Example sentences of "a [noun] [noun sg] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm having a shower before breakfast , ’ Steve called out to her , and with a sigh of relief Ruth sank to a kitchen chair to wait for the kettle to boil . |
| 2 | Dorling Kindersley , publisher of sparkling non-fiction guides to dinosaur , is launching a Dinosaur Club to cater for the large number of junior dinosaur fanatics . |
| 3 | The crowd swelled to over 3000 in the morning session , latecomers arriving to see Simmons drive a lethargic shot to mid-off , then Haynes , after the break , nicked a Snell outswinger to slip for 58 . |
| 4 | There should be a weighting system to account for variations in house prices in different parts of the country and within different districts of the same region . |
| 5 | Not every school will be able to travel down to Portsmouth to see the wreck of the Mary Rose for themselves , but they could watch a video about the discovery and raising of the wreck , and carry out a computer simulation to search for the wreck . |
| 6 | The sale also gives him a £49m profit to pay for acquisitions . |
| 7 | Is it expected that that will be the embryo for a carbon tax to pay for more investment in renewable energies ? |
| 8 | Over 50,000 people gathered in response to a opposition call to mobilize for the victory of democracy . |
| 9 | THE Newtown and District Cats Protection League is to raise £120 as a matter of urgency to pay for a specialist incubator to care for tiny kittens being regularly abandoned in the area . |
| 10 | It is n't uncommon for a record contract to allow for a royalty increase of I per cent throughout each year of the agreement , and for this to be raised once certain sales figures have been reached ( commonly , this might be for gold and platinum status albums ) . |
| 11 | Businesses required to register for VAT in the UK that do not have a business establishment here may now appoint , or may be directed to appoint , a tax representative to account for UK VAT on their behalf . |
| 12 | A county council spokesman said it was hoped that councillors would agree to a site visit to see for themselves if lay-bys were necessary . |
| 13 | The bid had to be hostile , and Tiphook , since it needed a rights issue to pay for its part of the deal , had to become a joint-bidder . |
| 14 | I deserve my £1,800 a week handout to pay for mansion |
| 15 | For example , in an industry with a few large and many small firms , the large firms may support a trade association to lobby for industry-wide benefits because they get large benefits from it , even though the small firms also benefit from its success without joining . |
| 16 | Mr Knazko refused a Meciar request to resign for breaking party discipline by encouraging deputies to vote against Roman Kovac . |
| 17 | The £18m project , including a government offer to pay for approach roads , will be discussed this month by the Highland Regional Council which must decide whether a private toll bridge is better than no bridge at all . |
| 18 | David was jailed for four years after robbing a petrol station to pay for his drug habit . |
| 19 | Now the question for decision is whether the court should require a health authority to provide for a child treatment involving the performance by doctors of services requiring the exercise of professional skill against the will of the doctors concerned . |
| 20 | An exporter to reduce his foreign exchange risk may borrow in the currency of his expected export receipt or an importer may require a currency loan to pay for imports which may be re-processed for an overseas market . |
| 21 | The nature of the work tends to be task oriented e.g. to build a garage or a supply teacher to cover for absence etc . |
| 22 | It now appears that , in addition to this , I will be expected to part with a further portion of my income as a graduate tax to pay for my education , the last three years of which I am spending in hospitals , not only studying , but assisting on a voluntary basis with essential clinical procedures and tests . |
| 23 | Aerate the water using an air stone to allow for food dispersement , and to keep the water fresh . |
| 24 | They seem designed to tap into an audience desire to atone for something and resolve it with a bumper sticker morality and a mushy climax . |
| 25 | In order to be able to cope with the increasing enquiry rate at the bureau , an emergency appeal to NACAB for special funding led to the appointment of a fixed-term welfare rights officer . |