Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison .
2 Japan was not unique in the problems faced by her rural population , but her attempts to search for an external outlet for domestic discontent were unusually vigorous .
3 The establishment of the West German state in the latter part of 1948 , enabled plans to proceed for a general election there , in August 1949 , resulting , in 139 Christian Democrats ; 131 Social Democrats and 52 Free Democrats being elected , with extreme parties winning very few seats .
4 Marsh was dismissed with three minutes to go for a late challenge on Dimitr Radchenko , scorer of Spartak 's first goal , in their 2–0 success which made it 6–2 on aggregate .
5 Once again , you have an opportunity to go for a perfect ton , providing you have produced the goods during the first two days play .
6 It is interesting that , as the opportunity to paint for a specific exhibition has offered itself , a freer and less tentative approach can be seen both in subject matter and technique .
7 You can use this function to wait for a specified time for a key to be pressed .
8 The University commissioned a new piece of music by Irish composer Elaine Agnew for the first of these concerts , which not only gave a young composer her first opportunity to write for a full orchestra but also provided an affectionate tribute to the former Chancellor 's memory .
9 On coming to power in Tbilisi , the new military council expressed its readiness to search for a negotiated solution to the problems in South Ossetia and , as a gesture of goodwill , on Jan. 7 released the Ossetian leader Torez Kolumbegov who had been held since January 1991 [ see pp. 37971 ; 38014 ] .
10 erm many people came to Kuwait to work for a short term and after a while they realised it 's fine so they continued to stay there for a long time , and that is the haven that we were talking about .
11 We do know that it was not until the late summer of 1965 that he gave private indications of his intention to stand for a second term , and not until 4 November that he made his decision public .
12 Hence began the campaign to enable the President to stand for a second term of office .
13 ( iv ) Pupils should have opportunities to write for a wider range of communicative or informative purposes , including : describing , explaining , giving instructions , reporting , expressing a point of view , persuading , comparing and contrasting ideas , arguing for different points of view .
14 The companies wrote to the Clerk to the Commissioners on 31 January 1991 , stating their intention to apply for a 90-day extension at the next meeting , explaining why they would not be able to comply with the precepts in the 50-day time limit .
15 The absolute right of an editor or journalist to opt for a personal hearing before a complaints committee would be removed .
16 The absolute right of an editor or journalist to opt for a personal hearing should be removed .
17 NURSES are to take legal action to press for a public inquiry into the case of Beverley Allitt who murdered four children and injured nine others .
18 Opposition leaders stated their concern that the PRI would push through an amendment to allow Salinas to run for a second term as president in 1994 .
19 ‘ They said that I had enough equity to qualify for a multi-currency loan .
20 The Me109s swept away out to sea and made no attempt to turn for a further attack .
21 This very strong assumption precludes any role for unobserved variables to account for a substantial proportion of population heterogeneity .
22 Geoffrey Palmer , Prime Minister of New Zealand , promptly announced his intention to call for a global ban on drift-netting during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in October .
23 The Roald Dahl Foundation has provided funds to pay for a paediatric epilepsy nurse at the unit .
24 It has also underlined the urgent need for sufficient Government funds to pay for a massive recovery programme .
25 A CROWD of people fought with police officers as they tried to stop a council bailiff taking a car to pay for an outstanding poll tax bill , a court was told yesterday .
26 It has announced its intention to tender for a further 12.5pc stake .
27 He told a key meeting in Dunkirk at the end of August : ‘ You must find the nerve to ask for a better treaty ; one that hands less power to Brussels , controls bureaucracy more stringently and leaves France her autonomy in foreign and monetary policy . ’
28 Jennie instructed Katharine to come across the diagonal and on each third canter stride to ask for a flying change , which would result , ( hopefully ! ) in a change of leg every fourth stride .
29 Thus whilst there are increasing opportunities to bid for a larger share of this business , it would be financially imprudent to do so . ’
30 I travelled extensively throughout the country for six months to prepare for a nationwide extension of the programme , which was funded by the European Community .
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