Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [noun] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | London financier Dennis Oliver has mobilised a group of MCC members to call for a special meeting of the club to protest about Gower 's absence . |
| 2 | The programme was part of a restructuring of university staff to prepare for a new market environment . |
| 3 | We will retain the right of council tenants to opt for a change of landlord , but only after a fair ballot . |
| 4 | It is hoped that golf clubs will allow the holders of identity cards to play for a nominal green fee at off-peak times and that such cards will act as a passport to junior membership , particularly in the cases of youngsters whose parents are not golfers and , therefore , may find it difficult to join a club . |
| 5 | For this to work though , it was absolutely essential to get them to their spot a minute or two ahead of her , and to achieve that we had arranged for Mrs Thatcher to pause for a cup of coffee with the VIPs in a small room just outside the terminal door . |
| 6 | In September 1988 revised figures were published showing a dramatic rise in both passenger and freight traffic based on a expected increase in economic growth and a likely rise in ferry tariffs to compensate for a post-1992 loss of duty-free trade . |
| 7 | Someone came from County Hall to ask for a list of folk for decoration . |
| 8 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 9 | Who had written a letter to Sir Charles to ask for a meeting ? |
| 10 | OUTSIDE , TWO more journalists are waiting , a meeting is scheduled with video director Julien Temple and there 's a Concorde to New York to catch for a possible date with Sonic Youth . |
| 11 | So at 18 , she seized her chance to leave her Ilford , Essex home , waving a fond farewell to her parents and sister , and accepted a place at Hull University to study for a degree in Operational Research and Management . |
| 12 | Bob is helping a dozen patients at Stoke Mandeville to prepare for a new independent life . |
| 13 | I 'll swear Leicester defender Nicky Platnauer 's only act was to throw a dead ball back for Dave Higgins to place for a free-kick . |