Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the majority view the defendant was actually left free to work for a subsidiary of GUS which was not involved in the mail order business in the United Kingdom even though that would have been in clear breach of the restriction . |
| 2 | He was involved in the most important questions of policy — negotiations for the marriage of royal children : Eleanor in 1170 and John in 1173 But in view of Eleanor of Aquitaine 's masterful political activity in later years it seems superfluous to look for a power behind the throne . |
| 3 | If you are resident in a country and intend to spend the rest of your days there , it could be sensible to opt for a change of domicile . |
| 4 | ‘ Collectors are very active and are prepared to pay for a painting of a particular breed or artist . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well , ’ Swan ventured , ‘ I might be prepared to pay for a copy of the plans . ’ |
| 6 | The P/E ratio may be interpreted as the price investors are willing to pay for a unit of earnings . |
| 7 | This ratio gives investors a common yardstick to measure the attitude of the market as a whole to all companies regardless of size or industry by reducing the comparison to the simple question ‘ How much is the market willing to pay for a unit of earnings ? ’ . |
| 8 | I relate this because some ten years after the conflict , that is to say when the wounds of bereavement had only superficially healed , my father was called into Mr John Silvers 's study to be told that this very same personage — I will call him simply ‘ the General ’ — was due to visit for a number of days to attend a house party , during which my father 's employer hoped to lay the foundations of a lucrative business transaction . |
| 9 | This information is significant for the teacher as blackboard and wall-mounted work may be difficult or impossible to discriminate for a pupil with poor visual acuity . |
| 10 | As noted in pp 30–31 , the life of this committee is not easy to chart for a number of reasons , and this has made it difficult to determine precisely what has been achieved and to what extent this is attributable to the project . |
| 11 | For many people attempting to escape from state persecution , it is impossible to apply for a passport to the very authorities who are inflicting the persecution . |
| 12 | Of course , people would do as much as they could on their own , partly because it was n't easy to send for a vet in a faraway place like Baldersdale , which did n't have many telephones , and partly because of the expense . |
| 13 | Although it is not possible to apply for a PEP in joint names , a husband and wife can each invest up to £6,000 in separate plans . |
| 14 | In 1717 he began buying land in Kent and the city of London , which eventually placed the family among the largest landowners in the county ; it was said to be possible to walk for a day in north-west Kent without leaving Page property . |
| 15 | But Britain is likely to press for a deal under which its own industry provides hardware for the satellites . |
| 16 | How the fuck are you supposed to run for a bus in this was what I thought — a bit more down-to-earth than Malcolm and Vivienne . |
| 17 | Food was short ; they had no sugar , and the large denominations of Dutch guilder coin in the Company 's cash box were too valuable to exchange for a basket of minute potatoes or two bottles of milk . |
| 18 | They had declared at his accession , they had repeated often since , that they desired him to reign upon the selfsame terms as his predecessors ; and yet they made him aware , whenever it was needful to ask for a grant of money , that in fact he stood upon ground subtly changed , and must ask as a favour what had been Richard 's unquestioned right . |
| 19 | erm I 'm very sad to be leaving Oxford , I 've very much enjoyed working here , and it 's been good to work for a council with such a high commitment to H I V , and to fighting Aids , and erm I very much the support I 've had from the committee and I hope it will continue erm in this way . |
| 20 | Will my right hon. Friend be sure to ask for a branch of the kiosk in any new catering facility for visitors , and will he make sure that it has House of Commons fudge and humbugs on sale ? |
| 21 | At Orbec , twenty kilometres from Lisieux , is the Caneton , a restaurant which you know is going to be good as soon as you enter its doors — the smell is so appetizing — but it is small and not exactly unknown , so it is prudent to telephone for a table in advance . |
| 22 | I feel sorry for the Tories , they will only be able to go for a cruise around the world once instead of two or three times a year . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's hardly petty to want to be able to go for a walk along a public right of way . |
| 24 | Y'know that somehow um , perhaps rather like the psychoanalytic notion of repression , something like that , somehow um er they 've been unable to remember for a number of years , possibly even decades , and er something triggers it . |
| 25 | Flotation advisers revealed that investors will be able to apply for a minimum of £240 worth of the shares , with an initial instalment of £100 . |
| 26 | Did I think I would be able to manage for a while on my own ? ( with Mena , and Mr James in the offing ) . |
| 27 | Over many years we have together worked towards the day when all the people of South Africa are able to vote for a government of their choice and be in control of their own destiny . |
| 28 | England will probably be happy to settle for a draw at Eden Gardens and force the pace in the second Test in Madras . |
| 29 | No doubt Sir David is off on another of his trips to an exotic location soon — but for now he 's happy to settle for a spot of exploration a bit nearer to home . |
| 30 | After the murder of Gaveston the baronial opposition disintegrated and Edward was able to prepare for a campaign against the Scots , but when this ended in the humiliating defeat of his forces at Bannockburn in June 1314 the earl of Lancaster again united the hopes of the disillusioned baronage . |