Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] for [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He has had an inconsistent side to handle for much of the summer .
2 Although she had never had any secretarial training , she had the nerve to apply for one of the most eagerly sought-after positions in Europe .
3 In an attempt to account for some of the peculiarities of the sternopleural region , Ferris ( 1940 , etc. ) has argued that the greater part of the ventral side of the thorax of some insects is derived from pleural structures , but further critical study of his theory is necessary .
4 On that first visit to Iceland we made Lake Mývatn our turning point , but before retracing our route back to Reykjavik and the ferry , we made a detour up the valley of Bárðardalur to look for one of the breeding places of the pink-footed goose .
5 There is a specific diet to follow for each of the four weeks .
6 The England winger wants the chance to play for one of the country 's top clubs , despite signing a long-term contract last season .
7 Sinton said : ‘ I am ambitious and want the chance to play for one of the country 's biggest teams .
8 If you missed Turry 2 the first time round , four pounds is a small price to pay for one of last year 's best games .
9 Only very rarely will the conditions be met so as to enable the new firm to act for one of the litigating clients let alone all of them .
10 Even so , using multivariate analysis to adjust for many of these , including cigarette smoking , sex , duration of diabetes , hypertension and obesity , the Framingham investigators concluded that all these are insufficient to account for the excess incidence of coronary heart disease , particularly in female diabetics ( Garcia et al , 1974 ) .
11 Great Britain tour skipper Garry Schofield will head back to Australia next summer to play for Manly on a £50,000 short-term contract .
12 Interference conditions can be quickly checked with a simple expression to test for any of the four possible interference states : remote , touching , interfering , and inserted .
13 Accepting shareholders are given the option to elect for more of one type to the extent that other accepting shareholders elect for more of the other type .
14 One commentator suggests that : " the essence of agency is that one person is entrusted with the power to act for another in that other 's interest , a clause enabling him without warning on a particular occasion to act in his own interest , or in the interest of another principal , seems plainly inconsistent with the whole nature of fiduciary responsibility . "
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