Example sentences of "[to-vb] for the [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were to wait for the oyster-fishing season in the Bay of Cancale without giving the boats notice and stop them as they sailed past Barfleur Head … |
| 2 | Mr Chirac seems to want to wait for the presidential election in 1995 . |
| 3 | The former Rangers striker has been recalled to the squad to face in-form Chelsea in the Coca-Cola Cup tonight and is set to appear for the first time in two months . |
| 4 | The amendment stated that the USA would attempt to dissuade any NATO ally from making force reductions , and that , should this attempt fail , the USA would seek to persuade other NATO allies to compensate for the resultant shortfall in overall NATO force levels . |
| 5 | The milk ration for children was increased specifically to compensate for the nutritional shortfall in school meals that would otherwise have occurred ; civil servants realised there would be a public outcry if the meat reduction took place and nothing was done to make up for it . |
| 6 | Utilities were among the more buoyant sectors , helped by the search by pensions funds for higher-income investments to compensate for the five-point drop in their investment returns as a result of the Budget changes . |
| 7 | At the half-year the increase in carpet profits will be unable to compensate for the significant fall in Sekers ' profits , causing an overall profit erosion . |
| 8 | So , although AViiON sales are increasing quarter by quarter , they are n't bringing in enough to compensate for the sudden drop-off in MV business . |
| 9 | During that sequence Vic made full appearances throughout our promotion season of 1960–61 , thus helping us to progress for the first time in forty years , while a feature of his game in that successful season was the accurate and powerful throw he developed , by which he frequently set up a fast Palace counter-attack . |
| 10 | That morning Sara had been up with the dawn to walk for the last time in the castle grounds to say goodbye to her doves , her servants , her horses and her hounds , the last of which seemed to sense what was happening and started howling as soon as she had departed . |
| 11 | It was a potent stimulator for our technical people , not just for the marginal improvements from our operating experience which would be built into the next plant , but to look for the major change in thinking which alone would put us ahead of the competition . |
| 12 | I decided not to vote for the first time in 37 years because of the EC . |
| 13 | What is more , people who move to the other side of the world can continue to vote for the Labour Party in UK elections : recent Tory legislation allows people living abroad to vote in elections back home . |
| 14 | She continues to do for the late Canon in a manner of speaking . ’ |
| 15 | Alan Taylor from Torness and John Logie from Peel Park were both selected to ride for the Scottish team in the four-way international match races against England , Wales and Ireland . |
| 16 | Gary is now leading the series with three rounds to go … this week he 's off to race for the European Championship in Holland … |
| 17 | Taking a series of such courses enables you to qualify for the Professional Certificate in Management , the Professional Diploma in Management or the Master 's in Business Administration ( MBA ) . |
| 18 | The aeroplane is due to fly for the first time in 1995 and , once certified safe , should be flying passengers by 1997 . |
| 19 | Launching International Literacy Year 1990 , UNESCO Director General said that the absolute number of illiterates had begun to decline for the first time in history . |
| 20 | These last few months of building a new identity had enabled him to relax for the first time in years . |
| 21 | Harry 's expression began to relax for the first time in Nicholas 's company . |
| 22 | To allow for the mass present in a mountain range above the reference surface the theoretical pull of the rock , based on an assumed average rock density , is subtracted from the free-air anomaly ( or a correction is made for the presence of sea water if the point is over the ocean ) . |
| 23 | Lynagh , helped off just before the interval , failed to score for the first time in 60 Tests , but new goal-kicker Marty Roebuck was cool as he amassed 17 points from three penalties and four conversions . |
| 24 | But while he hesitates over Barnes , he has already confirmed that 25-goal Wright will start and bid to score for the first time in eight caps . |
| 25 | The King could legitimately refuse a request to dissolve for the third time in a little over a year . |
| 26 | Linear and quadratic time trends were included to control for the upward trend in volume . |
| 27 | Four pinch biopsy specimens were taken for cell proliferation analysis from macroscopically normal mucosa in the sigmoid colon , 20 cm from the anus , to control for the anatomical difference in cell proliferation . |
| 28 | An increased freedom in life-style might be supposed to account for the increased variability in timing of daily rhythms that is found in the elderly . |
| 29 | A large number of studies has looked at the geography of those spending patterns , and attempted to account for the spatial variation in how much is spent , where ( for example , Johnston , 1980 ; Archer , 1983 ) . |
| 30 | 1.2 agrees to pay for the Licensed Software in accordance with the Pricing Policy as defined in Schedule 3 and with the Terms of Payment as defined in Schedule 4 . |