Example sentences of "sign [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In explaining how he managed to escape active military service during the war by signing on for an officers ' programme , Mr Clinton apparently omitted to mention that he had already received his call-up notice when he sought to join the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps .
2 ‘ I thought you might be otherwise involved — signing up for a television series , perhaps . ’
3 Check your existing lender 's redemption charge before signing up for a replacement loan .
4 The Leeds Permanent Building Society , for example , pays £5 to one of three charities for each customer who signs up for a Leeds Visa affinity card .
5 And er so er er I said to my friend , like me pals I said , Well look we we have n't been in the Army a year , so we 've got to be in two more years before it comes our turn our turn to be demobilized , so we just might as well sign up for a couple year , get two months leave and twenty quid , because we shall do that if we do n't .
6 You could sign up for a series of courses , which you could take at your own pace .
7 The couple , who want to remain anonymous but live near Darlington , signed up for a unit at Sutton Hall , near Thirsk , last June .
8 ‘ Nothing happened and as I like to race every weekend I signed up for a meeting in France on June 13 ’ , he said .
9 The following day I signed up for an accountancy course as an ‘ extra option ’ .
10 He said Mrs Mawdsley 's husband phoned him the following evening to say she had seen her doctor and had been signed off for a month .
11 Microsoft 's Windows NT group has signed up for a 20ft by 20ft booth , claiming it does n't have the budget for a bigger space .
12 Several could not recall subscribing to Channel 7 ; one had refused to subscribe ; one had signed up for a trial period at some point ; and the majority had been unhappy with the service .
13 No German would kill his dad , of that he felt certain , though lately he had begun to feel guilty about his own war efforts since Grace had signed up for a spell in the hospital tents , a mere half-mile behind the front line .
14 If you 've signed up for a Barclaycard recently , or joined the AA , you will probably have been tempted by the offer of ‘ free accommodation ’ in a ‘ superb range of hotels in the UK and Ireland ’ .
15 Another top rock outfit , AEROSMITH , have signed up for a show at the Point Depot in Dublin on October
16 Cleveland Ambulance NHS Trust has signed up for a Department of Health initiative which encourages healthy living for all staff .
17 When you sign up for a savings scheme check the clauses for giving notice .
18 The Boards preferred the wholesale development of rural districts ( rather than piecemeal individual connections ) since this reduced their costs , and they were generally able to use public meetings and written publicity to bring collective pressure on all potential consumers in a village to sign up for a supply , thus making comprehensive zoned development possible .
19 On arrival , conference participants were invited to sign up for a workshop of their choice .
20 It is just asking the public to sign up for a Barton by-pass .
21 Anyone aged 14–25 is invited to sign up for an audition for the drama project which is due to take place in July .
22 This guidance often comes in the form of impulses to do this or that — to write to a friend , to read a certain book , to meditate , to go to a meeting , to buy some flowers , to sign up for an evening class .
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