Example sentences of "to [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a danger , particularly in the final years of compulsory schooling , that little time is given to promoting reading for fun . |
| 2 | Someone had earlier likened the whole sorting process to sifting sand for gold , so we hoped we had struck gold in the Afghan desert , but sadly , a scholar at the National Library eventually pronounced the signature to be that of another Churchill ! |
| 3 | However there is one powerful objection that must be considered , namely the so-called ‘ floodgates ’ argument , which is based on the fear that if such a concession were granted to war-tax protesters , the door would then be opened for other tax-refusal campaigns in opposition to various other governmental activities , including , perhaps , opposition to paying tax for welfare . |
| 4 | At their next meeting on 2nd May , the Governors decided to approach the Provincial Headquarters of the Sisters of the Holy Family , the owners of the Convent , with a view to buying land for squash courts . |
| 5 | Mr Mellor will oversee the launch of the National Lottery in addition to taking reponsibility for government policy on the film industry , arts and national heritage . |
| 6 | In 1859 the legislators were still wrestling with ( so far ) insuperable objections to abolishing imprisonment for debt . |
| 7 | People are very used to watching television for entertainment and not for information . |
| 8 | The Tufting Department at Lyles , showing all those who contributed to raising money for Strathcarron Hospice . |
| 9 | This flexible approach to arranging help for childcare has been adopted by several companies . |
| 10 | Under this provision , the same points about stating limited obligations ( subject to UCTA s 3(2) ( b ) ( i ) ) , as opposed to restricting liability for breach , will apply . |