Example sentences of "of [verb] [noun sg] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a plan of gaining experience for a couple of years then broadening his horizons by moving overseas , Roy came to Craigforth for an interview . |
| 2 | He wished to be advised about the possibility of seeking compensation for an assault by his neighbour , for which he had received hospital treatment . |
| 3 | ( i ) Ballot At the start of each session , all Members wishing to promote legislation ( or , more realistically , wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity of securing publicity for a cause ) may enter their names on a ballot . |
| 4 | Instead of measuring volatility for a sequence of non-overlapping periods ( days , say ) , as have previous authors , Park and Sears calculated volatility for the remaining period to delivery . |
| 5 | This makes it easier for the customer to move to a larger model in the range as his requirements increase , and eases the manufacturer 's problem of providing software for a number of different computers . |
| 6 | The price to urban consumers of bearing the losses incurred ( probably of the order of 2 per cent of their bills ) would have been considered by many to be an acceptable concession to the aspirations of country dwellers , and perhaps few would have endorsed the complaint by a contemporary free-market economist that ‘ a slum dweller has to contribute to the cost of providing electricity for a country mansion ’ . |
| 7 | The amazing habit of the spitting cobra of squirting venom for a distance of several feet into the eyes of other animals , including humans , is mainly a defence reaction . |
| 8 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 9 | In the course of receiving treatment for a heart condition , Hinrich Medau became deeply interested in the work of Dr Ludwig Schmitt , who believed that a healthy state is more likely to be maintained where there is lively blood circulation and breathing to full capacity . |
| 10 | ( I quote from the report of the DoE Inspector in June 1972 upholding the planning committee 's refusal of planning consent for an inn . ) |