Example sentences of "[verb] to build a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A story is when McTavish wants to build a better world for everyone — just like you have it in the book , I do n't want to change anything — and the local hoods jump on him . |
| 2 | It is still lived in by the direct descendant of Sir John Damer , who was perhaps so appalled by the building programme of his brother , Viscount Milton , first Earl of Dorchester , at Milton Abbas , that he vowed to build a small house for himself . |
| 3 | The island is named after a daughter of King Bela IV who pledged to build a Dominican convent for her on the island if the Mongols could be defeated . |
| 4 | When Bonn 's old-town fortifications were dismantled in 1717 , the stone was used to build a new palace for the Elector , Joseph Clemens . |
| 5 | He 's going to build a new organ for Chelmsford cathedral . |
| 6 | He was going to build a new place for her . ’ |
| 7 | Volunteers from ‘ Spokes ’ , the Lothians cycle campaign , with the help of the national path-building charity Sustrans , would like to build an all-weather path for cyclists and pedestrians along the south bank of the River Almond , from Boathouse Bridge to the point near Turnhouse village where the East Coast Main Line crosses the river ( point A on map , enclosed ) . |
| 8 | Volunteers from ‘ Spokes ’ , the Lothians cycle campaign , with the help of the national path-building charity Sustrans , would like to build an all-weather path for cyclists and pedestrians along the south bank of the River Almond , from Boathouse Bridge to the point near Turnhouse village where the East Coast Main Line crosses the river ( point A on map , enclosed ) . |
| 9 | Despite its many faults , it is striving to build a better future for all its citizens — of whatever colour , creed or origin . |
| 10 | Now Britain is helping to build a modern fleet for the junta |
| 11 | If it is possible , I want to continue to build a lasting basis for US-Soviet co-operation , for a more peaceful future for all mankind . |
| 12 | Folasade and her boyfriend had both been pleased when she got pregnant ; they were still together alter three years and hoping to build a stable future for themselves . |
| 13 | $4m will be going into the Columbian world fair at Seville ; the Dominican Republic is hoping to build a 390-foot lighthouse for $10m ; 12 full-size replica ships will be setting sail for America ( presumably from their commissioning countries ) , and the fifth Genovese Columbian conference will be exhibiting every plant of the New World . |
| 14 | B finds out about the process and decides to build a similar process for making these computer chips . |
| 15 | As Alicia begins to build a new life for herself she is increasingly drawn towards the brusque yet magnetic charms of the Cornishman who owns Tresco , a remote ranch near the High Sierras . |