Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intuitively , what is happening here is that the force which argues for an increase in output ( fall in prices ) from the double marginalization position in monopoly is being outweighed by a force which argues for a decrease in output ( increase in price ) from the duopoly position . |
| 2 | On the advice of Lyell and Hooker he arranged for an account of his own theory to be published alongside Wallace 's paper by the Linnean Society of London . |
| 3 | Once again , you have a case which asks for an answer divided into two main sections , which means that you ca n't use the classic problem-solving structure . |
| 4 | On May 6 the Commission presented a 1993 draft budget which provided for an increase in the full " appropriations " budget from ECU66,600 million in 1992 to ECU67,300 million . |
| 5 | Balfour 's government introduced an Education Act which provided for an orderly scheme for elementary and secondary education in schools administered by Local Authorities . |
| 6 | LAST OF THE MOHICANS : Rip-roaring yarn with Daniel Day Lewis as the adopted Indian who falls for an English rose . |
| 7 | Whilst in the circuit we called for an ambulance on the Aldis lamp for the WT/Operator who had lost three fingers on one hand whilst " tinselling " . |
| 8 | In fact , you should n't in this instance , because the case itself asks for an answer divided into two main sections . |
| 9 | The USA also approved a separate , vaguely worded and non-binding preamble which called for an eventual Middle East peace conference . |
| 10 | She also turned out to be the last close friend I had for an awfully long time . |
| 11 | It was faith in a God Who cared for an individual , and spoke to him , lovingly and regularly . |
| 12 | There is no equivalent to the invalid care allowance which is given to the person who cares for an elderly person . |
| 13 | One day we went for an excursion with my godson George and his young parents , George clutching teddy , nearly as big as himself . |
| 14 | But on a good day it makes for an exhilarating walk taking in two of the most appealing summits in the Lake District — Bowfell and Crinkle Crags . |
| 15 | Put very simply , the retailer 's profit is the difference between the price he pays for an item ( cost price ) and the price he charges the customer . |
| 16 | From an avowed anti-socialist such an argument was by no means entirely free of complexities ; indeed he seemed aware of them , even to draw pleasure from the difficulty they posed for an opponent who would have to sort out the tangle . |
| 17 | He is also trying to find a manufacturer for a porcelain razor he designed for an exhibition in New York . |
| 18 | By adopting a text-based approach he searches for an explicit and comprehensive communicative theory which can account for the psychological effects created by poetic texts . |
| 19 | After all , the main reason I asked for an assistant was because of the danger of an epidemic of polio . |
| 20 | But our task is made relevant only in the context of an adequate sociological model which provides for an account , from ‘ without ’ , of the processes by which football fans come to be viewed as deviant , and how fans come to be portrayed as disordered and devilish . |
| 21 | A paradox which allows for an exciting and fulfilling journey — one for which a single lifetime is too short . |
| 22 | A paradox which allows for an exciting and fulfilling journey — one for which a single lifetime is too short . |
| 23 | Doi 's resignation came the day after the party 's central executive committee adopted a draft policy document which called for an acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the Japanese Self Defence Forces ( SDF ) and of the country 's right to self-defence . |
| 24 | Frequently they are relevant and will be followed on appeal — but during the six months to a year it takes for an appeal to come to a hearing the minister could have changed , while the current appeals will have been lodged long before the words have been spoken . |
| 25 | Light enveloped Ruth , a heatless blaze which seemed for an instant about to destroy her ; and then she was gone into a great space of darkness . |
| 26 | Wind provides all the energy we need for an anchored ( line held taut by the flyer ) kite . |