Example sentences of "[verb] for a [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
| 2 | While Hoving 's career at the Met could make for a juicy and fascinating story , Making the Mummies Dance proves that he is not the man to tell it . |
| 3 | BA chief executive Tim Godfray said the attractive location should make for a popular and well-attended conference . |
| 4 | However , the key to the avoidance of uncontrolled complexity in any engineering domain may be to go for a complete and as rigorous as possible a description of the problem in hand before any detailed calculations are made on the precise properties of the postulated design . |
| 5 | Widowed lone mothers account for a small and declining number of lone parent families . |
| 6 | To involve people in Billy Graham Crusades we asked for a specific and limited commitment , something that people understood and could accept : a prayer meeting in their home once a week , for five weeks only ; giving a monthly gift to the Crusade , for six months only . |
| 7 | In one recent enquiry into the electricity supply industry , Lord Wilberforce asked the Treasury to submit a memorandum on the significance of the dispute to the interests of the national economy and the Treasury responded with a document that argued for a progressive and substantial reduction in the levels of settlements . |
| 8 | On-shore activities make for a lively and exhilarating festival . |
| 9 | The table suggests some seeds that you might want to buy and sow mow for a bold but inexpensive display next year . |
| 10 | A ley , by definition , is a temporary sward of chosen species of grasses , clovers , and herbs which may be designed for a short or long term . |
| 11 | It provided for a minimum but no maximum . |
| 12 | It provided for a Supreme and a Constitutional Court , a High Court of Justice , an Economic and Social Council and a National Assembly elected under a multiparty system . |
| 13 | Both Encina and Tuxedo could interoperate with CICS/600-based systems , though neither provide for a direct and easy migration route to it , according to Data Logic . |
| 14 | GREENPEACE STANDS FOR A SAFE AND NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD . |
| 15 | After another meeting on June 11 in Prague , Klaus said on June 12 that " if we ca n't form a reasonable state , we shall opt for a reasonable and quiet separation " . |
| 16 | Manager Jim McCorry , who twice played against Fermanagh in the championship , is desperately hoping for a prolonged run to compensate for a disappointing and dismal league campaign . |
| 17 | The leading Opposition party organizes a ‘ shadow cabinet ’ to provide for a considered and specialized response to the activities of the government . |
| 18 | All rooms are pleasantly furnished to provide for a relaxed and comfortable stay . |
| 19 | Set in the very heart of Florence the Hotel Ambasciatori offers everything a visitor needs for a serene and pleasant stay in Florence . |
| 20 | But le Havre and Cherbourg opted for a simple and austere classicism , with the new vogue for geometrical emphasis to the fore . |
| 21 | The track continues uphill , soon levelling to pass between the walls of Fell lane , going forward but constricted for a long and uninteresting mile with Ingleborough out of sight and little worthy of note along the way apart from a large rock embedded in the lane and known as Giant 's Grave . |
| 22 | ( v ) Pupils should be taught about the different functions of written language : that writing can be for the writer alone ; it can be addressed to a known reader ; or it can be written for a large and unknown audience . |
| 23 | I express my sympathy , along with that of my two parliamentary colleagues who are at funerals in Northern Ireland , for the families of those who have been killed and send our sincere wishes to those who have been seriously injured for a speedy and full recovery . |
| 24 | Overall a recommended buy if you are looking for a simple but powerful professional database . |
| 25 | I was looking for a good and intelligent woman to love — ’ |
| 26 | However , the easiest way to distinguish the two groups is that the walker/scrambler will stand at the bottom of a difficult and dangerous mountain looking for a safe and easy way up , and the climber/dangler will stand at the foot of a safe and easy mountain looking for a difficult and dangerous way up . |
| 27 | However , the easiest way to distinguish the two groups is that the walker/scrambler will stand at the bottom of a difficult and dangerous mountain looking for a safe and easy way up , and the climber/dangler will stand at the foot of a safe and easy mountain looking for a difficult and dangerous way up . |
| 28 | It all but invited every cop-hating drug freak , every aggrieved drugs trafficker from the Bekaa Valley to Los Angeles , every ultra-right , gun-running , Contra-supporting machismo addict , and every thwarted narco-terrorist or Muslim extremist looking for a safe or cheap revenge to ‘ terminate ’ him also . |
| 29 | The interviewer is looking for a positive and enthusiastic approach to his or her company . |
| 30 | The functional characteristics of these two strong promoters suggest that they are not optimized for a tight and stable RNA polymerase binding . |