Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [to-vb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is appropriate at this point to digress for a moment on the subject of the faunistic changes that took place at the end of the Palaeozoic . |
| 2 | Janice , who switched to nights this week to cover for a colleague , today told the Echo : ‘ He stood next to me and did not look at all shifty . |
| 3 | You wo n't have much luggage to carry for a weekend . |
| 4 | It had not left much time to arrange for a reception committee . |
| 5 | We often need to calculate square footage , or area , in everyday life — eg how much carpet to buy for a room , the amount of turf needed for a new lawn , the size of a new kitchen … |
| 6 | If a thick , weighty hem is preferred , however , interlining can be cut to the exact size of the outer curtain , excluding the heading allowance , but you will need slightly more fabric to allow for a hem allowance . |
| 7 | We gaily thought oh yes we 'll have enough money to pay for a meal . |
| 8 | On 21 February 1992 , he proposed his own bill to provide for a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty . |