Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were repeatedly told he was too busy , and when finally , at the eleventh hour , they were granted a meeting , some sort of communication problem caused Mrs Sue Amphlett and her associate to be sent from one building to another and then to wait for some time in the wrong one , until they had to leave to finish the report in time for the news conference they had called . |
| 2 | Captain Mark Phillips had been expected to remain for some time in his cottage on the estate , where he has lived since the marriage broke up three years ago . |
| 3 | The only concession forced through before the critical days in September was on the tax allowance to foster parents who were now able to claim for any child in their care under the age of sixteen or in full-time education . |
| 4 | I left her , and went to search for more information in a different place . |
| 5 | The University 's overhauled financial systems allow it to plan for another year in which income and expenditure will at least balance and may perhaps allow some restoration of the reserves it needs to cope with unexpected problems . |
| 6 | National legislation on competition is excluded save that the Commission can , when approving a merger , attach conditions and authorise the member state concerned to apply national legislation to provide for effective competition in the local market . |
| 7 | In Sweden secrétaires de commission began to be appointed to some missions in foreign capitals from 1669 onwards , mainly it seems to provide for greater continuity in the event of the death or recall of the head of the mission . |
| 8 | So public housing fails to provide for personal mobility in changing relationships , or for different needs that people may have . |
| 9 | The court discussed the example of a solicitor 's clerk and said that in such a case it would be improper for him to work for another solicitor in his spare time . |
| 10 | The speaker is less likely to gulp for more air in mid-sentence . |
| 11 | President , I 've , er , had lots of advice from my colleagues as to how to respond to the comments of the shop stewards er , I can only respond and say thank you very much indeed for the kind things they 've said particularly , erm , specific point that 's been raised on the industry from my colleagues that are from the Midlands and East Coast the situation currently is that , er , we have decided to ballot for industrial action in E C C and the T & G have decided to ballot for industrial action in , I think its . |
| 12 | President , I 've , er , had lots of advice from my colleagues as to how to respond to the comments of the shop stewards er , I can only respond and say thank you very much indeed for the kind things they 've said particularly , erm , specific point that 's been raised on the industry from my colleagues that are from the Midlands and East Coast the situation currently is that , er , we have decided to ballot for industrial action in E C C and the T & G have decided to ballot for industrial action in , I think its . |
| 13 | Of course , some of those whose jobs are reallocated in the dispersal policy will decide to look for other employment in the locality in which they currently work . |
| 14 | This will give you and your family time to look for other accommodation in the area . |
| 15 | Still , it would probably be futile to look for another increase in base rates immediately , if at all . |
| 16 | He places the blame squarely at the door of social scientists , whose theories have directed them to look for this pattern in pre-industrial and non-industrial societies . |
| 17 | The nuzzling continued as his lips found her own , teasing and provoking her to yearn for more depth in the caress , until suddenly he took possession of her mouth in a forceful kiss that went on and on as though it would last for ever . |
| 18 | The Reformation and the growth of different religious traditions within Western Europe enabled the dissident to apply for spiritual asylum in another denomination . |
| 19 | It is time that members opposite stopped this petty vindictiveness and sought to join with both ourselves and the Liberals in seeking to press for real progress in recognising the specific requirement of people with disabilities . |
| 20 | He also confirms that a heavy goods vehicle has just been loaded and is about to leave for another customer in Tamworth . |
| 21 | How does he square the Government 's commitment to allow public service managers the right to manage with compelling them to opt for competitive tendering in circumstances where , he will accept , that can be costly to prepare and can lead to inflexibility in meeting changing circumstances ? |
| 22 | Congressmen will now find it hard to vote for further exploration in Alaska , especially in the wildlife refuge where the biggest untapped reserves probably still lie . |
| 23 | I think probably the County Council are in a better position than me er to advise you as to whether that thirty one thousand commitment figure is true of not , but if it were the case , then I think , Yes I would agree that erm the train would stop very quickly , and in view of the situation that we 're now in , there would have to be a degree of future flexibility to allow for phased reduction in development over future years . |
| 24 | The colonoscopies were carried out between 1100 and 1300 to allow for diurnal variation in proliferation rates . |
| 25 | A reference test was developed in order to control for any difference in the samples of pupils who took the test materials . |
| 26 | The French managed three tries in all , but still had to settle for second place in the five nations championship ; the final score at Twickenham ; twenty one , nineteen . |
| 27 | Britain 's talented twosome both had to settle for sixth place in their respective finals . |
| 28 | It was a double blow for the courageous Welshman , with he and partner Mark Mouland having to settle for third place in the team event , which was won by America after Fred Couples and Davis Love both birdied the final hole to beat Sweden by one stroke . |
| 29 | Wachter had to settle for third place in the race after Italy 's Deborah Compagnoni produced one of her best performances of the season . |
| 30 | In the late 1890s the so-called ‘ Economists ’ encouraged the workers to settle for piecemeal improvement in their economic conditions , for mere trade unionism , rather than revolutionary struggle against capitalism . |