Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.

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1 Inspection of a copy of the syllabus for Salters ' A-level chemistry ( obtainable from the Oxford and Cambridge Examinations Board ) will demonstrate how appropriate the course is as preparation for a chemistry degree .
2 He also acted as auditor for a number of major international joint ventures .
3 ‘ Anyway , it took your mind off Gazzer for a bit , did n't it ?
4 In early 1987 Richmond CAB , with the help of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants ( JCWI ) applied to the Commission for Racial Equality ( CRE ) for funding for a new project based at Latchmere House Remand Centre .
5 The holes got bigger on top of the hill so I rang them again saying they 're dangerous for cyclist for a motorbike could have an accident .
6 What is instructive in terms of the psychology of science is the willingness with which Kammerer 's detractors were prepared to resort to fraud as an explanation for facts that had been misinterpreted as support for a counter-theory , facts which , at that point , their own theory was insufficiently well developed to account for .
7 The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry .
8 A further use for ‘ Ruby Trax ’ on those long , winter evenings might be as catalyst for a ‘ Who The Hell Did This One , Then ? ’ party .
9 Records of public weighings must be retained for inspection for a period of at least two years .
10 I toiled through Latin for a course requirement because meteorology had too much maths in it , and felt the conjugations sluicing out of my brain the instant the exam was over .
11 However , in the case of roll-up funds any gain on realisation counts as income for a UK taxpayer .
12 The Major 's sensibilities were divided between admiration for a man with self-pride and hostility to a man who by defiance might provide a threat to the peaceful and submissive nature of the Zone .
13 When compulsory environmental impact statements are produced for Parliament for a private or hybrid Bill , the promoter obviously has to pay for the environmental impact assessment .
14 Whilst the process of jury selection was still under way , Barry made a television address on June 13 in which he announced that he would not stand for re-election for a fourth term in November 1990 , but would serve the remainder of his current four-year term , due to expire on Jan. 2 , 1991 .
15 At a rally in Madrid 's main bullring to celebrate the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 's 10 years in power , Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez confirmed on Oct. 25 that he would stand for re-election for a fourth term .
16 Oh I see I thought you were talking about toxophily for a minute .
17 Against the black walls there were of course changes in fashion , changes of music , changes in drink ; for instance for a couple of years you could get little liqueur glasses of violently alcoholic black coffee with pyramids of whipped cream on top after one of the barstaff had come back from an affair with a real sailor ( or so he said anyway ) in some German port , Germany somewhere .
18 It served as excuse for a quick survey of the choppy water below .
19 October 4 : Nick and Safaya Hemming 's well-known PA–22–160 Tri-Pacer tailwheel conversion G–JEST came to grief on a strip at Flecknoe , Warwickshire , when it failed to pick up speed during take-off for a flight to Honeydon .
20 One day Mary asked her father for money for a pop concert which she had already booked up with a friend without consulting him .
21 So this is a very interesting development and extremely good value for money for a set of breathable waterproofs providing you do n't plan to go out in really wild weather .
22 Emmie said , ‘ I ca n't ask Dad for money for a vet .
23 While the milk from such farms was declared unfit for sale , farmers were also prevented in most cases from selling their cattle for slaughter for a period of several months .
24 And I 've already been offered a job as buyer for a group of chain stores which have each got a radio department .
25 buying or selling as agent for a client , options , future or contracts for differences unless the transaction is effected with or through and Authorised third party
26 ( 2 ) this rule does not apply where a member of the public deposits money with a solicitor who is acting as agent for a building society or other financial institution and the solicitor has not advised that person as a client as to the disposition of the money .
27 Those are just three of the reasons I am pleased Alan Peaford has agreed to chair Editing for Industry for a fourth term .
28 The final French losses were seven ships of the line , with about 2500 men killed in action or drowned , and another four vessels , trapped in the Vilaine , unfit for action for a long time .
29 The US Democrat politician and former presidential candidate , the Rev. Jesse Jackson , whose association with this latest hostage drama was undertaken in his role as journalist for a syndicated television programme , accompanied the first group of US women and children who arrived home on Sept. 2 .
30 So — regarding whether or not someone chooses among credit types , or between credit and cash — having a bank account may partly be seen as shorthand for a collection of other characteristics to do with income and social background which may be influential in themselves .
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