Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [to-vb] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The theory is that if museums save on salaries and paper clips they will have more money to spend on works of art ; the reality is that they will almost certainly be saving on the works of art to make up for inadequate funding overall . |
| 2 | When the band is removed from the machine there will be two ends of yarn to sew in for each buttonhole . |
| 3 | In addition to the services of every kind asked by the voters , effective management would also involve the politician in substantial expenses , for any major political figure owed it to his position in society to give generously for any public concern . |
| 4 | If it is to be more than a symbolic marker of the moment when North and South decided in principle to work together for mutual survival , a number of decisions on how to administer it will have to be made . |
| 5 | He may have been pleased to get the job — but he was only shot into the spot in order to stand up for good , Christian , family values and to restore party morale in Cecil 's wake . |
| 6 | The executive Board approved drawings , equivalent to 468,9000,000 special drawing rights ( about US $635 million ) , under its compensatory and contingency financing facility ( CCFF ) in order to make up for anticipated balance-of-payments deficits caused by higher oil prices and lower exports and Gulf remittances . |
| 7 | He and Bob were rushing to get a whole day 's work done before lunchtime , in order to get away for poor old Eddy 's funeral in the afternoon , when a woman called Samantha Lightbody rang from the BBC . |