Example sentences of "[verb] for [indef pn] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’ |
| 2 | A more healthy statistic is that British companies account for one in three of the firms selling programs for microcomputers in this country . |
| 3 | Tom O'Connor , Chairman of the CBI 's Smaller Firms Council , said : ‘ In manufacturing alone , smaller firms account for one in three jobs and a quarter of the total output . |
| 4 | Being a child when the state was publicly engaged in making children healthy and literate was a support against my particular circumstances , its central benefit being that , unlike my mother , the state asked for nothing in return . |
| 5 | If you are having difficulty cooking for everyone in the family , try Roseyne Masselin 's recipes ( see p.70 ) ; they are also Mediterranean in style and perfect for today 's lifestyle . |
| 6 | because it 's not the way that er it was designed for it , it was designed for something in which men pressed forward |
| 7 | The courses are designed for anyone in the voluntary sector who is unsure how the changes will affect them or who simply wants to be better informed . |
| 8 | A fortnight ago , the Norwich Union East Champions lost to Redbridge and Ilford , who Chelmsford have beaten this season , but form would count for nothing in a derby game , he insisted . |
| 9 | ‘ Do my wishes count for nothing in this house ? ’ |
| 10 | This weekend 's results , of course , will count for nothing in the Olympics . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , much of this expertise remains unrecognised by the British school system , largely because the RSA Diploma does not currently count for anything in the award of Qualified Teacher Status . |
| 12 | All this counts for nothing in the world of rugby and it will be his ability to scrum and compete with the best that will make or break this South African legend . |
| 13 | Except that money , in Darcy 's Utopia , will count for nothing : just as it counts for nothing in Moscow today : where pockets are stuffed with roubles but there is nothing to buy . |
| 14 | Although occasionally an older vessel may substitute for one in dry dock , many venerable craft have been pensioned off . |
| 15 | The hon. Gentleman should ask Neath borough council why , when money has been available , it has not applied for anything in the past two years . |
| 16 | Whether you 're saving for something in particular or a rainy day , just put your money in and it will start working for your straightaway . |
| 17 | From small beginnings the Credit Union has grown and flourished and offers advice and a means of saving for anyone in the parish . |
| 18 | There are also occasions when it is fitting for everything in a service to be either purist and ‘ traditional ’ or ‘ modern ’ . |
| 19 | Summing up a custom-made guitar , especially when it was made for no-one in particular , is a difficult task at the best of times . |
| 20 | Very interesting to have a review from you of the O D A's work , both with regard to central and Eastern Europe and the developing world and I 'm sure I speak for everybody in saying we are delighted minister that you spent the third part of your , your speech looking at the U N convention on the rights of the child which as you rightly say , is very close to the heart of Save The Children . |
| 21 | In simple terms , sponsorship of the Universities ' Athletic Union rugby championship alone is not acceptable to the UAU 's hierarchy , who seek money for all student sporting activities and are looking for something in the region of £100,000 to spread around . |
| 22 | I was looking for something in my own handwriting . |
| 23 | Jackie he was he was looking he was for something and he was looking for something in a hurry and I could n't find out I like T-shirts in one pile sweat shirts in another pullovers in another jeans in another but they were all sort of |
| 24 | We 've found a shot gun and are not looking for anyone in connection with this . |
| 25 | ‘ Am I looking for anything in particular ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Are you looking for anything in particular , sir ? ’ |
| 27 | But I was n't looking for anything in it . |
| 28 | ‘ Will we be looking for anything in particular , sir ? ’ |
| 29 | What can he do for anyone in that graveyard of a city except catch their rot and pass it on to us in the long run ? |
| 30 | No one can be quite I happy in an ill-planned house any more than in ill-fitting clothes , and although the ‘ cut' ’ and ‘ ‘ style , ’ are much , they count for nothing in a garment which pinches and annoys the wearer in a hundred ways … |