Example sentences of "[is] a [noun] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
| 2 | Here 's a chance for you to assess how well you talk in relationships . |
| 3 | Providing you live in London , there 's a chance for you to win one of two scholarships to attend The Guitar Institute 's one-year , full-time course commencing this September . |
| 4 | Here 's a questionnaire for you to fill in . |
| 5 | There 's a erm if there 's a need for 'em to clean this Saturday , say they need to clean round that sedge |
| 6 | There 's a lot for you to talk about over lunch . |
| 7 | what he has said is that he , it 's a matter for myself to talk to whoever I wish , and that he respects my judgement in these matters , er according to the joint statement issued Mr Reynolds briefed him on his discussions with me on that on that |
| 8 | All six had conquered hardships of their own to help those in need and Celebrities Guild founder Ella Glazer said : ‘ They 're all remarkable people and it 's a pleasure for us to reward them for work which might otherwise go unmarked . ’ |
| 9 | Okay first of all er what we need you and I to decide is whether is a platform for you to continue to earn |
| 10 | When a female appears , her swollen abdomen holding eggs is a stimulus for him to engage in a zig zag dance . |
| 11 | There is a necessity for us to behave like this in order to cope with the informational complexity with which we are perpetually faced — we ‘ know ’ something works so we do it , bracketing off the rest of the world until it becomes clear that there is a need to change our basic beliefs . |
| 12 | Here is a way for you to find north and south without using a compass . |
| 13 | ‘ We 've invested our money back into a system others can come through , which is a way for us to stay fresh and help people we believe in . ’ |
| 14 | Before the judging on Friday afternoon there is a chance for everyone to visit one of Wisconsin 's finest herds at Crescentmead Farms . |
| 15 | Such poems ‘ need not be stimulated by real-life events ’ such as the plight of the Marseilles dock-workers , which has effaced the sight — darkly limned in Jaromil 's juvenilia — of Magda in her bath ; and if the poet who displays his ignorant , indifferent self-portrait is hoping for applause , there is a chance for him to do well in the new world of revolution , which rings with applause , and with blame . |
| 16 | It is a chance for him to prove he can make it in the Football League . ’ |
| 17 | The relevant sections state that ‘ it is a defence for him to prove that the failure arose from circumstances beyond his control . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ If a person presenting or directing the performance is not shown to have intended to stir up racial hatred , it is a defence for him to prove — ( a ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the performance would involve the use of the offending words or behaviour , or ( b ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the offending words or behaviour were threatening , abusive or insulting , or ( c ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the circumstances in which the performance would be given would be such that racial hatred would be likely to be stirred up . ’ |
| 19 | There is a tendency for it to sound scrappy and undernourished , and intonation is variable , too . |
| 20 | There is a tendency for it to run in families . ’ |
| 21 | As I say , there is a film for you to have a look at , we 'll have a look at the film now , it 's a Video Arts Film called ‘ Professional Telephone Behaviour ’ , and it deals with the correct way to handle calls , as with all Video Arts , there are some rather funny little stories about ways not to deal with calls . |
| 22 | I do not think that that is a question for me to answer from the Dispatch Box . |
| 23 | If a cat performs some very strange action — finds its way home over a long distance , predicts an earthquake , or senses the return of its owners when they are some distance from the house — then it is a challenge for us to try and find out which particular sensory pathway was involved . |
| 24 | Can I assist here ? the motion that has been mooted and the amendment has been proposed the amendment has been accepted the question now is whether what the the motion has been made and uh it is a matter for you to go to your suggested that certain members be allowed to speak at the end of the day it is a matter for you to decide uh control of the who is allowed to speak on that particular motion as amended of course |
| 25 | Can I assist here ? the motion that has been mooted and the amendment has been proposed the amendment has been accepted the question now is whether what the the motion has been made and uh it is a matter for you to go to your suggested that certain members be allowed to speak at the end of the day it is a matter for you to decide uh control of the who is allowed to speak on that particular motion as amended of course |
| 26 | That it ought to interfere and regulate or even suppress these autonomous , self-creating , voluntary associations is a matter for it to prove : it is not assumed … |
| 27 | The fact that this rule is a sound , valid or sensible rule is a reason for anyone to act in accordance with it . |
| 28 | There is a need for us to develop the communication skills of our horticultural staff to a broader degree than at present . |
| 29 | This is a time for you to test for yourself what truth there is in Schopenhauer 's doctrine … |
| 30 | What we offer here is a guide for you to follow when you list your own goals . |