Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even with the advantages of other income sources , studios depend on a few hits to pay for a large number of duds . |
| 2 | noted that the press was falling into too few hands to allow for a proper ‘ marketplace of ideas ’ to operate . |
| 3 | But instead of gaining , we stand to lose such workers to pay for a reorganisation that only Ian Lang ( the Scottish Secretary ) and a few of his supporters want . ’ |
| 4 | But in the time it takes these children to ask for a drink of water an accomplice has slipped in the back and helped himself . |
| 5 | The documentation provides plenty of general advice about writing letters — both the general construction and some of the finer points , such as how many lines to leave for a signature . |
| 6 | He won the International Kondrashin Competition four weeks after leaving the Royal Academy of Music , a music degree at Manchester already accomplished , and turned down all offers to conduct for a year . |
| 7 | Not all Scottish burghs were covered by the 1833 Act , but ‘ it was open to any community of 2,000 or more inhabitants to apply for a charter ’ ( Keating and Midwinter 1983:95 ) . |