Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adj] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you find deep gravel paths in your local park , write to your local parks department and ask that the paths instead be covered with firmly rolled gravel to make them suitable for use by wheelchair users . |
| 2 | By such combinations of ingenuity , skill , adrenalin and resourcefulness the early Doctor Who serials were put into the can , needing a minimum of post-production work to get them ready for transmission . |
| 3 | Mains gas is supplied to around 85% of British homes : it 's available ‘ on tap ’ ( there 's no need to store it ready for use ) ; it 's clean ; it 's easy to control ; and the equipment that uses it needs very little maintenance . |
| 4 | ‘ I have been trying to get him out of the pram to get him ready for nursery but not now . |
| 5 | To assist them in carrying out this role , they had new and wider powers to buy land to make it available for development . |
| 6 | The conditions in which they had been kept in the notorious Tazmamert prison had been so appalling that they had had to be transferred to a hospital for medical treatment to make them fit for release . |
| 7 | Beginners are often surprised at the length of time it takes a learner to learn something : they tend to think that they need to say something once only for the whole class to have it ready for use a few seconds later . |