Example sentences of "a [adv] [verb] [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trees can make a difference in an urban garden , helping to break the line of overlooking windows and add a much needed haven for wildlife . |
| 2 | As indicated above , the Spanish Civil War was a deeply felt experience for Neruda , also for Octavio Paz , César Vallejo , David Siquieros and others . |
| 3 | To adopt this approach successfully it is important that government has a clearly defined framework for investment in research . |
| 4 | Amongst the most important of these carefully plotted works are : de Falla 's The Three-Cornered Hat ( 1919 ) which originally accompanied a mime play and so fascinated Diaghilev that he commissioned the composer to enlarge it for Massine 's ballet ( see page 59 ) ; Vaughan William 's Job , commissioned by Diaghilev , was unused until de Valois created her important ‘ Masque for Dancing ’ ( 1931 ) ( this marked the inaugural performance of what has become The Royal Ballet ) ; Arthur Bliss ' Checkmate ( 1937 ) was choreographed by de Valois after both composer and choreographer had worked on the plot ; Prokofiev 's Romeo and Juliet was composed with the help of a Shakespearean theatre expert and has been used notably by Lavrovsky , Ashton and MacMillan ( see page 26 ) ; and Ashton provided a roughly outlined plot for Hans Werner Henze 's score for Ondine ( 1958 ) . |
| 5 | Amsteg 's position makes it a well placed base for climbers and hill walkers . |
| 6 | We need to ensure that there is a well developed strategy for science in Europe , particularly in those areas where major efforts are required such as environmental research . |
| 7 | Two weeks ago , for example , Halim Hattat , professor of uroandrology at Istanbul University , issued a well publicised invitation for Turks with sexual problems to come forward for treatment . |
| 8 | Well if I could just read read that , a well planned strategy for hou for land , for hous , sorry a well planned strategy for land for housing which ensures that housing is available in the areas where jobs are being being created can make a valuable contri contribution to national prosperity and economic growth , so I say I do n't think we would have that erm valuable contribution if the new settlement were located away from Greater York . |
| 9 | There is a well established role for termination of pregnancy in certain congenital abnormalities . |
| 10 | Leamington is a well known centre for Acupuncture with one of the country 's leading training colleges . |
| 11 | He and Ockrent go back a long way — to a jointly written screenplay for Paul MacCartney , which ‘ never saw the light of day — a damn shame , because it was a lot better than Broad Street . |
| 12 | Woodland Hills , California-based American Mobile Systems Inc reports that it has had an offer from LIN Broadcasting Corp 's Transit Communications unit to buy not less than 8.75m newly issued American Mobile shares for $8.50 each ; Fleet Call Inc has currently bought 714,286 shares of its common for $5m as part of a previously announced agreement for Fleet call to buy no less than a majority of American Mobile 's shares at $7 each ; the new offer assumes that the Fleet Call deal will be completed as planned . |
| 13 | It was a faintly unsettling transformation for Angelica to witness , an unasked-for revelation of a totally private process . |
| 14 | In sum , compared with homes , schools provide a significantly reduced opportunity for children to learn through talk with an adult , and in those conversations that do occur , children find themselves forced into the respondent role , their contributions for the most part only being valued if they contribute to the teacher 's predetermined line of thought . |
| 15 | It is disappointing that , although there is an internationally recognized symbol for information ( the small letter ‘ i ’ ) , this could not in some way find itself incorporated in either of these logos . |
| 16 | To maintain the advances that it has made in the last few years , Unix needs not only a ‘ viable ’ desktop environment , argues UI , but an attractively sized market for developers to aim at . |
| 17 | The BBC was forced to drop an independently produced film for Arena on lorry drivers when it emerged that it was partly funded by a hauliers ' association . |