Example sentences of "[to-vb] [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By adding the pluses and minuses , it soon becomes apparent which of the remaining six places we ought to go to visit for a final decision . |
| 2 | Nor do I have the time to go looking for a suitable crew . ’ |
| 3 | I did n't have it in mind to go looking for a four-piece group . |
| 4 | I will then show , in the next section , how the non-instrumental approach to consent allows for a natural extension of the scope of the legitimacy of an authority to some cases where there is no consent . |
| 5 | Thus the new US Secretary of State , George Marshall , came forward on 5 June 1947 with the Marshall Plan , to help pay for a comprehensive recovery plan which would set Europe on its economic feet . |
| 6 | In response , the British Mountaineering Council is proposing a Pen Trwyn style scheme of abseil points and lower-offs , and is to apply to the Sports Council for a grant to help pay for a geological survey of the rock . |
| 7 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
| 8 | If we 're finally able to exclude Burrows from this tangle , and all my instincts tell me he 's not involved , then we shall have to start looking for a compelling reason for one of those people to smash Wetherby over the head with a statuette . ’ |
| 9 | If this is not possible , your parent might be willing to consider going for a temporary period into one of the short-term homes for the elderly known to the National Council for the Single Woman and her Dependants , or into a home for the elderly run by the social services department of the local authority , while you are away . |
| 10 | As he knows , we would be prepared to consider arranging for a scientific evaluation of any equipment that might assist in public order control if the chief officers request it . |
| 11 | This is one of the best new recordings of Honegger 's music to have appeared for a long time . |
| 12 | MARK Farmer is facing a delayed start to his season because the Kawasaki which he was to have ridden for a Malaysian team last Sunday is not yet ready . |
| 13 | The large extended family household in any case seems only to have existed for a small minority , if at all . |
| 14 | Also , habitation only seems to have lasted for a short time , and Aggersborg may never have been finished . |
| 15 | Certainly , a residence requirement which consisted of a requirement to have resided for a certain time in the country before a self-employed occupation could be taken up would involve covert discrimination , because it would be satisfied virtually automatically by nationals and would therefore affect nationals of other member states , if not exclusively , at least chiefly . |
| 16 | ‘ You see , we had n't intended to get married for a long time yet — there being so many drawbacks , ’ she began . |
| 17 | All we had to do now was satisfy ourselves that there was enough wreckage to warrant returning for a full-scale excavation . |