Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [conj] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Lewis and Clark expedition was able to provide powder and lead for the Nez Perce , a persuasive enough argument for their friendly relations with the white man . |
| 2 | The officer said people should lose their sectional interests , should learn to accept orders and to work for the common good . |
| 3 | The society also placed advertisements asking for applications to draw on its funds for the purpose of release from debtors ' prisons , and backed this up by sending two members of the committee on a tour of London 's gaols to receive applications and arrange for the release of ‘ the most distressed objects , preferring the most useful Artists and Manufacturers , and those who have the largest families . ’ |
| 4 | It 's also your responsibility to strip beds and arrange for the disposal of inflammable or explosive materials . |
| 5 | He was speaking during a special service on Tuesday to give thanks and blessing for the life of a hospital , whose hallmark has been the ‘ quality of its service . ’ |
| 6 | When Gilbert decided to leave London and apply for the post of curator at the museum of the newly established Natural History Society of Shrewsbury , Gould wrote a glowing letter of recommendation on his behalf . |
| 7 | The flat unleavened bread recalls the haste of their departure ( no time to use yeast and wait for the bread to rise ) . |
| 8 | It is important not to read Quinn as calling for the destruction of formal corporate planning or rational analysis . |
| 9 | ‘ In no case did I make a formal approach to the top management of any of the firms to get approval or support for the research . |
| 10 | But hit-man Fashanu used his 30th birthday party to dismiss Shearer and call for the international return of Arsenal 's Ian Wright . |
| 11 | The deliveries made to Bridgend and East Kilbride were short of items from order number 7532 but when the customer 's branch accountants at each depot had this shortfall explained each was happy to take delivery and sign for the goods carried , The form of receipt was a simple endorsement on a copy of a letter sent by Swannson-on-Wheels to each branch of Computex -Ltd 's industrial customers giving notice of the scheduled delivery date for the reader printers , etc . |
| 12 | The benefits offered to members are excellent , giving practical help and advice on all aspects of self-promotion from presentation of art work , legal rights , gallery space competitions and exhibitions , to making the right contacts and indeed making friends , through the Regional Groups of AOI members who regularly organise both social and professional activities to stimulate interest and support for the profession . |
| 13 | As a result , Labour thinking began to lay more stress on state control , on the need to take over at the centre and then to redistribute wealth and plan for the whole country . |