Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In later years a boy may continue to look unconsciously for a mother with whom to relate , or a girl for a father to take the place of a loved parent or compensate for a lack of satisfaction in that direction . |
| 2 | Or sit for a while with your back against the trunk of a mature tree ( preferably an oak ) ; breathe deeply and allow yourself to merge , as it were , with the energies of the tree . |
| 3 | Today by some bonus of chance they were being left there to enjoy it and had not been interrupted with a call for tea or to go for a swim with Dad who had just come home . |
| 4 | The way we speak about Wimpey and the impression we give may influence someone who is thinking of buying a Wimpey home , negotiating with Wimpey Construction , buying materials from Wimpey Minerals or applying for a course in one of our craft training centres . |
| 5 | A smaller building company may be asked to provide more detailed financial information than is contained in the modified company accounts when applying to join a list of approved contractors or applying for a tenancy of , say , a builder 's yard or offices . |
| 6 | In our view , we ought not to shut our eyes to these facts , or mask the dark sides of tsarist activities , or look for a justification for them in the need to protect Russian settlements from nomad onslaughts , and in the voevody 's disobedience to the tsar , etc . |
| 7 | Saying goodbye to the freedom to walk down a street on her own , to browse through the sales , to decide on the spur of the moment to visit friends , or meet for a drink in the pub . |
| 8 | to the last meeting , it was my understanding the same as everybody el everybody else that we have not the funds or budgeting for a camera in this financial year and that approved . |
| 9 | Others say they were unable to comply with the surgeons instructions that they undertake no lifting or pulling for a period of time after the operation . |
| 10 | On receipt of the Change Request Form the Development Manager reviews the Change Request or arranges for a member of the Development Team to review the Change Request . |
| 11 | Add a sparkle to your hairstyle with a beautiful accessory or go for a touch of luxury with a velvet band or bow . |
| 12 | Green did not go to church every Sunday — sometimes he walked around the house and idled , or went for a walk in the hills ; but he notes his attendance at church , in Ambleside , Grasmere or Keswick and the preacher he has heard . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , the identification of more common alterations such as p53 mutation or screening for a panel of genetic lesions , or both , may in future make genetic screening of stool samples a viable proposition . |
| 14 | A free haircare leaflet comes with most brushes — or write for a copy to : |
| 15 | Have a word with us , discuss your plans , ring or write for a meeting with our Technical Designer . |
| 16 | Human capabilities to reason about complex systems states and the propagation of failure and associated systems are all available within the trained diagnostician , but can break down or fail for a variety of reasons including data overload , incomplete information and fatigue . |
| 17 | In September 1953 Curran became the BBC 's first internally selected administrative trainee , visiting or working for a time in different departments of the BBC in and out of London and assisting in the preparation of the BBC 's first personnel manual . |
| 18 | It was invented by the Joseph-Robinson corporation , a particularly unscrupulous food company that operated for a time amongst the outer colonies of the planet Earth . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ So , perhaps a really cynical person would conjecture that you need the money that caddying for a golfer like Harley , who is obviously back in form and on the verge of some big wins and big money , would bring . |
| 20 | But you and I both know that applying for a stay of more than six months takes time . |
| 21 | Rosenne concluded that the inclusion of jus cogens , along with the distinction that is drawn between treaties that are void ab initio165 and those that can be subsequently avoided , gives the Convention the flexibility that allows for a reconciliation between its dominant bilateralism and the overall community interest . |
| 22 | And we lack provisions that allows for a presidency in the absence of a minister is a good one as long as it is monitored closely by district council . |
| 23 | if Frank can get some first team football in spain i guess he feels that it will be better for his career than waiting for a chance at leeds — a chance that much likely will not come up . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , this peculiar combination had a long life and was destined to reappear in the Middle Ages as the Albigensian heresy that flourished for a while in southern France but was eventually crushed in the first quarter of the thirteenth century by the northern French at the command of the most powerful of the medieval Popes , Innocent III . |
| 25 | The events associated with the prisoners ' rights movement that flourished for a time in the late 1960s and early 1970s in parts of the United States , Scandinavia and Britain had by the early 1980s largely disappeared without trace . |
| 26 | Instead it is necessary to think in terms of a bundle of policies translated through design guidelines into the construction of specific physical facilities that allow for a diversity of cycling needs . |
| 27 | Fighting for a place in the Leeds United line-up must be better and more important than fighting for a place in Norway 's World Cup squad . |
| 28 | Something twisted inside her at the naked emotion that flashed for a moment across his face . |
| 29 | But Moon still hopes to be fit for the Wales squad that leaves for a week of warm-weather training in Lanzorote on Tuesday . |
| 30 | Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for a minute before adding the cooked onion , extra oil and chopped olives . |