Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] for [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conditions could be imposed on the planning permission which would overrule the general permission given for such a change in use by the Use Classes Order ( Class 11 is ‘ use as an office for any purpose ’ ) . |
| 2 | The second exception is where an agent receives a commission or discount from a third party and it is the usual practice of the business in which the agent operates for such a commission or discount to be paid . |
| 3 | There was concern that the hydrophonic amplification equipment needed for such a rescue operation was not available . |
| 4 | The first Tay Bridge showed up the lack of expertise and foresight required for such a structure , no wind tunnels or sophisticated testing were available to the engineers in the late 1870s . |
| 5 | Pregnancy is acceptable , but should a woman lose her baby she will lose her right to apply for such a post . |
| 6 | He came to understand the need to settle for half a loaf rather than nothing at all ; he recognized the need to negotiate with legislators while he also discovered how to bring them into line by going over their heads to the people . |
| 7 | The crisis posed for such a pacifism by the Great War was twofold . |
| 8 | This visits period lasted for half a term , although for some subject departments it was completed during four weeks . |
| 9 | We can just as readily conclude that there is just one type of latent inhibition ; that the change induced by exposure to the stimulus always tends to dissipate during the exposure — test interval ; and that the size of the interval required for such a loss of latent inhibition to become apparent grows longer as the strength of the effect induced by the initial exposure phase is increased . |
| 10 | However , some feel that these costs are now too high too often and that the breakdown of a carer , which then precipitates admission to care , is a tragic price to pay for such a choice on the part of the old person . |
| 11 | Einstein spent the later years of his life looking for such a theory . |
| 12 | The scenes in solitary are especially well depicted , as the prisoners react to a shrill whistle when it is feeding time , but Schaffner 's tone , like McQueen 's personality , lacks the austerity needed for such a subject . |
| 13 | The fireball that came with the flash lasted for half a second and enveloped the whole stumbling figure . |
| 14 | In early 1991 the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee ( RWMAC ) had urged the government to set up an independent consultative service for the " small users " of radioactive material , since H.M. Inspectorate of Pollution was not able to provide the support required for such a service . |
| 15 | The laboratory support required for such a programme is simple , and most district haematology laboratories already perform the necessary tests on demand . |