Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a longstanding belief , in many walks of life , that basic preparation should suffice for a lifetime of practice . |
| 2 | Mrs Geary paused , as a musician might pause for a climax , while the water in her saucepan regained its just heat . |
| 3 | If the offer is accepted , the estate agent might ask for a deposit as a commitment but you are not obliged to hand this over . |
| 4 | Three foreign entrants have already withdrawn and a meeting tomorrow of the British Wheelchair Racing Association could call for a boycott by all British competitors . |
| 5 | I suggested , as a very moderate compromise , that any aggrieved applicant could ask for a review of his or her file by the incumbent Chairman of the Bar . |
| 6 | I date say a cheap day return from British Rail might account for a lot of it , but the rest is speculation . |
| 7 | A supervisor denied access to a supervised child may apply for a warrant of police assistance under s102 if he has been obstructed or this is likely to be the case . |
| 8 | This means going into hospital for two or three days , and the redness and soreness may last for a month . |
| 9 | Perhaps the hon. Lady should go for a tutorial with him to understand how VAT is collected . |
| 10 | The more cautious analytical corporate financier might feel more at home in an accountancy firm , but the wheeler-dealer type should opt for a bank . |
| 11 | An experienced publicist would go for a colour piece somewhere instead of the cover , but we were instructed to only go for cover pieces , so we ended up getting them of course , and we ended up creating this whole myth around him which was fabulous . |
| 12 | The campaign will run for a fortnight and will target the main roads through 11 villages . |
| 13 | The lender will ask for a bank reference and check that you were able to keep up payments on your previous commitments . |
| 14 | Time is the final significant factor since karren developed under a relatively humid climate may survive for a period after a change to a more arid climatic regime . |
| 15 | I thus set about preparing for the days ahead as , I imagine , a general might prepare for a battle : I devised with utmost care a special staff plan anticipating all sorts of eventualities ; I analysed where our weakest points lay and set about making contingency plans to fall back upon in the event of these points giving way ; I even gave the staff a military-style ‘ pep-talk ’ , impressing upon them that , for all their having to work at an exhausting rate , they could feel great pride in discharging their duties over the days that lay ahead . |
| 16 | George Galloway , MP for Glasgow , Hillhead , said the new group would campaign for a referendum on Scottish home rule . |
| 17 | Yet sound engineers often wish the process would stop for a while , so they can catch their breath and rationalize the many-headed monster they have created . |
| 18 | Continuity in marketing can count for a lot , but not if consumer attitudes are going through a sea change , and BMW 's light-footedness in launching the 3-series earned it the brand of the year award for durables . |
| 19 | It 's not a question of what a company can do for a day centre , or what an environmental group can do for a business , it 's a question what we can all do together , for the community . |
| 20 | Jo , at what stage do you think that formal education ought to start for a child ? |
| 21 | If the clause is deleted , however , the landlord may argue for a covenant by the tenant to observe such restrictions to which the premises may be subject , with an indemnity for any breach . |
| 22 | But for those who came from the youth system OR came as youngsters/inexperienced — they do nt get that money , and one day might ask for a move just to get that one lump sum . |
| 23 | It was amazing , she thought when he had left the room , what food , wine and a sensational smile could do for a girl . |
| 24 | In this form he would hover over the battlefield , dipping down to engulf enemy troopers , to consume those like fat in a furnace so that their smoke would rise up as incense into Dorn 's amber nostrils and by way of that conduit across time and space — beyond mortality itself — into the God-Emperor 's seared olfactory lobes so that the Divine Person would pause for a microsecond in his eternal scrutiny of the cosmos from his golden throne and would exclaim inwardly , ‘ What sweet fragrance is that ? |
| 25 | No European king would hesitate for a moment . |
| 26 | Dealers at one licensed dealer would habitually sell a stock whose price would rise for a couple of weeks or so although not enough to cover the spread — before reverting . |
| 27 | It is not proposed that in every case a single indicator will suffice for a concept on every occasion , and it is not suggested that in every case an indicator will fully represent the concept it is to " stand for " . |
| 28 | Only a local authority or an authorised person can apply for a care order or a supervision order ( s31(1) ) . |
| 29 | If he does not declare an intention to defend the action or make an offer , the second date , known as the calling date , is the date on which the claimant can ask for a Decree from the court declaring that the debtor owes him the sum sued for . |
| 30 | She said , ‘ They say a south-easterly can last for a week . ’ |