Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] for one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one is really debating the reasons why people should vote for one party rather than the other . ’ |
| 2 | Platitudinarians should live for one week where society has compelled millions to live . |
| 3 | The new system should allow for one audit to be acceptable to all purchasers of training . |
| 4 | Being in with the gang did n't stop you getting hit but it meant that the Corporals might think for one second before lifting their fists Along with Mike the Rhodesian , Marius , Robert from Oberammergau and Chris , there was myself and a Frenchman called Tignet . |
| 5 | We are all different ; what may work for one individual will not necessarily work as well for another . |
| 6 | The warden and his wife , being owners of a Siamese cat , were not overjoyed to see Emily but they reluctantly fed her a saucer of milk , saying that she could stay for one night . |
| 7 | Is it not a ridiculous situation when the motoring correspondent of The Times ( 30 Jan. ) describes how he intended travelling from Brighton to Birmingham by rail , but found that he could drive for one quarter of the price , despite sole occupancy of a largish estate car ? |
| 8 | In the same edition of The Times , their motor correspondent describes how he considered making the return journey from Brighton to Birmingham by rail , but found that he could drive for one quarter the cost of a second-class fare , despite being the sole occupant of a largish estate car . |
| 9 | I would be grateful if you could arrange for one copy of all your departmental letterheads , leaflets , forms and publications which use the logo Lothian Regional Council , the crest or any departmental logos , to be sent to Pamela Bruce , Corporate Services Department , Room 3.13 , Regional Headquarters , George IV Bridge , Edinburgh . |
| 10 | Among the various choices available to electors in different countries are the following : they may vote for one candidate , or a specified number of candidates , or for as many candidates as there are members to be elected ; they may cumulate two votes on one candidate ; they may cast votes on more than one list ; presented with lists on which the parties have arranged the candidates in an order of preference they can change that order . |
| 11 | It would work for one part but the next part needed another sound to it , so maybe we 'd use the Paul Reed Smith for the second half of the solo . |
| 12 | c ) The Executive Committee shall have the power to co-opt not more than three additional members without voting powers who need not be members of the Society , and who shall serve for one year and be eligible for immediate re-appointment . |
| 13 | c ) The Executive Committee shall have the power to co-opt not more than three additional members who shall serve for one year and be eligible for immediate re-appointment . |
| 14 | The Executive Committee shall have the power to co-opt not more than three additional members without voting powers who need not be members of the Society , and who shall serve for one year and be eligible for immediate re-appointment . |
| 15 | Such a course would operate for one week full-time ( half module ) , it would assume that the students are fully conversant with the principles of word processing and have the computer skills ( i.e. , disc and file handling , security , etc. ) needed to operate a personal computer effectively . |
| 16 | The tour 's nearly over but there 's still enough time to take in the fabulous sight of Paris illuminated by night , where we will stay for one night . |
| 17 | This locomotive will stay for one week only . |
| 18 | Just to make sure the new world order is not left out either , a new scheme is launched this year that will focus for one month on a city in Central or Eastern Europe ( this year Graz , next year Budapest ) . |
| 19 | ‘ Not very imaginative , and I do n't expect the accommodation will be marvellous , but it will do for one night . ’ |
| 20 | It usually self-triggers and the lamp will light for one second or so . |
| 21 | A supervision order will last for one year beginning with the date on which it was made unless the supervisor applies to the court to extend it ( para 6 ) . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've had about all I can take for one day . ’ |
| 23 | The frontier AB shows the maximum quantity of goods which the economy can produce for one person given the quantity of goods being produced for the other person . |
| 24 | — two letters can stand for one sound ( the letter-pair " sh " stands for a single sound ) , and one letter can stand for a sequence of two sounds ( in our dialect , " o " in the word " no " stands for two sounds in sequence , a vowel first , followed by a " w " sound made with the lips ) ; |