Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their qualifications are … a healthy distaste for children … an ability to act like a witch … and not least , a willingness to work for free . |
| 2 | And I 've got a chapter to read for American Studies . |
| 3 | I have a bid to make for additional assistance , and I suggest that there are three means by which we could help people without work more than has been possible in the past . |
| 4 | It should be noted that cl 3.2 gives a right to reject for latent defects that could not have been discovered upon examination and which appear after a reasonable period of use . |
| 5 | The usual way in which his power is circumscribed is by limiting it to a right to break for certain specified purposes . |
| 6 | ‘ There is always a price to pay for international duty , ’ said United manager Alec Ferguson . |
| 7 | A day to remember for 13-year-old Julian Stewart as he enjoys the ride flanked by Phil Kearns ( left ) and David Campese . |
| 8 | But this charge was later dropped when Kedie 's brother confirmed it was a loan to pay for outstanding bills and to help set up a fish and chip shop in Eastbourne . |
| 9 | In its White Paper , the government made a commitment to press for European minimum standards for domestic appliances . |
| 10 | It is certainly true that popular rule , conceived of in the simplest terms , does not logically imply a commitment to respect for individual liberty : there could be such a thing as popular tyranny , or a popularly endorsed tyranny . |
| 11 | Mr. Secretary Heseltine , supported by The Prime Minister , Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer , Mr. Secretary Newton , Mr. Secretary Hunt , Mr. Secretary Lang , Mr. Michael Portillo and Mr. Robert Key , presented a Bill to provide for certain local authorities to levy and collect a new tax , to be called council tax ; to abolish community charges ; to make further provision with respect to local government finance ( including provision with respect to certain grants by local authorities ) ; and for connected purposes : And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time and to be printed [ Bill 3 . ] |
| 12 | I beg to move , That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for certain descriptions of shops in England and Wales to be open for trade on Sunday , subject to their being registered with the local authority ; to impose a general prohibition on the opening on Sunday of other shops , extending this prohibition to certain business premises which on week-days are open for the service of customers ; to provide protection for persons employed in or for the purposes of a shop which is , or is to be , registered for Sunday opening , where they have conscientious or other objections to working on Sunday ; to make consequential and other repeals in the Shops Act 1950 ; and for connected purposes . |
| 13 | I 'm only showing you once darling and then you 'll have to do it or else I 'll never get me bingo done , alright , you choose a word to look for like Doc |
| 14 | You can then either read it as a standard newspaper or use it as a database to search for particular articles . |
| 15 | The auditing profession er argues , and I must say the audit practice board 's er er proposals are very , for very passive auditing , the audit profession argues that it 's difficult to detect fraud but on the other hand er the local government er act er local government finance act of nineteen eighty two requires local authority auditors to have er er er a duty to search for unlawful acts and report on them . |
| 16 | This form is not to be recommended to a landlord , because if his power is restricted to a power to determine for certain specified purposes , he may lose the power altogether if he can not establish the purpose at the crucial date . |
| 17 | ‘ They are characterized by low boredom thresholds and an inability to work for other people , ’ thought Sir John Hoskyns . |
| 18 | But , more than that , the People 's Plan is an attempt to allow for incremental growth and change . |
| 19 | Mothers can find themselves preparing three different meals in an evening to cater for different tastes in the family or she may find herself offering three or four different menus to the child , all of which are rejected and the food thrown away . |
| 20 | Firms have an incentive to opt for particular levels or types of integration . |
| 21 | Many poor households were exempt from domestic rates but still had a vote in the local election ; they had an incentive to vote for high spending programmes . |
| 22 | Purchasers in turn , since they would still be cash-limited , would have an incentive to bargain for improved value-for-money . |
| 23 | They forget that the magic of television means that we 've probably heard it all before , so we really do make an effort to go for fresh material . |