Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan was not unique in the problems faced by her rural population , but her attempts to search for an external outlet for domestic discontent were unusually vigorous . |
| 2 | A CROWD of people fought with police officers as they tried to stop a council bailiff taking a car to pay for an outstanding poll tax bill , a court was told yesterday . |
| 3 | A number of hypotheses to account for an excess mortality have been proposed , including an effect of socioeconomic statis . |
| 4 | Mrs Feather 's daughter Imogen had a brief , unhappy affair with Phipps , only last Christmas , and had subsequently left the village to care for an elderly aunt in Scotland . |
| 5 | A curator bonis , an administrator appointed by a court in Scotland to act for an incapacitated person , may open a Tessa on behalf of an incapacitated person provided that person is aged 18 or over . |
| 6 | The City 's sigh of relief at Barclays ' decision to look for an outside candidate to take on the role of chief executive was audible . |
| 7 | This scheme allowed individuals to arrange for an interest-free loan of up to DFl.12,500 ( £4,460 ; $7,140 ) to finance the purchase of a work of art . |
| 8 | I can not see that any of this speculation helps us to understand the poem ; but if we must guess , it seems more to the point to look for an eight-year-old girl . |
| 9 | Another general election was not due until May 1994 , and with the amended law perceived as likely to benefit the ND , the opposition had less incentive to press for an early election . |
| 10 | The UK government has since tried to use Acheson 's opinion to argue for an upwards revision of the 50 mg/litre limit . |
| 11 | Perhaps the replacement of the flawed philosophy which permits the best batsmen in a team to bat for an unlimited number of deliveries , but restricts the number of overs the best bowlers in a side can send down ? |
| 12 | The IMF announced on May 21 that it had agreed to the government 's request to extend for an additional year its current three-year extended arrangement granted in 1989 . |
| 13 | Solanki 's resignation , the first by a member of the current government , led opposition parties in the Lok Sabha to call for an immediate motion of censure against the government . |
| 14 | What a price to pay for an Imperial whim . |
| 15 | But for months , Hay had been forcing Bryan to hand over hundreds of pounds to pay for an expensive lifestyle . |
| 16 | The county court , often in the person of the chief clerk , will arrange for the debtor to attend for an oral examination as to his means , The debtor 's answers are recorded and signed , becoming the basis of a realistic payment order by instalments in many cases . |
| 17 | Nevertheless separate meetings which President Vassiliou and Denktash held with the UN Secretary-General , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , on Nov. 29 and Dec. 4 , 1989 , resulted in both sides accepting an invitation from Pérez de Cuéllar to meet for an indefinite period in search of an agreement , starting on Feb. 26 , 1990 . |
| 18 | The sonnets may announce a compatibility between poetic convention and authentic expression ; or the sonnets may be the result of Astrophil staying within the muse 's domain , writing in imitation of familiar poetic norms and abandoning the muse 's advice to look for an authentic writing from the heart . |
| 19 | A further supervisors ' exam , taken after 18 months , enables staff to apply for an assistant kennel manager 's post . |
| 20 | ‘ This is none of my business , but did I just hear you say you were thinking of doing some private nursing to save for an overseas trip ? ’ |
| 21 | Conversely , a man 's wish to care for an elderly relative might conflict with the expectation that he should go out to work . |
| 22 | With the tragedy that is Cyprus today and the role that we have as a guarantor power , will my right hon. Friend confirm that he is prepared to use the framework of the Western European Union to press for an acceptable solution — acceptable to all sides in Cyprus ? |
| 23 | If you are unsure of which style of lettering to choose for an initial design , look through some magazines or books for inspiration , or browse through a catalogue of dry transfer lettering until you had a typeface you like . |
| 24 | If you have another lucrative position lined up , that will be a good reason to press for an early resolution if you fear that once your ex-employer learns of it , he might be much less inclined to generosity . |
| 25 | It is possible within the law for ratepayers to call for an extraordinary audit . |
| 26 | A conceivable problem for the Solo is its price — £39,850 is a lot to pay for an unknown quantity . |
| 27 | If the dress is being specially made for the bride it should be an easy matter to ask for an extra piece of the fabric with which to create the background , but since this is often not the case , a compromise must be reached . |
| 28 | That it was unfairly biased towards the incumbent vendor and therefore chose not to participate , it is very costly for companies to put together proposals to bid for an online game . |
| 29 | I commute from Dunfermline to Edinburgh to work for an enlightened firm of architects which designed into its office a shower facility , which allows me to cycle in all weathers . |
| 30 | Thus up to the end of World War II ( when the public sector marriage bar was abolished and young women retained paid jobs on marriage ) , in order to qualify for an occupational pension in old age derived from her own earnings a woman usually had to remain unmarried . |