Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She slipped the newspaper cutting into the top drawer of her bedside chest , then took the opportunity to go for a walk by herself , without Josh . |
| 2 | FOR YOUNG PEOPLE , A NEW ENTITLEMENT TO TRAIN FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO FOUR YEARS , WITH A QUALIFICATION AT THE END OF IT COMPARABLE TO THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF THOSE WHO HAVE STAYED AT SCHOOL . |
| 3 | A lot of the members told me I was very good — I could pull clubs well and read greens — and I should try going to the Bing Crosby to work for a pro in the tournament . |
| 4 | One Sunday I asked Biddy to come for a walk on the marshes . |
| 5 | ( iii ) Building on their experience of reading and hearing a wide range of poetry , they should have opportunities , both individually and in groups , to use poetic features such as rhythm , rhyme and alliteration in verse forms such as jingles , limericks , ballads , haiku , etc. ( iv ) Pupils should have opportunities to write for a range of communicative or informative purposes including describing , explaining , giving instructions , reporting , expressing a point of view . |
| 6 | Deprived of its mother 's constant care in those years , it will grow up emotionally handicapped , incapable of forming deep relationships and might steal in an attempt to compensate for a lack of mother love . |
| 7 | She allowed her mind to dwell for a minute on her old schoolfellow in the role of husband . |
| 8 | Amongst those who did not do duty in this year 's championship are Phil Davies ( standing down as Llanelli skipper after a highly successful five year run ; reverting to the second row and declaring his intention to challenge for a place in the Lions party in that position — remember the trouble he gave Paul Ackford when Wales last beat England in 1989 ) ; David Bryant ( controversially appointed a youthful pack leader in his first season in international rugby under the John Ryan regime , now recovered from a debilitating period of illness ) ; Andy Allen ( the front jumper was capped out of Newbridge in 1990 , subsequently becoming yet another moving down the valley to Newport ) ; Aled Williams ( one cap as a replacement wing in Namibia in 1990 , when a Bridgend player , but increasingly favoured by many to join Robert Jones in forming a club halfback partnership ) . |
| 9 | Joyce explained that it had always been his intention to apply for a commission in the army once he had got his degree . |
| 10 | The sponsors of the bill made clear their intention to press for a vote on it within the current legislative session . |
| 11 | If , as children , we were given healing opportunities to grieve for a range of losses , whether it was falling and losing our precariously-achieved sense of balance , the death of a cat , the breaking of a doll or having to move house , we will have learned skills which will stand us in good stead later . |
| 12 | A graduate of Georgetown University , he 'd won a coveted Rhodes Scholarship to study for a BPhil in Politics at University College . |
| 13 | He had also opposed the complete privatization of state industries and instead proposed temporary protection for industry to allow for a process of revitalization , through exports and improvements in agriculture ( especially increased foreign aid for crop substitution programmes to replace cocaine-producing coca plants ) , mining and fishing . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've made an offer to the club to pay for a player on loan myself , ’ said Shilton . |
| 15 | Shilton had said earlier : ‘ I have made an offer to the club to pay for a player on loan myself to cover our injuries in the short term . |
| 16 | It is our usual practice to ask for a payment in advance of costs and thereafter to submit an interim bill every six months . |
| 17 | Maxim had an hour and a half to wait for a train to Osnabrück , and half changed his mind about hiring a car , but that meant lots of signatures , and might be difficult to hand back if he flew home on a trooping flight from RAF Gütersloh . |
| 18 | The tube workers had a whip-round to pay for a taxi to the railway station . |
| 19 | Two other key Senate committees ( appropriations and foreign operations ) subsequently aligned themselves with the intelligence committee , thereby creating a powerful lobby to push for a change in policy . |
| 20 | Someone came from County Hall to ask for a list of folk for decoration . |
| 21 | When they arrived home , Liz quickly wrote to the curator of the castle 's museum to ask for a pattern of the dress , only to be told that it had been copied from an 1898 issue of the London Illustrated News . |
| 22 | Russian objections led the Dreikaiserbund to ask for a conference of ambassadors at Constantinople to summon the prince to withdraw . |
| 23 | Despite Hayatou 's appeal for calm and his announcement of a policy of " dialogue , consultation and national reconciliation " , a meeting on May 2 at Yaoundé University between students and the chancellor to prepare for a consultation with Hayatou broke up with the arrival of troops . |
| 24 | The decision to apply for a place in a residential care home is very often a traumatic one , whether it is a planned or an emergency admission . |
| 25 | Given the significance of patronage in securing a promotion , or in placing an officer in a situation where he might have an opportunity to distinguish himself , and thus strengthen his claims to advancement , there was a good incentive to arrange for a transfer to another ship where favour might be expected . |
| 26 | Burrows and Hunter 's general conclusion is that " from the views given us by local authorities the 1988 Housing Act 's strengthening of the anti-harassment laws have made prosecutions slightly easier for local authorities but , in practice , there is often a failure to prosecute for a range of non-legal reasons " ( p. 41 ) . |
| 27 | Iraq rejected it , since it made no reference to the need to provide for a resumption of Iraqi petroleum sales ( currently blocked under the UN embargo ) . |
| 28 | Firms have the right to apply for a review of the committee 's decision . |
| 29 | If you are dissatisfied with any disciplinary decision relating to you , you have a right to apply for a review of the decision to the next level of officer specified in the procedure referred to in paragraph 3 above . |
| 30 | Between them they started to cover the shelter until it was time tor Tom to leave for a meeting in the village hall . |