philosophy ’ and its aims ; for the fact is that the Royal Society provided a focus for a whole movement of thought . |
| 4 | Freud 's speculations provide a beginning for a social scientific understanding of religion 's beginnings . |
| 5 | It is to be hoped that the results in this paper will both encourage further research into the determinants of international capital flows and provide a stimulus for a wider empirical analysis of the effects of financial market deregulation . |
| 6 | The drafter should bear in mind that many of the terms included in the standard terms will not be enforced in most transactions ; their purpose may be to deter claims from trading partners , to deter litigation , or provide a basis for a negotiated settlement . |
| 7 | The second way in which the discussion of Russia is significant for the relation of Marxism and anthropology is that Marx 's interest in traditional peasant communities became less theoretical and more practical , as he considered the possibility of the Russian peasant commune becoming a base for a future revolution . |
| 8 | Her musical career continues — she has just been asked to write a song for a new album by Belinda Carlisle . |
| 9 | Instructors should distribute Handout 21 and ask trainees to write a protocol for a possible intervention using what they have learned in the preceding parts — particularly the ten steps in Part 3 . |
| 10 | A reference by the Director may include a proposal for a ministerial order dealing with the consumer trade practice , section 17 . |
| 11 | The biotechnology companies would then directly buy a licence for a particular technique rather than negotiating with individual universities . |
| 12 | Or the refugee from China who develped a passion for a 21-stone woman from County Clare . |
| 13 | At a further meeting in July , Green , General Secretary for the National WEA , submitted a memorandum which , in effect , proposed a constitution for a joint University/ WEA Rural Areas Committee . |
| 14 | Only then did she fully realise that if she had been five minutes later the watchers keeping a lookout for a stray boy might , tomorrow , have been hauling ashore the sodden body of Gus Hambro . |
| 15 | They want a haven for a few days to talk to some neutral listener while they conquer an impending sense of ‘ going round the bend ’ . |
| 16 | The study for the Gulbenkian Foundation found a need for a greater availability of electronic and amplification equipment , of rehearsal space , of cheap recording facilities with expert advice and instruction on how to use them and finally for more places to perform in . |
| 17 | In Britain the inner city provides an analytical empty vessel which serves well rhetorically to provide a rationale for a disparate set of political projects , not only those of racial subordination but also far fetching social reforms . |
| 18 | With nothing else to read , it seemed to have the edge on the income tax manuals ( though non-believers would say only just ) , so you can imagine how bad I felt when I opened it to find most of the pages had been razored to provide a nest for a small brown envelope . |
| 19 | I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people . |
| 20 | The Branch has been approached by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland to provide a speaker for a forthcoming two-day Seminar being organised by ICAS for its members and being held on 23 and 24 April at the Stakis Hydro Hotel , Dunkeld , Perthshire . |
| 21 | Well no the issue is whether any sector is to be discounted because because of the distribution of settlements it would be on balance , difficult to find a location for a new settlement within that sector . |
| 22 | Are you saying that six to eight miles would not be , you would not be able to find a location for a new settlement in |
| 23 | Israel is small and densely populated so it is extremely difficult to find a site for a nuclear plant . |
| 24 | At just about the same time , a cigar-gnawing chief executive thousands of miles away was shredding his meticulously planned TV schedules to find a slot for a homely Australian series which was to become one of the all time surprise hits , turning many of its stars into instant celebrities . |
| 25 | Doctors are trying to find a cure for a four-year-old girl who 's allergic to eating . |
| 26 | SURGEONS will meet in France next week in an attempt to find a cure for a little girl who faces death ten times daily . |
| 27 | Kinnaird , who is chairing the seminar , says he is regularly asked to find a woman for a senior management job ‘ all other things being equal ’ . |
| 28 | There was no reference to the key educational issue in the Queen 's speech , and Michael Stewart ( the new Secretary of State ) was obviously playing for time : ‘ I would rather wait a bit for a good comprehensive system than try to push a sham version in its place . ’ |
| 29 | Although swap space may be increased it is a drastic solution simply to obtain a parse for a single sentence . |
| 30 | Eight changes of serve followed until Soutter broke the deadlock with a drop that created a gap for a lovely cross-court forehand sliced winner . |