Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE LATE Jock Stein laid down a strategy for the World Cup when he said that a team could wear working clothes to qualify , but needed to find evening dress for the event itself . |
| 2 | To that extent , modernization represents only a potential for development , not necessarily an actual development ; indeed , form itself , in its stability , may challenge the continuum of lived experience ( Arato 1974 : 158 ; compare Giddens on routinization 1984 : 61 ) . |
| 3 | It must remain entirely a matter for the discretion of the prosecuting authorities as to whether they are in a position to and are prepared to give an assurance . |
| 4 | That is how a system for dealing with genuine refugees — the losers in Indochina 's civil wars — became insensibly a system for turning North Vietnamese peasants into New York waiters . |
| 5 | That is how a system for dealing with genuine refugees — the losers in Indochina 's civil wars — became insensibly a system for turning North Vietnamese peasants into New York waiters . |
| 6 | 4–4 They were unaware that they should have filled in a Schedule for Erection of New Charges but now did so . |
| 7 | You might think , having filled in a claim for US$110 for the missing items , that would be it . |
| 8 | She had n't filled in a card for Anna , but somehow it was too much trouble . |
| 9 | Kelly died on December 7 but had earlier filled in an appointment for December 8 . |
| 10 | As the above photograph suggests , American artist , photographer and video-maker William Wegman has rather a penchant for doggies of all shapes and sizes , and his work is positively littered with them . |
| 11 | ‘ Because I 'm hoping you 'll agree to pass on a message for me to Minter . |
| 12 | USL is apparently unwilling to budge on standard pricing , knowing full well that SCO is trying to pull together an agreement for SVR4 by the time of its showpiece SCO Forum in Santa Cruz this week . |
| 13 | Once these young people became achievers , both in keeping down a job for part of the week , and by acquiring skills relevant to the work , their self-esteem would be enhanced . |
| 14 | While the fundamentals of caddying may not have changed since Skip Daniels and Gene Sarazen strode the Prince 's links , the financial aspect has : whereas a caddie in the 1930s might have earned only a pittance for sharing an Open success , the modern-day caddie earns a healthy basic wage on the European tour , and can look forward to a percentage of the winnings . |
| 15 | A request was received from a household asking for support to turn down an application for a garage but it was deemed not a function for the Association . |
| 16 | A request was received from a household asking for support to turn down an application for a garage but it was deemed not a function for the Association . |
| 17 | You used to come once a week for dinner |
| 18 | Sometimes we will arrange to meet once a week for five weeks to talk and pray . |
| 19 | She does high-impact classes 2-4 times a month , dabbles in Callanetics and swam once a week for a month . |
| 20 | And he 's hoping to brew up a shock for his old mates tonight . |
| 21 | ‘ There was no conception of opening up a capacity for you to do things for yourself . |
| 22 | She flashed him her most sacharine-sweet and blatantly insincere smile , mentally notching up a point for herself when irritation tightened his lips . |
| 23 | The entire ZTT organisation drew up a blueprint for world domination which was a product of the desire to change the pop star syndrome . |
| 24 | In 1956 Britain drew up a scheme for a free trade area of OEEC states , but it was not put forward until November and by then the work of the Six , to British surprise , had progressed well . |
| 25 | On July 4 the government drew up a budget for 1991 which was described officially as designed to curb inflation , reduce the budget deficit and maintain economic growth . |
| 26 | In August 1853 Britain , France , Austria and Prussia drew up a letter for despatch from the sultan to the tsar which gave Nicholas what he wanted . |
| 27 | Mr Browning drew up a chair for her , as nice as could be , and sat down himself . |
| 28 | Marshall drew up a chair for her . |
| 29 | He drew up a chair for Wycliffe and sat down himself . |
| 30 | The CCC also drew up a questionnaire for teachers in charge of subjects/heads of departments/heads of faculty to be completed in collaboration with other staff . |