Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [be] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , in a sentence that should be inscribed in pokerwork and hung above Hussey 's bed : ‘ The constant stress on the visual which infects television production largely undermines any pretension the medium has to be a vehicle for discussion of serious ideas . ’ |
| 2 | but er at the end of the day there has to be a purpose for it so unless you , you , you put it into action , then you , if you just read , then you 're in danger of having a bigger judgment than somebody that was ignorant |
| 3 | This has to be a tragedy for everyone involved . ) |
| 4 | Mm , and that , and that , at the end of the day I suppose there has to be a point for the kingdom and it was n't easy to get into that because all the , the , the accounts are all about how big a struggle it is , to get into the kingdom |
| 5 | Eritrean media expert Hanna Simon summed up the feelings of the group : ‘ We believe the media still can and should be a means of national mobilisation for the tasks of reconstruction , but it also has to be a forum for national debate and the free airing of different views , ’ she said . |
| 6 | Eritrean media expert Hanna Simon summed up the feelings of the group : ‘ We believe the media still can and should be a means of national mobilisation for the tasks of reconstruction , but it also has to be a forum for national debate and the free airing of different views , ’ she said . |
| 7 | There is even a chapter on buying second hand — which has to be a boon for other Leica devotees . |
| 8 | If it creates a set of images in your mind ( whether real or imaginary ) , there has to be a reason for the selection of that particular set of images as opposed to any other . |
| 9 | There has to be a reason for it and I believe the answer lies in the ‘ widened ’ , unorthodox ‘ Vesica Piscis ’ , for by drawing a line through the north and south intersections ( see Fig 1 ) and comparing the distance from the westernmost point of the West Overton circle ( conveniently marked by Bishops Cannings church ) to the point where the line crosses the axis of the centres . |
| 10 | Christmas looks to be a time for burying the hatchet or exhuming it for re-examination . |
| 11 | Pip first uses it when he confesses to Biddy that he wants to be a gentleman for Estella 's sake . |
| 12 | A scientist who wants to be a waitress for the summer . |
| 13 | somebody needs to collect somebody needs to be a contact for getting all the information to by a certain date . |
| 14 | There also needs to be a plan for evaluating the project and the librarian and the teacher should discuss the evaluation of the pupils ' ability to use the microcomputer ( technical skills ) and their ability to make use of the information they gain from the microcomputer ( information skills ) . |
| 15 | 1992 marks a major change in which Europe ceases to be a matter for specialists and becomes the concern of everyone in local government . |
| 16 | By contrast , the accounting treatment of R&D appears to be a non-issue for most company accountants ; they almost universally support the present practice of immediate write-off of all R&D expenditure . |
| 17 | A bizarre example of what appears to be a Tit for Tat arrangement in nature was discovered by Eric Fischer in a hermaphrodite fish , the sea bass . |
| 18 | Automatic fire fighting installations capable of achieving total control and extinguishment appear to be the only answer but because of the almost total reliance which must be placed on their automatic capability there appears to be a need for greater flexibility in use than totally automatic operation would provide , and particularly to ensure that an entire system is not rendered inoperative by some local effect . |
| 19 | It appears to be a storeroom for the canteen rather than the Registry , though — all I can see is a confusion of brown cardboard boxes blazoned Vim and Heinz and Tate & Lyle . |
| 20 | In much the same way , there are situations where all seems to be a candidate for reinforcing certain patterns of plural reference . |
| 21 | From the upper echelons this seems to be a case for rationalisation but from below it seems that their raison d'être is being removed with the closure of schools , bus services , etc . |
| 22 | What constitute the elements of a structure , its units , never seems to be a problem for the structuralists because they are taken as an empirical property of the medium of signification ( the text ) . |
| 23 | Finding someone willing to give up time just to listen seems to be a problem for many people . |
| 24 | There seems to be a memory for elaborate patterns and sequences which takes a long time to develop . |
| 25 | You seem to be going through everything this season it seems to be a nightmare for you at times . |
| 26 | ‘ But on the other hand , at the same time , the minority is likely to become more integrated into national life , because short of reaching total political independence , a high level of assimilation seems to be a prerequisite for achieving empowerment . |
| 27 | ‘ But on the other hand , at the same time , the minority is likely to become more integrated into national life , because short of reaching total political independence , a high level of assimilation seems to be a prerequisite for achieving empowerment . |
| 28 | And more recently there seems to be a tendency for people to say , ‘ he has been seen out a few times , he must be OK ’ , when the threat to my life is unchanged . ’ |
| 29 | In general there seems to be a tendency for structural rock surfaces to be stripped where they approximate to the profile of the wavecut bench . |
| 30 | However public protests are also gathering momentum as people realize that shrimp farming seems to be a recipe for disaster . |