Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected to wait a while for a spawning , but within two weeks they surprised me . |
| 2 | The purpose of the trials has been to obtain raw data which must be assembled and evaluated to provide a basis for comparison . |
| 3 | We also sought to provide a link for residents of Murieston to Livingston centre while the Murieston area is still developing , rather than wait for the completion of this housing area before taking action . |
| 4 | The announcement led to informal discussion between the Board 's officers , District representatives and the National WEA but failed to establish a basis for co-operation of provision in either county . |
| 5 | In spite of these restrictions , it is our intention to continue to provide a service for older people . |
| 6 | Typical questions relating to this need would be : has the education authority enough funds to continue to provide a place for all school-age pupils ? |
| 7 | Solicitations for military promotion could become quite pointed if the politician did not act quickly , as the Earl of Marchmont discovered when he failed to secure a promotion for Lieutenant James Wedderburn , whose uncle complained was |
| 8 | Offices were established at the destination points to provide a service for the international traveller . |
| 9 | That was the shock claim from Blades manager Dave Bassett last night after he failed to find a buyer for the 32-year old-winger . |
| 10 | More fundamentally , many courts failed to find a basis for the first resort approach . |
| 11 | The seller sold one car for £350 but failed to find a purchaser for the other . |
| 12 | The essays in this book do not amount to a programme : but they are intended to provide a springboard for one . |
| 13 | The tribunals were intended to provide a way for rural residents to settle disputes without legal formalities . |
| 14 | Commissioned by the Henry Moore Foundation , it is intended to provide a centre for the display , study , research and promotion of sculpture of all periods and nationalities . |
| 15 | The agreements , which have still to be firmed up , are intended to provide a framework for the companies to work together on integrating personal computers and phones , and to enable real-time data conferencing over regular telephone lines , and videoconferencing over ISDN . |
| 16 | This line of reasoning is intended to provide a means for felicitous plural and singular pronominal reference under appropriate circumstances . |
| 17 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client-server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 18 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client/server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 19 | It is intended to provide a tool for policy-makers both within and outside industry . |
| 20 | Area Child Protection Committees ( ACPCs ) , based upon the boundaries of local authorities , are intended to provide a forum for developing , monitoring and reviewing child protection policies in a particular locality . |
| 21 | The association of local spaces can be further developed to provide a basis for the study of the motions of moving parts within a system . |
| 22 | A further court case , in which Lothar Neethling from the forensic laboratory , now a lieutenant-general and number three in the South African Police , tried to sue a newspaper for calling him a poisoner , showed Coetzee to be a reliable and accurate witness . |
| 23 | He now believes they may be keeping her there , because they disapprove of their relationship and want to arrange a marriage for her . |
| 24 | Computervision is expected to report a loss for the quarter that ended last week , after earning $4.8m in the prior quarter . |
| 25 | No , Ellen , before you leave this house , I 'll make you promise to arrange a meeting for me with Catherine . |
| 26 | ‘ The Kuwait contract is important as it not only features ab initio pilot training but is expected to include a requirement for the School to teach very experienced airline pilots the special skills required to become line training captains , ’ says OATS ' Principal Ken Meehan . |
| 27 | Instead he has to wait a week for next Saturday 's Victoria Ground clash with Swansea . |
| 28 | I 'm endeavouring to acquire a passion for plastic . |
| 29 | tried to borrow a bike for us so that we could bike round , but when she |
| 30 | During 1990 Hoylake withdrew its bid for BAT , partly because of problems encountered with the US regulatory authorities when it tried to arrange a buyer for BAT 's US insurance business . |