Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is our usual practice to ask for a payment in advance of costs and thereafter to submit an interim bill every six months . |
| 2 | For the Executive Committee of the District and , especially , for Jacques it was also a fresh opportunity to strive for a rejuvenation of Tawney 's basic principle that the WEA was a social movement endeavouring to promote political , social and cultural democracy in post-war England through the processes of liberal adult education . |
| 3 | Is he aware that the chief inspector of prisons , Judge Tumim , has deplored any possible demise of the Apex Trust , that the Archbishop of Canterbury is raising private funds for the trust and that the Secretary of State received an all-party delegation to ask for a rescue package for it ? |
| 4 | Nathan waited patiently for the remissions which made it possible for the ruined mind to function for a time ; he sat by the sick man , who by now was almost blind ; the paralysis was , after all , general . |
| 5 | I ask the hon. Lady to relax for a moment . |
| 6 | He says this morning one of our postmen was asked to work a different shift to cover for a colleague who 'd gone sick . |
| 7 | These two facets are complementary rather than necessarily exclusive — an EEIG could come together as a multi-disciplinary vehicle to tender for a construction , engineering or hi-tech project , whether within or outside the Community . |
| 8 | Once the usual carpetbaggers , liars and opportunists had been discounted , there was a heart-lifting common thread , a real desire to work for a paper promising to lift them out of the cynicism and virtual despair of the current newspaper scene . |
| 9 | The frisson of angry surprise and the instant impulse to prepare for a resort to arms which greeted the inevitable puncturing of those myths were therefore emotions I could neither share nor understand . |
| 10 | Use the extra time to go for a walk around the block , or even just round the building . |
| 11 | They decided at a meeting of the Labour group of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities in Dunblane yesterday to set up a working group to prepare for a referendum . |
| 12 | ‘ Odd place to go for a midnight stroll , sir , ’ said the older one sarkily . |
| 13 | ( Heavy clay is the ideal ground to excavate for a pond , providing you spray it while work goes on , to prevent cracks and shrinkage ) . |
| 14 | By allowing an intent to cause grievous bodily harm to suffice for a murder conviction , the law is violating a general principle , turning the most serious of its offences into a constructive crime . |
| 15 | Two other key Senate committees ( appropriations and foreign operations ) subsequently aligned themselves with the intelligence committee , thereby creating a powerful lobby to push for a change in policy . |
| 16 | Thurne Mouth is a good place to stop for a while and there is a seat to take your weight . |
| 17 | the Bank is now seen very much more as a bank to save with and a good place to go for a mortgage . |
| 18 | Given the significance of patronage in securing a promotion , or in placing an officer in a situation where he might have an opportunity to distinguish himself , and thus strengthen his claims to advancement , there was a good incentive to arrange for a transfer to another ship where favour might be expected . |
| 19 | But he thought it a reasonable request to ask for a route and he took himself away to Tara 's great map room to procure maps for them . |
| 20 | Their long legs allow them to stride through tall vegetation and shallow water to forage for a variety of animal and plant items . |
| 21 | He was a good man to have for a friend but a dangerous one to have for an enemy . |
| 22 | You 're quite right , though — it 's a good idea to ask for a breakdown of charges first and , if you 're not happy , shop around . |
| 23 | It is more likely the Goblin will be smashed apart — which although sad is considered a good way to go for a Goblin and infinitely better than being eaten by a peckish troll . |
| 24 | Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays . |
| 25 | A cook , sitting in the shade of a market stall , cackled with laughter and performed his own minor execution of a hapless chicken , slicing the neck and allowing the headless corpse to totter for a while before it collapsed in a heap of bloody feathers . |
| 26 | In October 1956 , Worrell joined Manchester University as a mature student to read for a BA in Economics , changing in his second year to a BA Administration , which included social anthropology . |
| 27 | A small price to pay for a game of cowboys and indians . |
| 28 | For Chapman , however , Jack was no less of a bargain , the record fee a small price to pay for a player of his class . |
| 29 | The desperate wish to care for a child , however sincere , is not a guarantee that white adopters will provide such an environment . |
| 30 | Now , if you want details of Katie 's Legoland adventure , there is that old familiar number to call for a copy of our fact sheet . |