Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] 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 | 4–4 They were unaware that they should have filled in a Schedule for Erection of New Charges but now did so . |
| 3 | You might think , having filled in a claim for US$110 for the missing items , that would be it . |
| 4 | She had n't filled in a card for Anna , but somehow it was too much trouble . |
| 5 | Kelly died on December 7 but had earlier filled in an appointment for December 8 . |
| 6 | ‘ Because I 'm hoping you 'll agree to pass on a message for me to Minter . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And he 's hoping to brew up a shock for his old mates tonight . |
| 9 | ‘ There was no conception of opening up a capacity for you to do things for yourself . |
| 10 | She flashed him her most sacharine-sweet and blatantly insincere smile , mentally notching up a point for herself when irritation tightened his lips . |
| 11 | The entire ZTT organisation drew up a blueprint for world domination which was a product of the desire to change the pop star syndrome . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Mr Browning drew up a chair for her , as nice as could be , and sat down himself . |
| 16 | Marshall drew up a chair for her . |
| 17 | He drew up a chair for Wycliffe and sat down himself . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He fixed up a holiday for himself and Fergie in St Tropez . |
| 20 | He quickly built up a reputation for his dry wit . |
| 21 | I thought , I du n no picked up a guarantee for twenty quid . |
| 22 | His reputation as a hard man — he had picked up a conviction for GBH — had won him work on the bouncer circuit and the title ‘ King of the Bouncers ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ So do I. We 've had the spy-glass trained on his approach bearing and they 'd have picked up an explosion for sure . ’ |
| 24 | He holds up a stick for all to see . |
| 25 | ‘ I like to work up an appetite for my breakfast . |
| 26 | SuperCalc 5.5 represents an important move towards a graphical user interface and this is very good news for every SuperCalc user who likes using a mouse — or who is prepared to try out a mouse for the extra shortcuts that make SuperCalc 5.5 easier to use than its predecessors . |
| 27 | After 20 minutes the officers accepted a glass of wine from their enforced hostess and one , until restrained by the other , even began to write out a receipt for what had been taken . |
| 28 | Once again there is n not necessarily er anybody to write out a cheque for one million pounds o or whatever . |
| 29 | He stood , and with a great sweep of his hand , bowed , said ‘ servus ’ , and drew out a chair for his lady guest . |
| 30 | I 'd like to get it sorted out a bit for him really before the summer starts |