Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] for a " in BNC.

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1 My deeper antipathy to Germany and Germans I restrained for a while , on the absurd grounds that it was somehow unreasonable to abominate each of two mutually ill-disposed nations .
2 concrete stairs and , George nearly killed himself on them one morning , but er , and we tried everything to get out of there you know , no one would exchange a two bedroom maisonette for a house and of course I longed for a garden , but , and er George got a job in Hatfield and they offered this three bedroom house The Commission for The New Town , rent was cheaper than here , so we moved over there , but er , as I say we were only there two , three years and we came back again , we were over here , we used to come over here three times a week , when we lived there did n't we ?
3 A psychological astronomer , I calculated its apogee at approximately 2 to 3 o'clock , unless of course I stopped for a drink .
4 Unless one supposes there to be two categorially different kinds of appearances presented to the mind it will then seem that this flat circle must be the only object of visual perception , and the round globe I seem to see , the epistemic appearance , must really be a judgement I mistake for a sensation .
5 Like here in the north of Australia , I 've been waiting for two days for the light I need for a shot of some valleys .
6 Further controversy was prompted by a manifesto issued from the self-styled South London Ratepayers ' Association which called for a ‘ display of fearless strength ’ by local people , advising that ‘ a discriminating application of the ‘ cat-o'-nine-tails ’ ’ will soon sweep away this reign of terror' .
7 Last year Norway killed 95 minke whales as part of a scientific research programme which calls for a total of 400 whales to be killed in the period 1992-94 .
8 Too often some of our Catholic families are not aware of the existence of our excellent senior schools which provide for a solid Catholic education and a growth in faith for our children .
9 Intuitively , what is happening here is that the force which argues for an increase in output ( fall in prices ) from the double marginalization position in monopoly is being outweighed by a force which argues for a decrease in output ( increase in price ) from the duopoly position .
10 This uncertainty about the proper role of litigation by private citizens is also reflected in the requirement that a litigant who applies for a prerogative order must first seek the leave of the court to do so .
11 READERS who care for a dementia sufferer may like to know that Counsel & Care has just published a fact sheet which could be of considerable help to them .
12 Some were clergy who stayed for a week or two .
13 For the interview she opted for a cream silk shirt , and a tailored black skirt .
14 She took her notepad from the pocket of her apron as she went , and at the doorway she stopped for a moment as if to gather herself .
15 The name given to an Icelandic shepherd who worked for a farmer named Thorwall .
16 ‘ He 's just the horse you need for a competitive race like the Andy Capp Handicap . ’
17 On Tuesday we opted for a more strenuous hike from Braithwaite village up the steep sloped of Grisedale Pike .
18 Oh , by the way , ’ Luke said , locking the door behind them , ‘ Bob Tilling in Accounts just happened to mention the other day that you had settled an invoice for a piece we made for a client in Sherwood Forest . ’
19 Sometimes we come very close to the world outside , for example when we hear someone say the words we need for a piece of writing we 're involved in we commit it lovingly to memory so we can use it .
20 It was freezing — literally — so after a not-too-exhaustive search we settled for a place that was warm and , as it turned out , very good .
21 First , many aspects of every action we perform for a reason are not uniquely determined by reasons .
22 With other foreigners they account for a quarter of trading .
23 Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier .
24 As the sun strikes their heads it plays for a while , scatters silver seed and dances away again , unnoticed .
25 After that result he disappeared for a short while , but he returned in time to be included in Wilson 's government , initially as Secretary of State for Economic Affairs , a post he held between 1964 and 1966 .
26 By the advice of his college he competed for a college research Fellowship , known as the Charles Kingsley Bye-Fellowship .
27 Recognizing the impracticality of such an action it opted for a series of initiatives which were consistent with its fight against apartheid in South Africa and its fight for the presentation of a positive image for black people in the UK .
28 Although the Scarman Report is often taken to be the central text which argues for a link between ‘ social conditions ’ and ‘ disorder ’ , the terms of the debate were by no means set by Scarman .
29 Miloš and Marasli negotiated a settlement which provided for a Serbian administration , based on a national council of the knezovi of each of the twelve nahijes , who in their own districts would work alongside a Turkish administrator ( müsellim ) .
30 Most life assurance companies marketed a retirement contract which provided for a death benefit of the return of premiums , or a return with around 5 per cent interest , and since most policyholders had alternative provision for death benefit , a significant number of policies were set up providing just a return of premiums on death .
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