Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With each elector having only one vote to cast for only one candidate there is no such thing as ticket splitting . |
| 2 | A visit from the coronary nurse at this stage , or from the general practitioner , is extremely useful to reassure the patient about the benign nature of most of these symptoms , but it is also an opportunity to screen for more serious problems which can be developing at this stage , now that activities are increasing , i.e. increasing angina , serious arrhythmias and left ventricular failure . |
| 3 | Eastern Europe 's Warsaw Pact commanders and their subordinates employ their initiative to press for more challenging roles , not less . |
| 4 | The UK Presidency of the EC offers the Government an opportunity to press for more constructive legislation . |
| 5 | It makes better sense in any event to look for more specific and precise terms . |
| 6 | And D is part of what Michael is saying , it gives the chair , vice-chair , opposition liaison member the discretion to allow for usually natural disasters , and we would obviously want that discretion with your support . |
| 7 | Although the bulk of candidates may continue to be those whose aim is to complete a full HNC or HND course , many , who are interested in retraining or improving their skill level in a specific area , might welcome the opportunity to study for just one or two HN Units . |
| 8 | For your 10 , you get 165 chances each week to win for only 1 . |
| 9 | Leave the batter mixture to stand for about 20–30 minutes . |
| 10 | The fact that in three cases concomitant gastric ulcers were found should not discourage the endoscopist to look for further possible bleeding sites despite a seemingly obvious source of bleeding . |
| 11 | What would be the best type of jigsaw to use for really intricate cutting ? |
| 12 | Often it is a mistake to hope for too much . |
| 13 | Allow the mixture to cook for about 5 minutes over a low heat , then add the salt , sugar and stock . |
| 14 | Eastern Europe must try to maintain satisfactory levels of exports to the West in order to service its debt obligations there and satisfy domestic needs at a time when it is being pressed to greatly increase exports of manufactures to the Soviet Union to pay for increasingly costly imports . |
| 15 | Its 3.3V design enables the battery to last for approximately eight hours . |
| 16 | ‘ We want to win for as long as we can because it would be a long way to go for just one game . |
| 17 | In punting , too , I have had a tendency to reach for too much length and so have been prone to slicing my kicks . |
| 18 | Some of these workers may have just entered the labour market from school , some may have been made redundant from their previous jobs , some may have been sacked for one reason or another and many will have quit their previous jobs in order to create time to search for more satisfactory ones . |
| 19 | Whenever Labour has lost office there has always been strong pressure within the party to press for more extreme policies . |
| 20 | 10.8 per cent is charged for all the loans , but borrowers have the option to fix for either two , three or five years . |