Example sentences of "for [conj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without waiting for or expecting a reply , Martha and the reluctant Tilda walked through into the back office . |
| 2 | working for or assisting a competitor . |
| 3 | Those candidates stood to draw attention to the fact that Northern Ireland residents can not vote for or join a party which will govern them when it comes to power . |
| 4 | On the advice of a friend , she applied for and got a freelance job with the BBC in Plymouth . |
| 5 | The immediate family and carers go through a chronic grief process alongside the need to go on caring for and sustaining a person who is slipping away , cognitively , behaviourally and emotionally . |
| 6 | The UGC had been asked for and supplied a list of existing two-year courses , of which there were few , and all required more than two ‘ A ’ levels as an entry qualification ( most were , in fact , conversion or second-degree courses ) . |
| 7 | The Leith Chamber of Commerce was instituted in 1840 and in 1852 the Directors petitioned for and obtained a Charter of Incorporation on their representation ‘ That the town of Leith is the principal seaport in the East of Scotland and it would tend much to the encouragement and promotion of the trade and manufacture already extensively established and carried on there , if the Petitioners were incorporated as a Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers , with the powers and privileges usually conferred on such bodies ’ . |
| 8 | He pawed at the Daily Telegraph but failed to find whatever he was looking for and lit a cigarette instead . |
| 9 | A non-contributory pension is the benefit most prospective employees look for when considering a job offer , according to a KPMG survey . |
| 10 | The following is a checklist of points to look for when choosing a coursebook . |
| 11 | Things to look for when choosing a putter are good balance , length of shaft to fit your height and weight of putter ( recommended between 15 to 18 ounces ) . |
| 12 | Other features to look out for when choosing a hairdryer are a comfortable handle , a removable air filter that can be cleaned , a hanging loop and a nozzle to direct the air flow . |
| 13 | Over the past two months I 've dealt with what you need to look out for when buying a computer and how to tell if the machine you intend to buy is well built . |
| 14 | my personal view was that we , we should have some form of , two things , one is communicating the realities of the situation , it 's a fairly new market , there was a lot of competitors in the market , coming into the market , there was a lot of confusion in the market there was a lot of confusion in the market as to exactly what it was that customer could buy , there was also a lot of confusion of as to , cos there are different types of customer , and over sixty five , there are about seven different categories , there was a need for someone and I believe it should therefore have been the market leader at that time to if you want to establish principals , establish what they , this was in the market and establish what the elderly would be , would , should look for when purchasing a retirement apartment . |