Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 'd been remanded to appear in court for a driving offence , ’ Fairham said . |
| 2 | ‘ Having regard to the terms of the contract , the conduct of the parties and the circumstances of the case , I have no doubt that the property was not intended to pass in this case on contract but only in exchange for a valid building society cheque , but even if it may be regarded as intended to pass in exchange for a false , but believed genuine , building society cheque it will not in my view avail the insurers . ’ |
| 3 | They are generally operated on a fixed cycle , so that , when a known volume of water has passed through the plant , a valve is turned so as first to backwash the bed to cleanse the zeolite , and then to pass in brine for a fixed time to regenerate the material . |
| 4 | That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime . |
| 5 | Crane , however , argues 45 that affiliation to a prestigious university is more likely to lead to recognition for a scientist than higher productivity . |
| 6 | Crane , however , argues that affiliation to a prestigious university is more likely to lead to recognition for a scientist than higher productivity . |
| 7 | The membership is drawn from the various sectors of librarianship — public libraries , academic libraries , school library services and special libraries — and members are invited to serve on SPILL for a term of 2 to 3 years . |
| 8 | Yeltsin supporters , who formed a ‘ creative coalition ’ within the chamber , have ensured that the emergency powers to rule by decree for a year , which Congress bestowed on the President last autumn , remain wholly intact . |
| 9 | I trudged up to the camp-site again , to find that there was no need even to look for driftwood for a fire . |
| 10 | Speculation continued , however , that Pinochet would agree to resign in return for a quiet settlement of scandals involving his regime . |
| 11 | The horror of the war led some Christians to look in desperation for a new understanding of God as the suffering God . |
| 12 | ( b ) If a party should be dilatory in providing his certificate of readiness , the correct procedure is not to complain to the court but simply to apply on notice for a hearing date to be fixed . |
| 13 | He pulled out a correspondence file between a landlord and tenant in Ruislip — nearly eighty pages devoted to conflict over responsibility for a dustbin area — and tried to concentrate . |
| 14 | Well , I 'll tell you one thing , Monday 's not gon na be wonderful for me , I 've got to go into hospital for a little operation er b but seriously , I 'll be out on Tuesday , but I 'll , I 'll be away for the week er , because the Doc said do n't come back to , to work till a week on Monday , so I 'll , I 'll try and listen if I can , but what have you got for us ? |
| 15 | Then it 's time to slide into bed for a few hours ' sleep , to be woken once again for a patrol that will signal the start of a new day . |
| 16 | A great magnificent image that I did n't want to use as material for a silly magazine article , but which I just could n't resist sharing with everyone I knew and did n't know . |
| 17 | According to the Far Eastern Economic Review of March 26 , 1992 , under such a system candidates for election to the National Assembly would campaign as proxies to vote under obligation for a particular presidential candidate . |
| 18 | In September 1990 we are relaunching the ‘ Voucher System ’ every NEW member will receive a voucher to use in exchange for a ticket to a local rally , if the organisers are able to absorb the costs please do , otherwise the society can assist by refunds if requested . |
| 19 | She would be considered a slut if she did , and since it is almost unheard of for a Ugandan man to do without sex for a year , her husband would usually seek another woman . |
| 20 | On Christmas Day in 1806 , three boats comprising of the entire fishing fleet of Stotfield , a fishing village near Lossiemouth in Scotland , prepared to put to sea for a day 's fishing . |
| 21 | I then incurred further charges through failing to remain in credit for a full quarter . |
| 22 | It was the persuasion of the Vice Society that led Lord Chancellor Campbell to push through the Obscene Publications Act of 1857 , an Act which was to remain in force for a hundred years , and this was followed by the establishment of the first ( and short-lived ) Obscene Publications police squad in London . |
| 23 | Drawn up by a panel of civilian and military experts , the charter was to remain in force for a 30-month interim period , at the end of which a referendum would be held on a new constitution for Chad . |
| 24 | Penry looked as though he was about to burst into speech for a moment , then his face set in the familiar harsh lines , and without another word he turned on his heel and made for his sanctum , slamming the door behind him . |
| 25 | Social workers say they never had enough evidence of maltreatment to go to court for a care order . |
| 26 | If he did n't want to go to court for a very minor offence , then you could caution him . |
| 27 | Erm or we can make application for legal aid to go to court for a residence and contact order now . |
| 28 | I want to go to sleep for a month . |
| 29 | Then I had to go to hospital for a while . |
| 30 | Mr Smith looked at some of the papers on his desk for a moment , " … ah yes , Mr Partridge had to go to hospital for a tetanus injection and stitches after you struck him with a shovel . |