Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for another [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A local authority may be asked to provide a report from one of its own officers or to arrange for another person to provide a report as appropriate . |
| 2 | Laughton and his board have put faith in the players and they must repay that faith or look for another club . |
| 3 | On a more personal level , Riley has said : ‘ The game is the same but the stakes are higher for women – – You need time to reflect , you are alone essentially , and I knew that I could n't give the time and thought to bringing up children or caring for another person on an intimate level . |
| 4 | Furthermore , they were less likely to have applied to be taken on by the firm 's main competitor , which took over its order book , or to look for another job before leaving the firm . |
| 5 | One problem here is that it is cold comfort to an individual citizen that he can use the political process to air his grievances , for example by writing to his MP or councillor or to the press or voting for another party next time round . |
| 6 | Indeed , from where is there a proven pressure or need for another set of examinations ? ’ . |
| 7 | On Saturdays and Sundays she grew more sanguine , but the mood was dispersed on Monday morning with the prospect of enduring that place for another week — right through till Friday when all the managers wore tweeds . |
| 8 | A state of life that calls for another way of living . |
| 9 | On May 13th , after days of heavy selling by the markets — and heavy buying by Spain 's central bank — the government suspended its obligation to defend the peseta , and asked for another realignment of the system . |
| 10 | Because he felt so relaxed , he was able to smile and wait for another bar or two before letting the music dictate an answer . |
| 11 | I better back off and wait for another day . ’ |
| 12 | Instead , control your impatience and wait for another week or so before testing the material again . |
| 13 | So she learns to give all her stories happy endings and take her troubles to bed with her — after she has cooked , cleaned , washed and ironed and prepared for another day . |
| 14 | He reeled in and prepared for another cast , seeming absorbed by his task . |
| 15 | I would save myself and those around a lot of heartache by forgetting the Sahara and looking for another curacy . |
| 16 | After tossing and turning for another while , Amiss fell into a deep sleep from which he was woken less than an hour and a half later by his alarm clock . |
| 17 | You told her you had n't been able to get her out of your mind and begged for another chance . |
| 18 | and erm and erm I would really formally ask the board if , if there is any objection to our deliberations being recorded and taken down and used for another purpose . |
| 19 | At the end of my five laps , I wheedled and wangled for another session , saying that the photographer needed more time to get his shots . |
| 20 | takes pay , and waits for another piece |
| 21 | It was his responsibility to convince the Whale to cooperate in the hunt , so the people of the village might be fed and clothed for another season . |
| 22 | ‘ He sat down and we wanted to get on with the game and try for another goal , so I wanted him off . |
| 23 | Would she scream insults , or perhaps cling on to him for grim death and beg for another chance ? |
| 24 | Maureen Timmins plans to sell some of Hamilton 's paintings to raise money for his retrial and to pay for another trip to America . |
| 25 | ‘ I will call and arrange for another guide . |
| 26 | But now , instead of that being the end of the game , we pick up our cards and prepare for another round . |
| 27 | Coronary risk factors are multiplicative , not additive , so if you already have one or two unavoidable risk factors , the last thing you should do is assume that the sword of Damocles is irrevocably poised above you and reach for another cigarette . |
| 28 | But will you come and sit for another portrait soon ? ’ |
| 29 | Gbedemah unselfishly withdrew and stood for another seat . |
| 30 | I did not watch him all the way but looked for another target . |