Example sentences of "[verb] for this [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm now councillor and I asked for this matter to be brought to this chamber because erm we felt that the matter w was important enough that all members of this council should have an opportunity to debate it . |
| 2 | One of the advantages claimed for this approach to separating off productivity measurement is that it can be done from conventional accounting statements , thereby providing , as Hayzen says , the link between productivity and profit calculations . |
| 3 | ‘ Poor Dora , she ca n't wait for this week to be over , ’ Melissa remarked . |
| 4 | It is generally felt that in the past local authorities have dragged their feet in taking on their responsibilities to care for mentally disordered people , and the Minister of Health , Roger Freeman , outlined further plans for this group to Parliament the day after Secretary of State Kenneth Clarke 's speech on community care ; these were , clearly , some last-minute additions to the government 's package of proposals . |
| 5 | According to Sotheby 's , at least six bidders vied for this work to the $8 million level . |
| 6 | We have been living on the edge for a number of weeks waiting for this decision to be made known . ’ |
| 7 | He has opted for this solution to the problem of his masterpieces in storage . |
| 8 | Pressure on emergency services , rather than cash problems , has led to Whipps Cross Hospital in Waltham Forest closing for this week to all but the most urgent waiting-list cases . |
| 9 | At present , no minister could answer a parliamentary question by saying that whatever his views on the matter , responsibility had been allocated for this function to Assistant Secretary Brown and it was up to that official to take whatever course of action he thought best to achieve the set objectives . |
| 10 | Ask for this claim to be investigated , and find out whether anyone has been found responsible and brought to justice . |
| 11 | I 'd be very grateful if you could arrange for this work to be carried out . |
| 12 | If the person taking the blood sample is asked for what purpose it is being taken and replies that it is for an HIV antibody test , a person who does not wish an HIV antibody test to be done should expressly say so , and should also ask for this refusal to be entered in their medical records . |
| 13 | This column allows the names of the modules which are to be changed for this DC to be specified . |