Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , the preliminary decisions of the Commission as to the admissibility of two cases submitted by British tax-protesters appear to have dealt a fatal blow to any remaining hopes that the European Court of Human Rights might be used as an additional forum in which to exert pressure for a change in the existing law and policy regarding tax diversion . |
| 2 | He went to Gouesnou during a recent visit to meet friends who helped him to evade capture for a time . |
| 3 | This means that one should never put one 's Japanese counterpart in a position that will force him to accept blame for a project going wrong , being delayed , etc . |
| 4 | Despite the opposition of his father he took up the study of medicine , first at Leipzig University and then in Vienna , where his funds ran out , forcing him to take employment for a time with the Governor of Transylvania until he had accumulated sufficient money to continue his studies . |
| 5 | That thought prompted me to ask Posi for a routine sweep for bugs . |
| 6 | ‘ Then — do you think it would be possible for me to take Azor for a walk ? ’ |