Example sentences of "[verb] for such an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why had she had to wait for such an education ? |
| 2 | Since the Short Courses are intended for such an age group it is appropriate to consider the following : |
| 3 | The specific term used for such an exercise is ‘ one-step semi-free sparring ’ . |
| 4 | The consent of the seller is not needed for such an assignment . |
| 5 | The large amounts of data needed for such an analysis were obtained by means of a participant observation method which allowed the investigator to record speakers over a long period , returning to collect more data if specific gaps emerged in the course of the analysis ( cf. 3.1 ) . |
| 6 | She touched the flowers , looking at them with the steady , close , and intent gaze that Annie Laval also reserved for such an occasion . |
| 7 | The chief motive which would naturally encourage Christian thinkers to look for such an alternative is that Lessing 's horizon necessarily scales down to merely relative and passing significance the events on which Christian faith itself depends — the history recorded and interpreted in the Bible , and in particular that of Jesus himself . |
| 8 | Rules 6.172 to 6:177 set out the procedure for the application for a public examination , requisitioning the official receiver to apply for such an examination , at the hearing itself and the expenses of it . |
| 9 | Throughout the academic year she campaigned for such an appointment to be made until the local authority provided additional money for this post to be advertised . |
| 10 | The constitution had provided for such an alternative — the Cabinet Council in which ministers met without the president under the chairmanship of the prime minister . |
| 11 | Enterprise democracy differs from this in that ( a ) workers can begin to fight for such an objective in the absence of a socialist government and ( b ) it is by nature impossible for even the most ‘ socialist ’ of governments to develop enterprise democracy ‘ from above ’ . |
| 12 | The want felt for such an organization for the promotion of their intellectual , social , moral , temporal and spiritual welfare is very great ; there is a wide field of usefulness for the proposed union . |
| 13 | It is not only the Conservative party that has asked for such an explanation ; Labour supporters and sympathisers have done so as well . |
| 14 | If only the third found favour , the damages awarded would be a reduced proportion of what would be awarded for such an illness in the absence of contributory negligence . |
| 15 | For a long time the industrious Bavarians had been preparing for such an attack . |
| 16 | Even she had not bargained for such an insult as this ! |
| 17 | The station commander , a well-known Battle of Britain type , suggested that he had wasted more animo on the Luftwaffe that he could have kept for such an occasion as ours . |
| 18 | Fortunately experience had taught the Alliance to prepare for such an eventuality , and they had standby arrangements for distribution and press coverage which were brought into operation . |
| 19 | A sensible way for her to prepare for such an eventuality is to keep a small case already packed and labelled with her name and address in her wardrobe or in a corner of her bedroom where it can be got at easily ( see Chapter 13 ) . |
| 20 | Yet family and friends may well need help in planning for such an admission ; this way the older person does not feel rejected , but is admitted taking a social network of support with them , of people who will visit regularly , and not feel guilty ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 21 | While pilot work is an important means of obtaining the information required for such an analysis , traditional ‘ guess and check ’ methods ( see 1.2.1 ) which draw on the skill and intuition of the analyst are also important . |
| 22 | It has been shown that only physiological concentrations of insulin c. 30–40 μ U/ml are required for such an effect ( De Fronzo , 1981 ) . |