Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [noun] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chatichai Choonhaven , then Prime Minister of Thailand , met with all the Cambodian factions in Bangkok , the Thai capital , in early and mid-February in an attempt to win approval for a new initiative which called upon the warring groups to begin rebuilding the shattered Cambodian infrastructure before implementation of a peace settlement . |
| 2 | ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu arrived in Bangkok yesterday to start efforts by Nobel Peace Prize winners to win freedom for a fellow laureate , the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi . |
| 3 | ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu arrived in Bangkok yesterday to start efforts by Nobel Peace Prize winners to win freedom for a fellow laureate , the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi . |
| 4 | The plan is to combine elements of their current Unix offerings — ICL 's DRS/NX Server , Fujitsu 's UPX implementations and Amdahl 's UTS mainframe Unix — and cross-license key value-added products , in a bid to win customers for a new breed of mid-range and high-end Sparc servers aimed at scientific and commercial Unix customers . |
| 5 | The plan is to combine elements of their current Unix offerings — ICL 's DRS/NX Server , Fujitsu 's UPX implementations and Amdahl 's UTS mainframe Unix — and cross-license key value-added products , in a bid to win customers for a new breed of mid-range and high-end Sparc servers aimed at scientific and commercial Unix customers . |
| 6 | Use a dampened sponge to apply foundation for a natural look and longer-lasting make-up . |
| 7 | The green light for the X100 brings to an end nine months of heart searching at Browns Lane while Ford invited its own design offices to submit plans for a new Jaguar sports car . |
| 8 | A letter by 200 US members of Congress on Sept. 5 calling for the Bush administration to abandon hopes for a moderate leadership in Iran and instead to recognize the country 's resistance groups , was condemned by the Majlis Speaker , Ayatollah Mehdi Karrubi , who said that the US administration would " take the wish of overthrowing the Islamic Republic to their graves " . |
| 9 | Colleague , just one second , I do apologize for , for cutting in , but colleagues if you 're , if it 's your intention to leave Congress for a few moments please do it as quietly as possible . |
| 10 | After graduation he was awarded a scholarship to do research for a doctoral thesis on Thomas Gray [ q.v. ] , apparently never completed , under the supervision of I. A. Richards [ q.v . ] . |
| 11 | PUPILS are selling themselves into slavery this week in a bid to raise money for a worthy cause . |
| 12 | He is to spearhead a bid to raise cash for a new hospice , hospital and day centre in Hindley , near Wigan . |
| 13 | Teaching establishments should register their intention to seek accreditation for a new course as soon as possible so that Candidate Status may be approved and a provisional date for an accreditation visit booked . |
| 14 | Four casualty team members have just run a half marathon to raise money for a revolutionary diagnostic MRI machine for the hospital . |
| 15 | Similarly , you must bring any court action to get compensation for a lost or damaged inland letter within 12 months of posting it . |
| 16 | American , other analysts noted , has had several months to prepare contingencies for a hostile takeover attempt , and probably has a restructuring deal of its own waiting in the wings . |
| 17 | The power granted by the Immigration Act to detain people for an indefinite period gives rise to a high level of anxiety and stress among detainees . |
| 18 | Despite several attempts , the county has been unable to persuade Braintree District Council to approve plans for a southern link road around Sudbury near the Braintree area . |
| 19 | Despite several attempts , the county has been unable to persuade Braintree District Council to approve plans for a southern link road around Sudbury near the Braintree area . |
| 20 | WITH TEARS and bitter accusations of government insensitivity , an Angus family were yesterday thrown out of their home to make way for a new road . |
| 21 | In response the Interior Minister , José Luis Corcuera , on Feb. 24 challenged ETA to suspend violence for a six-month period as proof of its new willingness to talk . |
| 22 | In particular , the operation of the Social Fund — a benefit offered as a loan — often calls for social workers to provide support for a particular case , given the limited budget of the fund and the rationing that must be applied as a result . |
| 23 | The Labour government will work within the G7 and the European Community to win support for a New Marshall Plan to assist the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and of the ex-Soviet Union . |
| 24 | By nationalising the right to use land for a new purpose — in this case , to build houses on it — the Act has placed on all building land a value which is both high ( because monopolistic ) and arbitrary ( because determined not by the market but by the individual , unappealable decisions of the Central Land Board in assessing ‘ development charge ’ ) . |
| 25 | A legal estate is the right to possess land for a determinate or an indefinite period of time . |
| 26 | In the middle of July a sponsored climb took place to raise money for a local charity — Special Sport — who take handicapped people climbing at Harrison 's and North Wales . |
| 27 | All members of the Planning Group to offer suggestions for a second speaker . |
| 28 | There is a plan to clear the site to make way for a spanking new conference centre . |
| 29 | The wide variety of communicative activities at the core of English Today ! gives children the opportunity to use language for a real purpose in some of their favourite contexts : games , puzzles and riddles , pairwork , rhymes , songs , and stories for reading and listening . |
| 30 | In this case the seller has no lien over one instalment of goods to compel payment for a different ( earlier ) instalment . |