Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They therefore need to gain insight into what language is and what it can do , insights which bilingual children intuitively possess ’ , and ‘ Whilst we recognise that they [ bilingual pupils ] need to gain access to standard forms of English — used widely as a vehicle for implementing the school curriculum , we recognise the value and importance of their own dialects and languages . |
| 2 | The vote for the neo-Fascist Movimento Sociale Italiano-Destra Nazionale ( MSI-DN ) slipped back from 5.9 per cent in 1987 to 5.4 per cent — giving it 34 seats in the Chamber of Deputies — in spite of the fact that Alessandra Mussolini , the 28-year-old granddaughter of Benito Mussolini , stood successfully as a candidate for the MSI-DN in its Naples stronghold . |
| 3 | ‘ But along with change is a commitment to the values that have kept us operating successfully as a group for over 200 years — service , quality , innovation — all these things and more . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been all right as a weed for years . |
| 5 | February 4 , 1984 was the date when then Town boss Bobby Ferguson sent Dozzell on as a substitute for the injured Eric Gates in a home First Division game with Coventry City at Portman Road . |
| 6 | If anyone have seen pictures from our game against Poland he came on as a substitute for Fjortoft as lone attacker — and he played brilliantly for the 20 minutes he was on . |
| 7 | Dan Jackart , the other capped prop , went off with a damaged shoulder in the first half against North Harbour but came on as a replacement for Szabo . |
| 8 | Where , on the other hand , the selected sense is not established , the context acts rather as a stimulus for a productive process , namely , the activation of a set of rules or principles which ‘ generate ’ the sense in question . |
| 9 | It really is not good enough for a spokesman for the official Opposition to come here in spite , without reading the official report by the independent advisory committee . |
| 10 | Under that system I used the first term almost entirely as a preparation for the teaching practice itself . |
| 11 | [ But this does not mean that a primary business group has to be kept together as a unit for example , polymers research on fibres is carried out at Wilton , but that on spinning at Gloucester . ] |
| 12 | If they are smaller , staple them together as a pad for rough calculations . |
| 13 | It might be helpful for you to pray together as a couple for God 's direction . |
| 14 | They are given a time , but they never do , if you er , there 's no way you 're gon na get them together as a group for that time |
| 15 | Troilus and Cressida 's ‘ love ’ , appears to exist only as a framework for adolescent sexual experimentation . |
| 16 | Most people use what someone else is saying only as a springboard for what they are going to say . |
| 17 | Sometimes elite is used only as a synonym for leaders . |
| 18 | But surely only as a substitute for the exquisite , capricious Lotta ? |
| 19 | The value of accurate geological information was becoming apparent not only as a basis for research but as an aid in assessing the national mineral wealth and in formulating land utilisation policies . |
| 20 | Again , where a contract provides , e.g. , that A shall pay £100 on 1 January next , and if he does not do so , shall pay £200 , Equity would not allow the £200 to be claimed , but treated it only as a security for the £100 with interest . |
| 21 | The weighted capitation formula has been advanced not only as a mechanism for allocating national resources among the 14 regions but also for subregional allocation . |
| 22 | But the centre sees itself not only as a source for facilitating placements . |
| 23 | Sgurr a' Chaorachain and Beinn Bhan rise to the north of the road , the latter being especially worth a visit for a dramatic view of the cliffs around the Coire na Feola . |
| 24 | We know each other approximately , by external signs , and these serve well enough as a basis for society and even for intimacy . |
| 25 | The manners which Topaz had been taught at the convent were good enough as a basis for acceptable behaviour , but she soon discovered that she had a great deal more to learn , and would also have to adopt a whole new set of values . |
| 26 | He comes in as a replacement for unbeaten fellow Liverpudlian Shea Neary , who is out with a hand injury . |
| 27 | But Argonaut , brought in as a substitute for Walzerkoenig , ended the German 's week on a happier note with some powerful jumping and nimble turning . |
| 28 | The second is a multi-media , schematic plan for a large advertiser , in which bursts of advertising have been blocked in as a basis for more precise , detailed planning at a later date . |
| 29 | Wyllie , who stood down as a candidate for the All Black job after a confidential letter from NZRFU Chairman Eddie Tonks criticising him was leaked to the press , returns to what he loves most , working with clubs to develop the skill and the knowledge of the average club player . |
| 30 | In other words , it is contrary to Community law for a member state to lay down as a requirement for registration that the owners , operators , shareholders and directors , as the case may be must reside and be domiciled in that member state and , in the case of a company , that it must have its principal place of business there . |