Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pers pn] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And even when it succeeds , there is still a chance that after pursuing it for some way another gazelle passing in front will impede it and its first , tiring target will be able to escape . |
2 | This method is the first of its kind , and the ministry is considering developing it for commercial application . |
3 | It can be extended for the specific purpose of retraining you for new work provided that any agreement to do so : |
4 | The universities are also concerned that in three years they may be obliged to give any available permanent position to a WIPer instead of advertising it for open competition , thereby reducing their ability to attract the best talent . |
5 | I 've got ta take her for another injection . |
6 | We should closely look at why this flopped before suggesting it for next year as another failure would be demoralising . |
7 | Security was tight at yesterday 's ceremony , with press photographs banned and a single TV cameraman shepherded around by two naval security officers , who had to view his film before releasing it for public consumption . |
8 | This frequent contact with families is given strong emphasis by the prison authorities , who see it as one of the key elements both of encouraging prisoners to participate and in preparing them for successful reintegration . |
9 | Indeed , the range of skills which actuaries develop nowadays are ideally suited to fitting them for corporate management in general . |
10 | Their two-year project initially involves the implementation of software on a massively parallel Single Instruction , Multiple Data system , with a view to converting it for Multiple Instruction , Multiple Data systems at a later date . |
11 | Despite her protestations , it was evident Jane Pargeter still resented David Parkin for dumping her for another woman . |
12 | The boys are furious when the police break their own rules by arresting them for public order offences while they are fighting on their home ground . |
13 | I tried running but gave up after two paces , and then went from meditation to mental arithmetic , calculating the length of each step by counting them for each revolution of the wheel . |
14 | Ford began changing the way it treated its suppliers in 1980 by rating them for qual ity . |