Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doubt is whether to extend this to the lower house , or introduce a French-style ballot for both houses . |
| 2 | He was not sure if he should tip-toe slowly and cautiously along until he reached the lower grounds of Old Ashfield , or make a sudden dash for it in the hope of outrunning any danger that might be waiting to pounce . |
| 3 | In other words they give an account of what a professional ought to be like , or advocate a particular process for increasing professionality . |
| 4 | The lines remain constant almost as if in defiance at the narrowing down of life in the actual theme or to provide a strong medium for the subject of the weakness of old age . |
| 5 | More often it will be to establish some intermediate way point in the development path of a system ; in order to carry out a review , for example , or to provide a frozen issue for prototype system testing . |
| 6 | If you 'll be using a wheelbarrow frequently , then make risers low and treads deep , to make is easier to manoeuvre — or build a separate ramp for it . |
| 7 | ‘ Most networks still are n't constructed in anticipation of people needing or wanting a plug-in connection for a portable at their desk . ’ |
| 8 | Some may have the opportunity of a short-term secondment to industry to observe the world of work at first hand or to reconnoitre a promising field for curriculum in-put . |
| 9 | The State Department believed that the US must either take on Britain 's role as protector of Near Eastern states from Russia , or witness a major advance for Communism . |
| 10 | None of these operations , however , was strong enough to take on the role of nurturing talent or providing a supportive home for creative filmmakers . |
| 11 | They would be from Canada , from her sister Louise who would suggest that she might put up various old acquaintances passing through London , or find a suitable family for a darling Austrian boy , not so very much older than Martha , whose father was a kind of Count , but was also in the import-export business , or try to recall a splendid person , the friend of a friend of hers who had had a very , very sad story . |
| 12 | What does it matter to you if I never remarry or find a new father for Emily ? ’ |
| 13 | The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse . |
| 14 | There would still be those who would find their consolation in the bottom of a bottle or continue a restless search for the love they had never known . |
| 15 | Most will arrange a payment holiday , reduced payments for a specified period or devise a special scheme for you . |
| 16 | Instead of impressing its customers with the ease and convenience of , say , Microsoft 's ‘ Word ’ word-processing program , the company hopes to wow them with the way that ‘ Word ’ can incorporate charts or query a remote database for the latest sales figures . |
| 17 | Had the tax been implemented at the time it would have noticeably increased the number of tax exiles who were leaving the country , for never mind pop-stars and sportsmen , it would have been even worth the while of middle management to seek a place in the ex-colonial countries , or to learn a new tongue for residence in a foreign land , simply in order to achieve some savings and improve his family life and provide for dependants . |
| 18 | One tube costs just 60p — or buy a triple pack for £1.55 . |
| 19 | The common name is a corruption of the word febrifuge , from the Latin febris , fever , and fugo , put to flight , but it does not seem in the past to have been used or considered a specific remedy for high temperatures . |
| 20 | There were modest alternatives available to an antislavery readership but they either propounded the outlook of a minority tendency as did the Anti-Slavery Advocate , edited by the Irish Garrisonian Richard Webb in the 1850s , or had a predominantly local circulation as was likely with the short-lived Anti-Slavery Watchman of Manchester produced by the Garrisonian group around George Thompson and his son-in-law F. W. Chesson , or propounded a particular remedy for slavery in the case of the Quaker Richardson family in Newcastle through the Slave 's stress on the free produce movement . |
| 21 | An advancement means a sum of money paid to a child to start him in business or to make a permanent provision for him ; it does not include casual payments given as a present or to help to tide over temporary difficulties . |
| 22 | Whether you 're entertaining the family , arranging a special celebration , or planning a candlelit dinner for two , here 's the perfect opportunity to win a table setting to enhance the most sumptuous spread . |
| 23 | Other instances of racial prejudice can be found in the fact that the church used by the black community is used by the white men as a gambling den in the week although using a white church for such purposes would not be allowed , if even thought of . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , failures will be encountered and such failures can eventually attain a degree of seriousness that constitutes a serious crisis for the paradigm and may lead to the rejection of a paradigm and its replacement by an incompatible alternative . |
| 25 | There was a spaciousness and simplicity of line that made a perfect foil for the few touches of vibrant colour that drew the eye , and yet the whole effect was completely uncontrived , as if it had all come together naturally . |
| 26 | General courses have so far been defined in mainly negative terms , as ones which are neither geared to a specific external profession or occupation nor provide a specialized preparation for postgraduate research and , implicitly , an academic career . |
| 27 | Erm new version of the Spoken Cor Corpus Consent Form that has a little space for tape numbers . |
| 28 | A high-powered grill that has a healthy appetite for the biggest brunch . |
| 29 | The company is also introducing the Pro-Mat , a synthetic tee area made from a tough turf fabric that has a special backing for durability . |
| 30 | A properly set uniform emission fee that charged a given sum for each unit ( say , 1 tonne ) of pollutant emitted , for example , could achieve a collectively established level of air quality at the least total control cost to society ( Krier and Ursin , 1977 ) . |