Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sophia 's decision to pay for a private nurse was a super gesture . |
| 2 | The UK government has since tried to use Acheson 's opinion to argue for an upwards revision of the 50 mg/litre limit . |
| 3 | The IMF announced on May 21 that it had agreed to the government 's request to extend for an additional year its current three-year extended arrangement granted in 1989 . |
| 4 | The sonnets may announce a compatibility between poetic convention and authentic expression ; or the sonnets may be the result of Astrophil staying within the muse 's domain , writing in imitation of familiar poetic norms and abandoning the muse 's advice to look for an authentic writing from the heart . |
| 5 | Conversely , a man 's wish to care for an elderly relative might conflict with the expectation that he should go out to work . |
| 6 | Jack and Miguel got their pars and it was Harley 's turn to go for a closing birdie to put him well up the leader board . |
| 7 | Avril found out the very next evening when Peter drove her to her daughter 's house to stay for a few days . |
| 8 | The City 's sigh of relief at Barclays ' decision to look for an outside candidate to take on the role of chief executive was audible . |