Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] for an [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are planning to work overseas for an organisation with which you are not very familiar , it makes sense to check that they are a bona fide , reputable organisation with a good track record of treating executive employees fairly . |
| 2 | Lucien , however , liked the comparative privacy of the court and , once he 'd become familiar with the routines of the household and felt confident enough to venture around alone , went there often to limber up for an hour before his own breakfast . |
| 3 | As I have argued all along , although a consideration of possible criteria is important in a wider context , the idea of numerical identity can not be literally " defined " in terms of the criteria of re-identification of particulars , which means that we shall have to look elsewhere for an answer to our problem . |
| 4 | These perceived injustices led the trade union and labour movement to campaign vigorously for an end to the insurance system and for a single universal , Exchequer-funded scheme to cover all forms of primary care . |
| 5 | Some leaders of the popular front movement — Victor Gollancz for one — began to call openly for an acceleration of rearmament : though here he parted company with the Communist Party . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's a food company which wants someone to dress up for an advertisement as a giant slice of ham with cheese and tomato between two halves of an enormous bun . ’ |
| 7 | A top level representative may be able to decide policy without reference to anyone else but others will have to refer back for an opinion on key matters . |
| 8 | A procedure adopted by some authorities to estimate recurrent expenditure is to assume that user needs and the number of new titles required are fairly constant and to allow simply for an increase in the price of materials . |
| 9 | Pulling herself together once more , Rachel 's mouth tightened and she knew the best thing would be to get away for an hour by going to lunch and pushing all thoughts of Damian Flint from her mind . |
| 10 | Anyone aged 14–25 is invited to sign up for an audition for the drama project which is due to take place in July . |