Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On July 23 the Soviet Union made public its intention to apply for full membership of the IMF and the World Bank . |
| 2 | After all , the paper has not cost you anything : your girl-friend has encouraged her boss to look for blank A4 pages for the impecunious student ; or , girls , your boy-friend works in an office where his wastepaper basket would be full of the stuff if he did not remember your need . |
| 3 | In the case of estate agents , it is their business to act for numerous principals : where properties are of a similar description , there will be a conflict of interest between the principals each of whom will be concerned to attract potential purchasers to their property rather than that of another . |
| 4 | Whilst the extension of the franchise and Christopher Addison 's hopes for building the ‘ homes fit for heroes ’ showed a genuine desire for the radical elements in government to reform British society , the fact that Britain needed to export nearly one-third of her output to pay for essential imports necessitated the re-establishment of settled trading patterns and the development of new markets . |
| 5 | Many of the children in care were young , and unless positive steps to plan for their future were taken , they would continue like the older children in their sample to wait for lengthy periods in care . |
| 6 | On 7 June 1991 Auld J. granted her leave to apply for judicial review and directed that the suspension be stayed pending the determination of the judicial review proceedings . |
| 7 | While some British officials were interested in the Schuman Plan , the Labour Party rejected it as something that would limit its ability to strive for democratic Socialism in Britain ‘ and to apply the economic controls necessary to achieve it ’ . |
| 8 | He told magistrates he is using his car to search for new shops to relaunch his business career . |
| 9 | Responding to the resolution on May 20 , Iraq 's permanent representative at the UN , Abdul Amir al-Anbari , requested a moratorium of five years on war reparations in order for his country to pay for essential supplies and reconstruction which , he said , would cost " many times [ Iraq 's ] oil revenue " . |
| 10 | Odyssey also comes with host mode which means you can set your computer to wait for incoming calls . |
| 11 | Whether or not early retirement and high unemployment continue , however , they should not blind us to the need to consider other factors which influence our capacity to care for dependent populations . |
| 12 | Plan your work to allow for mental and physical variation . |
| 13 | You need £100 in your account to qualify for free banking . |