Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The income provides for a travelling scholarship in archaeology or otherwise for the promotion of antiquarian studies . |
| 2 | She slipped the newspaper cutting into the top drawer of her bedside chest , then took the opportunity to go for a walk by herself , without Josh . |
| 3 | But to live there means also the opportunity to vote for a particular party , whose quixotry and honesty have touched me . |
| 4 | It is interesting that , as the opportunity to paint for a specific exhibition has offered itself , a freer and less tentative approach can be seen both in subject matter and technique . |
| 5 | The Profitboss ensures that neither the aspiring Fenton from Fleet Sales nor the experienced Carmen from Marketing Services are denied the opportunity to compete for a promotion to Divisional Sales Director . |
| 6 | There is also the opportunity to register for a part-time PhD degree at the University of Warwick . |
| 7 | All Rangers have the opportunity to ride for a minimum of half an hour once a fortnight , however , they can also participate in picnic rides , lasting three to four hours , as well as one hour-long evening rides . |
| 8 | It then indicates the opportunity provided for a more participatory approach to school development planning . |
| 9 | In 1960 the pattern which had emerged seemed likely to remain in force for some time to come , with the EEC countries preferring a maximum of integration and the remainder opting for a minimal level of intergovernmental association . |
| 10 | Theoretically his presidency must end in 1852 , but it was already evident that the Prince hoped for a second term of office , to which end he began to organize a campaign to drum up sufficient popular support for this to become possible . |
| 11 | The board flickered for a second or two , then slowly faded until it was gone , and Quiss was left sitting looking angrily at the small wooden table . |
| 12 | Blazer offered his workforce a piece of waste ground behind the mattress shed for a pitch and it soon became affectionately known as the ‘ Football Ground ’ . |
| 13 | Joyce 's time at Battersea brought him no closer to getting a degree or to having the money to pay for a conventional education . |
| 14 | The concern for the future of the Deutschmark within the EEC erupted belatedly in the Bundestag in early October 1992 ; at the insistence of an all-party committee , the Parliament pressed for a second opportunity to ratify stage 3 of the Maastricht Treaty before the Deutschmark became irrevocably part of the Single Currency . |
| 15 | If the case calls for a Ghosh instruction , the judge should give the direction in Ghosh word for word : Ravenshad [ 1990 ] Crim LR 398 . |
| 16 | Thus either the comparative inefficiency of one hemisphere in dealing with the information presented and/or a reduction in stimulus fidelity consequent upon hemispheric transfer are held to account for the advantage obtained for a particular half of the visual field . |
| 17 | But we still have to train people to be able to cook under any conditions — a young soldier can often find himself on his own in the field cooking for a given number of people . |
| 18 | The clerk stopped for a moment and whispered to Mr Albert , who , realizing that instead of selling a pair of jeans he really had a customer with money to spend , hurried towards Hank . |
| 19 | After a leisurely tea by a coal fire , I asked the clerk to phone for a taxi . |
| 20 | The contract allows for a change in kit design within the next five years . |
| 21 | Finlayson followed Woolley all around the squadron looking for a chance to get his own back . |
| 22 | ‘ The decision to go for a greenfield site was taken in June , 1992 , and the countdown to Highbridge — a site within reach of all employees , with good motorway links — began soon afterwards , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The decision to search for a partner has been taken ‘ in the context of competing investment requirements ’ across the broad sweep of BAe 's business interests . |
| 24 | The decision to apply for a place in a residential care home is very often a traumatic one , whether it is a planned or an emergency admission . |
| 25 | The decision to look for a significant equity partner appears to be Virgin 's attempt to keep out of the clutches of the five majors while remaining a credible force in the worldwide music business . |
| 26 | The buyer asked for a copy of the restrictions ; they were not forthcoming , the seller having no copy . |
| 27 | When Heathcliff went out to look for our horses , Cathy and I hurried round the kitchen looking for a way to escape . |
| 28 | He got up , went out into the courtyard to piss and on to the kitchen to beg for a cup of watered ale and a slice of greasy bacon to silence the hunger pangs of his stomach for he had not eaten since leaving Holy Rood Abbey the previous day . |
| 29 | In July 1947 , the Ministry asked for a statement concerning the hospital premises and funds . |
| 30 | Then dis discontinuity , does the function exist for a whole range ? |