Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a set up that checks a certain amount of areas and then blanks it otherwise you could be sitting there for hours waiting for a new Con activity so you just chew them off bit by bit . |
| 2 | The Law Society and the BSI are drawing up plans which would allow firms of solicitors to apply for a kitemark . |
| 3 | Each state has its own constitution and is administered by a governor who , with the exception of the Governor of the Federal District , is elected for a six-year term , and a Chamber of Deputies elected for a three-year term . |
| 4 | Each state has its own constitution , is administered by a governor , who is elected for a six-year term , and has a Chamber of Deputies elected for a three-year term . |
| 5 | Legislative authority is held by a National Congress , comprising a 47-member Senate serving an eight-year term ( of whom 38 are elected and nine are directly appointed by the outgoing government and the Supreme Court — see pp. 37117 ; 37488 ) and a 120-member Chamber of Deputies elected for a four-year term . |
| 6 | Scattered around the streets is a tiny army of scouts waiting for a battle , but you 'd never know . |
| 7 | Everything he said or wrote was calculated for posterity , in her view , he sounded like a sheaf of notes looking for a history book . |
| 8 | Pinnacle , based in Columbus , Ohio , had originally planned to use the Texas Instruments Inc 64-bit SuperSparc that Sun is using in its latest workstations , but realised some time ago that it was waiting at the back of a long line of manufacturers queuing for a trickle of SuperSparcs being thrown their way . |
| 9 | But few can doubt that Europe 's varied assortment of nations makes for a conflicting assortment of company commercial strategies and government policies . |
| 10 | Well executed joiner work and solid timber nicely matched with face veneers of bulkheads make for a very pleasant ambience in the saloon . |
| 11 | A further slide of feet scrabbling for a foothold accompanied by a muffled giggle : ‘ Miguelito theenk he see you . ’ |
| 12 | The genes of viruses code for a protein coat , which helps them to survive the death of one cell and to infect another . |
| 13 | Baldwin 's ( 1985 ) study of parents caring for a severely disabled child showed that the mothers , economic activity rates were almost half those of a control group of mothers who did not have a disabled child ( 33 per cent and 59 per cent respectively ) . |
| 14 | If you feel you 'd like to concentrate on the accountancy , it 's worth knowing that the Open University reduces the number of credits needed for a BA degree for people with ‘ advanced standing ’ through certain professional qualifications . |
| 15 | The June 6 edition of the East Jerusalem daily Al-Fajr carried articles from a number of Palestinians calling for a re-evaluation of the intifada . |
| 16 | It measures the number of years taken for a shareholder to recover his initial investment ( assuming that all earnings are distributed ) ; alternatively , it measures the price an investor has to pay to buy 1 worth of income in the company . |
| 17 | A second group of stations opted for a free version of cinquecento baroque — Berlin Potsdamer Bahnhof ( 1872 ) , Mannheim ( 1876 ) , Budapest East ( 1876 ) , Zurich ( 1871 ) , and Brunswick ( 1848 ) . |
| 18 | Add an extension to your home and still have thousands of pounds left for a rainy day . |
| 19 | On board were hundreds of campaigners heading for a national demonstration against the government 's rail privatisation plans . |
| 20 | Some 200 people in possession of pamphlets calling for a multiparty political system were reported to have been arrested in recent weeks around the country ; the human rights organization Amnesty International said that many people working in companies with facsimile transmission machines capable of receiving opposition literature printed abroad were among those detained . |
| 21 | ONE firm of stockbrokers accounted for a sixth of complaints and inquiries to the Complaints Bureau of the Securities and Futures Authority and the London Stock Exchange last year . |
| 22 | They bridge the gap between the desire of lenders to be able to get their money back quickly , and the desire of borrowers to borrow for a long period . |
| 23 | I think er a number of the things that are , are meant to be provocative this morning , for example how we get a clinical er evaluation er of patients selected for a T U R P or earlier treatment B P H , but also now |
| 24 | After referring to the ability of partners to sue for a libel on their firm he said , at pp. 145 , 146–147 , 148 : |
| 25 | This is less than the 90 per cent level of acceptances required for a compulsory sale of minority interests under CA 1985 , s429 following a takeover offer . |
| 26 | And your can use any number of eurocheques to pay for a particular item or service . |
| 27 | The crowd of critics waiting for a fall ? |
| 28 | People strolled past without giving him a second look — couples hand in hand , families with pushchairs , groups of friends looking for a good spot to picnic . |
| 29 | For the number of members required for a quorum , see s.5(3) . |
| 30 | Very little food was imported up to World War I , and even after 1918 imports of foodstuffs accounted for a much smaller proportion of total imports than in some other industrial nations , particularly Britain . |