Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The counsellor can be the ‘ facilitator ’ of group formation ; or merely provide an opportunity for an individual to enter an already established group . |
| 2 | It is intended to monitor the economic relations between these Republics collectively or singly to provide a basis for future studies in greater depth . |
| 3 | But as President Bush puts more goods on the counter for us with his TV spiel about ’ … our culture , our sense of history … rolling green fields , sandy white beaches , red-hot jazz , ’ is he selling caviare to a market that only has an appetite for candy floss ? |
| 4 | for me and I think it might be rather than just record an apology for her absence , I think we should just put in something , just to say that we 're that we are very sad |
| 5 | Then again , addictions to substances that affect different types of synapse can be quite similar — and some people seem to be prone to addiction per se , rather than just to have a weakness for a particular substance . |
| 6 | ( d ) The Cabinet Office , although technically providing a service for all members of the cabinet , has grown , in recent years into the Prime Minister 's special source of assistance and information . |
| 7 | However , business analysis may often suggest altering business practices rather than always reveal a need for computer information systems . |
| 8 | Beardsley and David Platt would provide a very mobile midfield that also has an eye for goals . |
| 9 | Such data could provide a better understanding of how pneumonia fits into the course of the chronic diseases it often accompanies , and thereby form a basis for therapeutic decision-making . |
| 10 | However , the diversity of the range of information and its potentially extensive scope do require consideration of the methods by which the data may be collected and thereby offers an opportunity for the development of more creative ways of defining and discussing with older people these various areas of their lives . |
| 11 | MINIS , when properly developed , could identify and measure the performance of departmental cost centres , and thereby provide a potential for the comprehensive reorganization of departments based upon the principle of decentralization to managerially autonomous accountable units . |
| 12 | The idea is to protect American forces overseas from attack by ballistic missiles as soon as possible , and eventually to provide a defence for the United States . |
| 13 | Had ICI focused earlier on shareholder value creation , he said , it would not have allowed a value gap to develop and so become a target for Hanson 's predatory schemes . |
| 14 | In an effort to recoup some of his lost prestige , he attempted to do by negotiation what he dared not attempt by force and so conceived a plan for the purchase by France of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , the acquisition of which would strengthen France 's eastern frontier . |
| 15 | He told its authors : ‘ I took part in a number of school and house plays at Charterhouse and so acquired a taste for performing in public . ’ |
| 16 | Rovers were 2-0 in the opening 15 minutes through Morrissey and John Aldridge and perhaps made a rod for their own backs by scoring so early and then failing to add to that lead until the 77th minute through Neil McNab . |
| 17 | The dominant Labour Party included large sections of industrial South Wales which was openly hostile , fearing that devolution would separate Wales from the economic and social structure of England and perhaps become a paradise for linguistic nationalists . |
| 18 | People in Great Britain really have no idea how fortunate they are in so many ways — the right to free speech , and even the ‘ right ’ ( ! ) to throw an egg at the Prime Minister and only receive a bill for the dry cleaning . |
| 19 | Erm whereas if there were independent trustees responsible to the regulator and they were properly trained , they would I suggest be able to smell out very quickly any malpractice and would have straight to the regulator , if only to call a stop for someone to have a look at it . |
| 20 | Yes , yes er whereas if there were independent trustees responsible to the regulator and they were properly trained , they would I suggest be able to smell out very quickly an malpractice and would have a group straight to the regulator , if only to call a stop for someone to have a look at it . |
| 21 | But then again , the Golden Höfner was the flagship of the company 's electric hollow-bodied range between ‘ 59 and ‘ 62 and naturally became a platform for showing just what could be done . |
| 22 | An exhibition can be viewed as a means of getting noticed and attracting publicity and contracts : as a rare chance of seeing a good deal of your recent work together and thus creating an opportunity for self-evaluation and an assessment of the way your work is developing ; and , by no means least , as a way of selling work . |
| 23 | Althusser actually says that an ideal explanation would map out the relations between different factors down to and including individuals , and thus outlines a programme for a perfect social theory which would account for the parts played by individuals in social organisation and change . |
| 24 | Democracy within education has the potential to promote the active involvement of young disabled people in their own interests and thus provide a basis for the development of confidence and identity as disabled adults who will join the struggle for broader social change . |
| 25 | In the current absence of radiometric ages for the surface of Mars , Venus and Mercury , it is of considerable interest to see whether the graphs in Figure 8.1 can be applied to these other planets , possibly with modifications , and thus provide a basis for absolute age determination . |
| 26 | Whilst it is conceivable that some of these jobs will be craft based and thus provide an outlet for some initiative and self activism , the significant reality will be that they have no economic power and no industrial muscle . |
| 27 | As a first step in closing this gap , the study brings together into coherent order existing data on informal relationships in Britain , and thus provides a context for future research . |
| 28 | You you you used to break windows but it was n't done like you see now people , kids s picking up bricks and just breaking a window for the sheer delight of it . |
| 29 | A Home Office spokesman said : ‘ He went with two prison officers to see a relative and just made a run for it . ’ |
| 30 | Like her elder sisters , Diana was on horseback at three and soon developed a passion for animals , the smaller the better . |