Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If none is available , it may be possible to arrange for a specialist physiotherapist to visit the hospital department to see the patient and suggest appropriate treatment lines to the physiotherapist there . |
| 2 | Then he walked over and told me that a Corporal from the Foreign Legion recruiting office at Lille would come to pick me up in two hours ; until then I was free to go for a walk and get something to eat . |
| 3 | Perhaps I am prepared to wait for a miracle . |
| 4 | You know cos the woman I was with wanted to go for a swim and I said no you ca n't this guy , so I went up to him , I said what , what on earth are you fishing for ? |
| 5 | We do n't think it is sensible to plan for a recession . |
| 6 | In its more philosophical aspects such intellectual work was addressed to providing a theoretical underpinning for a collectivist social outlook which would be immune equally from the mechanical vulgarities of statism and the revolutionary demands of socialism . |
| 7 | This was immediately prior to the Nicholson ‘ star ’ era ; the wave of which he rode the crest was beginning to build and it is interesting to chronicle for a moment some of the events leading up to his ‘ discovery ’ as a major Hollywood personality — a hero of the age and one who , as we have seen , was much influenced by the existentialist prophecies of Kerouac , which were now , finally , coming home to roost in middle-class America and elsewhere . |
| 8 | On the majority view the defendant was actually left free to work for a subsidiary of GUS which was not involved in the mail order business in the United Kingdom even though that would have been in clear breach of the restriction . |
| 9 | I had had ten for a meal about two weeks ago , so that is my entertaining DONE for a while ! ! ! |
| 10 | I admire Mac because he has remained at the top of British sprinting for a decade through a lot of hard work . |
| 11 | He was involved in the most important questions of policy — negotiations for the marriage of royal children : Eleanor in 1170 and John in 1173 But in view of Eleanor of Aquitaine 's masterful political activity in later years it seems superfluous to look for a power behind the throne . |
| 12 | However , on 19 December 1991 the period of six months from the date when the children left the foster mother 's home and she ceased to be their foster parent was due to expire , and she would then be free to apply for a residence order under section 8 in respect of the four children , without the local authority 's consent under section 9(3) ( a ) . |
| 13 | If you are resident in a country and intend to spend the rest of your days there , it could be sensible to opt for a change of domicile . |
| 14 | Thus , the existence of both mimetic and autonomous features in Simon 's novels proves that the two are not incompatible , as Ricardou claimed and which the novelist himself had been willing to endorse for a time . |
| 15 | It was foolish to cry for a dream but it was always so real , and knowing it was only her imagination did n't make it any less painful . |
| 16 | ‘ Collectors are very active and are prepared to pay for a painting of a particular breed or artist . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Well , ’ Swan ventured , ‘ I might be prepared to pay for a copy of the plans . ’ |
| 18 | People who need to hold the asset in question for trading purposes may therefore be prepared to pay for a device that guarantees a stable price . |
| 19 | The P/E ratio may be interpreted as the price investors are willing to pay for a unit of earnings . |
| 20 | This ratio gives investors a common yardstick to measure the attitude of the market as a whole to all companies regardless of size or industry by reducing the comparison to the simple question ‘ How much is the market willing to pay for a unit of earnings ? ’ . |
| 21 | The room was empty save for a pile of cushions and blankets in one corner and an enormous television set on a stool in the middle of the earthen floor . |
| 22 | Respondents were asked how far they were prepared to travel for a conference : |
| 23 | I relate this because some ten years after the conflict , that is to say when the wounds of bereavement had only superficially healed , my father was called into Mr John Silvers 's study to be told that this very same personage — I will call him simply ‘ the General ’ — was due to visit for a number of days to attend a house party , during which my father 's employer hoped to lay the foundations of a lucrative business transaction . |
| 24 | This information is significant for the teacher as blackboard and wall-mounted work may be difficult or impossible to discriminate for a pupil with poor visual acuity . |
| 25 | As noted in pp 30–31 , the life of this committee is not easy to chart for a number of reasons , and this has made it difficult to determine precisely what has been achieved and to what extent this is attributable to the project . |
| 26 | I have found much more concern with status in industry than I expected — it 's just not so easy to identify for a newcomer . |
| 27 | Larne twice came close to stealing a second goal but seemed content to play for a draw . |
| 28 | For many people attempting to escape from state persecution , it is impossible to apply for a passport to the very authorities who are inflicting the persecution . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's easy to opt for a system that 's flavour of the month . |
| 30 | In one sense these findings may be seen as an argument for mainstreaming and it is appropriate to pause for a moment to consider this view . |