Example sentences of "[verb] for an [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean that was made abundantly clear by Mr Topham , who represented the Parish Council at the site meeting , whe when er one of the senior planning officers was present , so it 's an absolute nonsense if they 've gone and encouraged the developers to go for an even higher roof line . |
| 2 | In the meantime Emilia was in her room still , fussing for an unconscionably long time over her appearance . |
| 3 | That was calculated for an infinitely long line charge too . |
| 4 | The other divers were nowhere to be seen at this time , which made for an extremely dangerous situation in the open ocean . |
| 5 | The rain , and the warmth , and the general tolerance of the character of plants make for an almost threatening exuberance . |
| 6 | Terry Empson , director-general of the Historic Housing Association , said Althorp was not only virtually impossible to value but almost certainly unsaleable : ‘ Nobody in their right minds would want a ducal palace designed for an entirely different age . |
| 7 | Welcome back : The drought is being blamed for an unusually high number of injuries at a traditional cheese rolling competition . |
| 8 | Here users tend to come from a wide variety of backgrounds , and press for an equally wide range of requirements . |
| 9 | If you have decided to train for an entirely new specialty , such as health visiting or district nursing , you may find yourself having to reimburse course and equipment fees if you leave the job before a specified date of up to two years after your training has been completed . |
| 10 | In the previous year Philip IV had summoned Edward I , as duke of Aquitaine , to answer for an allegedly illegal act at sea off the coast of the duchy , and for the capture of La Rochelle by men from Bayonne . |
| 11 | REPRESENTATIVES of 1,600 Lloyd 's of London names who lost hundreds of millions of pounds through syndicates run by Mr Dick Outhwaite yesterday appealed for an out of court settlement of a threatened legal wrangle . |
| 12 | Hodgson believed that the case had been made for an entirely open , competitive labour market in the West Indies . |
| 13 | Then , seeking for an even more telling shot , ‘ And it 's not my fault that you 're so … so weak-willed that you 're incapable of keeping your word . ’ |
| 14 | Safety watchdogs hope for an even greater improvement this week . |
| 15 | You came into the chamber , you were not looking for an almost invisible line of thread running from your bed underneath the door . |
| 16 | I know that they do have computer science courses at both O level and A level , do you think these will be the basis of the future courses , or are we looking for an entirely new development , something quite new and quite different , that stands as a subject in his own right ? |
| 17 | The UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd , however , said on Dec. 17 after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers [ see pp. 37931 ] that " I do n't think there is much to be said for an entirely separate meeting " . |
| 18 | The best way of avoiding temptation is to make a habit , unless writing for an abnormally large orchestra , of employing only two percussion players , one for the kettledrums exclusively , and the other for the rest of the percussion . |
| 19 | Beck , who had defeated Aki Ohmachi of Japan 8 and 6 in the first round , was heading for an even bigger defeat . |
| 20 | She reached across the desk , grabbed the instrument and began tapping out a number with the angry , impatient air of someone who has been kept waiting for an unacceptably long time . |
| 21 | But actually to press for an out of court settlement which will mean we have to stop other services or stop er building schemes , seems to me wrong whilst we are being advised that we have a strong defence . |
| 22 | Hollywood 's bubbliest blonde yearns for an even bigger family |
| 23 | The special is timed for an 8.00pm departure from Waterloo to comply with the ban on daylight running over the third rail and to ensure that there is no diesel pilot . |
| 24 | It calls for an easily understood system to end the confusion surrounding pesticide names . |
| 25 | Nowhere is the art of the Designer needed more than when a script calls for an entirely new world to be created , as was so often the case in Doctor Who . |
| 26 | Should the TGAT proposals be abandoned for an almost exclusive reliance on nationally prescribed tests for pupils at 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 , there is no doubt that the assessment procedures would have a much stronger impact on the taught curriculum , and pressures for teachers to ‘ teach to the test ’ would be greatly increased . |
| 27 | Erm I could also support Chris 's resolution if I thought it was realistic to hope for an adequately funded public transport system in , in the foreseeable future . |
| 28 | Should preference be given to producing a smooth text with typical but semantically less precise conjunctions , or should the translator give priority to ‘ meaning ’ by opting for an equally varied array of conjunctions with precise meanings ? |
| 29 | To qualify for an ultra race , runners must have completed a full marathon in under three hours 30 minutes . |
| 30 | Another 15-year-old youth , arrested for an entirely separate offence — pushing people off the pavement — was also subsequently charged , and the upshot was that five youths ( including one 15-year-old girl ) received prison sentences ranging from three weeks to six months . |