Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not surprisingly , the pattern of reasons given for such a selection tends to be highly personal and particular , with emphasis being placed mainly on the objectification of personal relations , for example , with deceased friends and relatives . |
| 2 | Conditions could be imposed on the planning permission which would overrule the general permission given for such a change in use by the Use Classes Order ( Class 11 is ‘ use as an office for any purpose ’ ) . |
| 3 | They are all welcome but my right hon. and hon. Friends — together with responsible interests outside the House , such as the British Medical Association and other medical authorities — have pressed for such a policy for some years . |
| 4 | Also , SHe did n't think Parmedes ' handiwork was exactly designed for such a pummelling . |
| 5 | Eversley has stressed that too much should not be claimed for such a class . |
| 6 | As Falk points out , Builder himself has argued for such a shift ( Builder , 1979 ) . |
| 7 | You need n't worry any more , because you arouse nothing in me and have n't done for many a year . |
| 8 | A case could be made for such a ritual being enshrined in the legend of Lady Godiva of Coventry , riding through the city on a white horse ( fig. 13.1 ) , though this idea has been dismissed by Hilda Ellis Davison in her otherwise full and admirable account of the legend . |
| 9 | However , no general case can be made for such a switch . |
| 10 | The possibility of permission being granted for such a hunt was thought to be instrumental in persuading Japan not to break ranks with the IWC . |
| 11 | There is something to be said for such a view . |
| 12 | Considering the fears of Jacobite invasion there was something to be said for such a policy but it was not popular , especially in London , which had become the centre of support for Pitt and the war . |
| 13 | There is much to be said for such a theory . |
| 14 | The same could be said for many a flat in many English provincial cities . |
| 15 | The effect of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and the Economic Recovery Tax Act was to move the United States in new directions in economic policy ; fundamental change of a sort that had not been seen for half a century . |
| 16 | The career of the demagogue John Wilkes aroused political passions fiercer than any seen for half a century , passions which were often rooted in real political idealism . |
| 17 | A similar situation outside any other town would almost certainly have been used for such a purpose ; it would seem , therefore , that there was some special reason , at present unknown , why this land was not so used at Rochester . |
| 18 | The covenant , the breach of which is complained of , expressly forbids the tenant to permit the premises to be used for such a purpose … |
| 19 | It is n't an offence to inhale solvents but it is an offence to sell them in the knowledge that they will be used for such a purpose . ’ |
| 20 | In the case of legacy per damnationem , the legatee was not of course owner , but he was the beneficiary of a civil-law obligation imposed on the heir by the testator : the words used for such a legacy , damnas esto dare , generated a liability at civil law for the heir to make over the property to the legatee . |
| 21 | The scenes in solitary are especially well depicted , as the prisoners react to a shrill whistle when it is feeding time , but Schaffner 's tone , like McQueen 's personality , lacks the austerity needed for such a subject . |
| 22 | The East European Reporter represents one of the forums needed for such a discussion . |
| 23 | There was concern that the hydrophonic amplification equipment needed for such a rescue operation was not available . |
| 24 | This is as true in any detective novel as it is in scientific research or investigative journalism , and in supposing that the test-tube fusion idea had been overlooked for half a century we are already repeating a media ‘ factoid ’ that is incorrect . |
| 25 | It occurred to him that he was n't equipped for such a life , and the edginess sharpened to resentment . |
| 26 | The RAF is well equipped for such a role after taking part in food drops in Ethiopia and northern Iraq . |
| 27 | Is there a jurisprudential justification that can be advanced for such a feeling , he asked , and if so , how should the relationship between the criminal law and the moral law be stated ? |
| 28 | Most general practitioners may be very reluctant to travel in the early hours of the morning to see a patient because he had demanded that his own doctor attends , especially when they find that their practice can not be reimbursed for such a visit . |
| 29 | Buthelezi for his part had frequently called for such a meeting , insisting on meeting Mandela on an equal footing . |
| 30 | As Mr Gorbachev 's popularity wanes , the question of whether Mr Yeltsin is suited for such a job becomes more urgent . |