Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [adv] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’ |
| 2 | Very often your teacher may ask you to come twice a week for two or three weeks and then once a week for a further period which will vary from pupil to pupil . |
| 3 | I bet they asked them to fill in a form for it |
| 4 | At 8.30am on his first day on the job , Mr Lobov summoned senior officials in his ministry and told them to draw up a plan for re-establishing state control over the economy . |
| 5 | Once again there is n not necessarily er anybody to write out a cheque for one million pounds o or whatever . |
| 6 | Jacob , trim in his dinner-jacket , his dark eyes sparkling darker against the greying of his thick hair ; Leo , blond , relaxed , despite the effort it had cost him to put on a suit for the occasion . |
| 7 | She said that it did not matter whether or not he knew Alexander Atkins and instructed him to take down a message for him . |
| 8 | The European Council reaffirmed its willingness to help the Soviet Union but referred back to the Commission the task of submitting before the next Council meeting proposals for decisions to be taken , and also asked it to draw up a plan for a major commercial , scientific and technical co-operation agreement with the Soviet Union . |
| 9 | These broad themes taken together led us to put forward a proposal for a anew divorce law in our book Grounds for Divorce . |