Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've got a piece to write for the Overseas Service . |
| 2 | It seems a sponsor to pay for the trip could n't be found . |
| 3 | Please use them as you think appropriate — as a vein to mime for The Graduate , as props for Reunions , to archive , or junk . |
| 4 | The debts arose out of a ten million pound plan to build a village to care for the elderly in the grounds of the convent . |
| 5 | The debts arose out of a ten million pound plan to build a village to care for the elderly in the grounds of the convent . |
| 6 | It was a return to form for The Smiths as a single band , especially when the extra track on the 12 inch , ‘ Half A Person ’ , was taken into account . |
| 7 | An ease in grade plus the bonus of Trap 1 should all add up to a return to form for the Gordon Hodson runner . |
| 8 | So many barns ended up looking like suburban villas that The Society For The Protection Of Ancient Buildings launched a campaign to fight for the preservation and proper use of these distinctive and historic treasures . |
| 9 | There are few passenger-boat services up and down the Egyptian Nile railways and roads are quicker — but we hoped to find a felucca to hire for the day . |
| 10 | ‘ And it 's a place to live for the summer , ’ I said . |
| 11 | Those wanting a place to stay for the night will have to pay around £85 a room . |
| 12 | Has X got property rights over the goods entitling him to recover the goods ( or their value ) in priority to any other creditors of Y Ltd. , or , on the other hand , is he merely an unsecured creditor having only a right to sue for the price ? |
| 13 | The next thing she asked for was a job to do for the Lord . |
| 14 | Nor was a desire to retaliate for the Triple Intervention of 1895 totally absent . |
| 15 | Secondly , unlike general insurance , the motivation behind many life-related policies is essentially a desire to save for the future , either for one 's own benefit or for the benefit of dependants . |
| 16 | The strongest rejection of the new approach tends to be a reluctance to charge for the product . |
| 17 | The King could legitimately refuse a request to dissolve for the third time in a little over a year . |
| 18 | The Wellcome Foundation Trust , a charitable arm of the Wellcome drug company set up to fund medical research , has agreed in principle to a request to pay for the three-year investigation . |
| 19 | Malcolm became only the third Brit to gain any World Cup points this year and is definitely a name to watch for the future . |
| 20 | It all starts off on the Friday evening of the Spring Bank Holiday with the President 's dinner , which for the centenary is being held in a marquee to cater for the huge numbers who wish to attend . |
| 21 | I guess his leaving coincided with my dad stopping taking me to Elland Road so maybe I 'm just been sentimental for the happy days when I could get a parentr to pay for the tickets ! ! |
| 22 | ‘ It 's too high a price to pay for the moon , ’ Nan had said . |
| 23 | ‘ It was a day to remember for the rest of our lives , was n't it ? ’ a voice said behind her , and she jumped , startled . |
| 24 | All of a day to wait for the skilful of ecstasy … she sighed . |
| 25 | EVERY YEAR the British Film Institute issues a package of British short films by up-and-coming movie-makers , giving you a chance to read for the first time the credits you 'll be seeing on Channel 4 in the next couple of years . |
| 26 | Cooper , who saw striker John Gayle sent off after an off-the-ball clash with Daniel Delicari in the 70th minute , stormed : ‘ With a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the competition , I thought the players would really have gone for it . |
| 27 | If it takes an hour and five minutes , we charge an hour and a quarter to get for the time to get back . |
| 28 | We note the elapsed time at that quarter-point , knock off a minute to allow for the initial climb out of Gransden , and mentally predict the arrival time at the half-way point . |
| 29 | This is a pattern to prepare for the movement of sitting down and standing up . |
| 30 | Their fame began innocently enough in 1893 when an enterprising baron founded a lottery to pay for the Rio de Janeiro zoo . |