Example sentences of "be [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The session had been intended to set a date for reconvening the 14th party congress , which had broken up in disarray on Jan. 23 [ see pp. 37172 ] . |
| 2 | The essays in this book do not amount to a programme : but they are intended to provide a springboard for one . |
| 3 | The agreements , which have still to be firmed up , are intended to provide a framework for the companies to work together on integrating personal computers and phones , and to enable real-time data conferencing over regular telephone lines , and videoconferencing over ISDN . |
| 4 | Area Child Protection Committees ( ACPCs ) , based upon the boundaries of local authorities , are intended to provide a forum for developing , monitoring and reviewing child protection policies in a particular locality . |
| 5 | Russian authorities are expected to file a request for his extradition , but it could take weeks before Swedish authorities decide whether the hijackers will be sent home or face trial in Sweden . |
| 6 | Politicians are deemed to have a bias for stability and continuity . |
| 7 | ‘ Nick Serota and I are lobbying to get a curator for the collection , ’ Mr Wheatley tells me . |
| 8 | Owing to her advanced pregnancy and Stephen 's frequent absences on business , no efforts had been made to appoint a governess for Victoria . |
| 9 | This paper has been written to provide a background for students ( of all ages ) seeking to interpret the results of a shore survey or planning a rocky shore project . |
| 10 | The development of a spatially related designing system has been seen to provide a basis for the understanding and evaluation of most engineering assembly problems . |
| 11 | The Headmistress at St Mary 's , Geraldine Keegan said she was delighted that her school had been selected to provide a delegate for the Brussels event . |
| 12 | You 're wanting to produce a certificate for the kids is that what you 're talking about ? |
| 13 | With Gary 's wealth of experience in bridal hairstyles and his superb creative talent we 're going to create a look for you that would make any bride blush . |
| 14 | So he 'd say , ‘ I 'd like you to imagine going into a recording studio , you 've never met the band in your life , you 're going to do a session for them and you 're going to be paid very well and they 're all on Acid and they 're playing rockabilly . |
| 15 | ‘ We 're going to do a contest for the guests . ’ |
| 16 | We 're going to do a lot for education . |
| 17 | As far as Europeans are concerned , they 'll undoubtedly come here , as we are going to be travelling to France and Germany and Italy and wherever , but I think it 's getting the North American tourists convinced that it 's going to be okay here , they 're going to get a value for money holiday . |
| 18 | He criticised the overbearing volume and the occasional out-of-tune playing , but still noted that : ‘ If they continue to improve at this rate , they 're going to make a name for themselves . |
| 19 | They 're going to make a run for it , she thought . |
| 20 | Remember to keep all the topsoil you remove ; you 're bound to find a use for it later ! |
| 21 | They lead a totally different life and we 're trying to provide a resource for people that do n't want that resource . |
| 22 | Individual anglers are requested to reserve a ticket for this event at £5 including pool with county secretary Dave Gunson on Ipswich 716530 . |
| 23 | If the stepping stones laid down by previous legislation and publications are to be extended , it is important to review initiatives which are attempting to implement a policy for integration . |
| 24 | If the latest available RPI is for October , then we are attempting to make a forecast for the RPI the following January , in which case m = 3 . |
| 25 | The wooden pallet bed is n't needed for rest , and like the rest of the room has been used to mount a display for one of Bremer 's collections . |
| 26 | The only branch of academic analysis which , by virtue of its title , might have been thought to represent a candidate for this specific area of study is that sub-section of anthropology known as material culture studies . |
| 27 | Atkinson admitted : ‘ If we are going to sustain a challenge for the title , there will be opportunities for the younger players . |
| 28 | It has been known to ask a journalist for £50 for an hour 's help from one of its junior staff , something few other companies would do . |
| 29 | With nothing else to read , it seemed to have the edge on the income tax manuals ( though non-believers would say only just ) , so you can imagine how bad I felt when I opened it to find most of the pages had been razored to provide a nest for a small brown envelope . |
| 30 | But by that time a renewed coalition and a coalition election would not be arranged to get a mandate for war so much as to reap the benefits of victory . |