Example sentences of "of a [noun sg] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The make or buy decision approach described in Chapter 7 is an example of a structure designed for a specific purpose to ensure that a series of related questions are asked and answered in the same ordered sequence by everyone . |
| 2 | The specific objectives of the first phase of the Program , the pilot project , therefore , are ( I ) an appraisal of a structure established for the purpose of attaining this coordination , ( 2 ) an exploration of new methods of relating the library to the instructional program , and ( 3 ) a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of these methods . |
| 3 | They 're perhaps little er more about the condition of the granules of a powder used for compressing into tablets , and the coating , how shall we coat it so that it washed away at once , dissolved slowly or anything like that . |
| 4 | Norway and the Soviet Union agreed on Dec. 15 , 1989 , on the terms of a treaty providing for an exchange of information on civilian and military accidents at sea outside their territorial waters . |
| 5 | The sound of a slammed door and the pitter patter sound of a girl running for her life , were the only sounds which could be heard that frosty , November morning . |
| 6 | An example of a clause providing for the payment of a participating dividend is : The Company shall after making all necessary provisions for payment of the Preference Dividend ( including any Arrears ) and the redemption of the Preference Shares but in priority to payment of any dividend to the holders of Ordinary Shares , pay to the holders of the Preferred Ordinary Shares as from ( and inclusive of ) the accounting period ending … , subject to payment in full of the Preferred Dividend ( including any Arrears of the same ) pay to the holders of Preferred Ordinary Shares a cumulative cash dividend ( " the Participating Dividend " ) of a sum ( net of any advance corporation tax payable by the Company ) equal to … % of the Profit After Tax for each accounting period of the Company ; the Participating Dividend shall be deemed to accrue from day to day throughout each accounting period and shall become payable and be paid not later than four months immediately following the end of the accounting period to which it relates . |
| 7 | The examination will be conducted by means of a cassette recording for dubbing on to the audio equipment at the Local Centre to achieve universal standards of dictation . |
| 8 | The examination will be conducted by means of a cassette recording for dubbing on to the audio equipment at the Local Centre to achieve universal standards of dictation . |
| 9 | The examination will be conducted by means of a cassette recording for dubbing on to the audio equipment at the Local Centre to achieve universal standards of dictation . |
| 10 | a helmet of a type manufactured for use by persons on motor cycles which by virtue of its shape , material and construction could reasonably be expected to afford to persons on motor bicycles a degree of protection from injury in the event of an accident similar to or greater than that provided by the helmet of a type complying with one of the specifications referred to in the preceding subparagraph ; and |
| 11 | A rectangular conference table and four chairs , of a type provided for senior public servants , stood between the tall windows . |
| 12 | Then we all started demanding cheap food and the first thing to be sacrificed , along with the freedom of a chicken to scratch for worms , was flavour . |
| 13 | The specification was typical of a Squirrel used for VIP or corporate duties . |
| 14 | THE Yorkshire Post , which should know , says Glenda Jackson is seriously considering the offer of a nomination to stand for selection as Labour candidate in Leeds East in succession to Denis Healey . |
| 15 | He also brings out some thrilling orchestral details which can easily be submerged in the sound of a organ going for glory . |
| 16 | Above them , the tiny figure crawling along the top of a pipe stopped for a moment , and then continued . |
| 17 | An earlier report of a cDNA coding for a PLC- α ( ref.20 ) , which showed no sequence identity to the other PLC enzymes , may not be a PLC but is probably thiol-protein disulphide oxidoreductase . |
| 18 | I do not see any relevant distinction between the provision of a structural survey at the request of a borrower applying for a further advance and the provision of a house buyers ' report in the same circumstances . |
| 19 | His reactions to a challenge and his mode of speech , his capacity , are all those of a boy trained for a certain duty but not distracted from his natural instincts and responses . |
| 20 | ‘ I explained it was a bit of a flap to go for the train this afternoon . |
| 21 | She wept and spoke at the same time — uttering fragments of sentences , half completed threats , pieces of swear words , repeating the name Richard over and over with the intonation of a child calling for its mother . |
| 22 | We had spent anxious weeks in Prague watching each puffy , white cloud that graced the azure sky with the hopeful eyes of a child waiting for Christmas . |
| 23 | The new policy , introduced on 1 October 1992 , zero-rates fresh fish used as bait which is of a kind used for human consumption , and is fit for human consumption when it is supplied . |
| 24 | For a few minutes we watched a tree-creeper working his way up the trunk of a tree looking for grubs until Bill the dog , crashing through the undergrowth sniffing for smells , frightened him off . |
| 25 | Whatever might his Frome ancestors have thought of a Titford playing for Divine Service in an Anglican place of worship ! |
| 26 | This year is something of a trial run for this new service . |
| 27 | The reader will not , however , begrudge the author 's serendipity which , especially at election time , succeeded in extracting for him the following from Smollett 's Humphrey Clinker ( 1771 ) : I know nothing so abject as the behaviour of a man canvassing for a seat in Parliament . |
| 28 | A giant of a man made for Thiercelin , but tripped over a fallen comrade and crashed to the floor . |
| 29 | The brother of a man jailed for seven years in Baghdad has offered to keep him company , or even change places . |
| 30 | Then , with the air of a man asking for twenty cigarettes , he said , ‘ I need 10 or 15 grams of thallium . |