Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The purpose of the trials has been to obtain raw data which must be assembled and evaluated to provide a basis for comparison . |
| 2 | We also sought to provide a link for residents of Murieston to Livingston centre while the Murieston area is still developing , rather than wait for the completion of this housing area before taking action . |
| 3 | The announcement led to informal discussion between the Board 's officers , District representatives and the National WEA but failed to establish a basis for co-operation of provision in either county . |
| 4 | Solicitations for military promotion could become quite pointed if the politician did not act quickly , as the Earl of Marchmont discovered when he failed to secure a promotion for Lieutenant James Wedderburn , whose uncle complained was |
| 5 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client-server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 6 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client/server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 7 | It is intended to provide a tool for policy-makers both within and outside industry . |
| 8 | I 'm endeavouring to acquire a passion for plastic . |
| 9 | During 1990 Hoylake withdrew its bid for BAT , partly because of problems encountered with the US regulatory authorities when it tried to arrange a buyer for BAT 's US insurance business . |
| 10 | Furthermore the threat of losing independence by means of a hostile merger ( ie a takeover ) is claimed to provide a spur for management to strive for greater efficiency . |
| 11 | In The Favour , The Watch And The Very Big Fish Bob Hoskins plays a Paris photographer of religious themes who has to find a model for Christ on the cross and comes up with Jeff Goldblum , an ex-convict and former lover of an actress ( Natasha Richardson ) , who he meets at a pornographic dubbing studio . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you know anybody who wants to train a boy for work , Mr Sowerberry ? ’ |
| 13 | Frustration born out of watching history repeating itself prompted Anna Merz to try to establish a haven for Kenya 's beleaguered rhinos . |
| 14 | Cooke published influential articles in the School and the Teacher and helped to found a museum for London teachers . |
| 15 | In the meantime I tried to find a home for Poppy to go to when ( or if ) we eventually caught her . |
| 16 | The CBT , which operates the world 's largest futures market , now wants to open a market for pollution rights . |
| 17 | Under the modern law , certiorari normally lies to quash a decision for error of law . |
| 18 | The use of the phrase ‘ left to be inferred ’ is designed to fulfil a need for information in an international or political , not a judicial , context . |
| 19 | Although frames can be re-used with replacement wires , one patient may need to keep a frame for months . |
| 20 | It was claimed that the population of these desert ascetics was equal to that of the Nile towns , but religious fervour can hardly be trusted to have a head for figures . |
| 21 | Politicians are deemed to have a bias for stability and continuity . |
| 22 | They did not need to have a row for Barry to feel constantly undermined by Helen 's attitudes , spoken and unspoken . |
| 23 | French policy sought to create a substitute for independence by designating the protectorates of former French Indo-China , and subsequently Cochin China , as associated states within the French Union . |
| 24 | The UK , however , is far from happy about the prospect and sees it as helping to create a paradise for criminals , terrorists and drug traffickers . |
| 25 | Even the ever-amiable Roger Moore fell out with Broccolli after discovering that secret auditions to find a replacement for Moore as Bond were carried out in 1980 . |
| 26 | This paper has been written to provide a background for students ( of all ages ) seeking to interpret the results of a shore survey or planning a rocky shore project . |
| 27 | There is a common element of pressure which by analogy can be said to justify a claim for repayment . |
| 28 | In the matter of its lawsuit against Berkeley Software Design Inc for copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets , Unix System Laboratories Inc has decided to file a petition for reconsideration with Judge Dickinson Debevoise before it goes over his head to the Circuit Court of Appeals . |
| 29 | In the matter of its lawsuit against Berkeley Software Design Inc for copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets , Unix System Labs has decided to file a petition for reconsideration with Judge Dickinson Debevoise before it goes over his head to the Circuit Court of Appeals ( UX No 427 ) . |
| 30 | Owing to her advanced pregnancy and Stephen 's frequent absences on business , no efforts had been made to appoint a governess for Victoria . |