Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will make a base for me to pen some more articles for the Journal . |
| 2 | Experts from the financial Peto Institute in Hungary told his parents , Alan and Evelyn , that he was probably too severe a case for them to tackle . |
| 3 | Maybe this song will catch on , but I think Deano needs to buck up a bit for it to get sung some more . |
| 4 | David escorted her there on her first morning and was touchingly concerned for her , insisting on taking a cushion for her to soften the hard seat on the press benches and urging her to promise to leave the stuffy , dark-panelled room if she felt faint or troubled . |
| 5 | The only permissible course is to issue a subpoena for him to come as a witness or to produce the documents to the court ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | From the moment he left your home on his quest he has been leaving a trail for you to follow ; not of pebbles , not of bread or coloured beads ; a trail of memory , of image like blood , like a scent ; something that you have always known even though so often it seemed to you that you did not recognize it . ’ |
| 8 | The relevant sections state that ‘ it is a defence for him to prove that the failure arose from circumstances beyond his control . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | It was a biting cold that almost turned the pleasure of the riding into a chore , or a want for it to end . |
| 11 | We told them she was losing the baby , but they thought it was just a scam for her to get out of the cell . |
| 12 | This is too big a responsibility for us to take on our own . |
| 13 | It was too much of a coincidence for there to have been two wrecks of similar size and age . |
| 14 | His name was a plea for him to take control and end this before it began . |
| 15 | It was a change for him to evince curiosity . |
| 16 | It 'll make a change for him to cook in the open instead of the kitchen . ’ |
| 17 | His hand , lingering behind a moment , made a hook for her to follow . |
| 18 | Lissa had n't had a photograph for me to flash , but had described him as looking ‘ a lot like you , Mr Quick , a lot like you ’ . |
| 19 | Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive Scott McNealy is never at a loss for something to say , and has been sounding off about some of the current bees in his bonnet . |
| 20 | Firstly , my children and older grandchildren want copies and , secondly , the writings may be not only entertaining but useful as a framework of speeches for others at a loss for what to say . ’ |
| 21 | An hour later she was once again despondently staring through the window , completely at a loss for anything to do . |
| 22 | Mellowes had drafted a reply for him to read out . |
| 23 | I met George only when I came here , and it was a pleasure for me to meet such a good and conscientious man of the people . |
| 24 | It is a pleasure for me to announce the inaugural International First Turkey , and to award it to Mr Kaneo Nakamura , recent chairman of the Industrial Bank of Japan ( IBJ ) . |
| 25 | It is a pleasure for you to experience an end to loneliness and sadness , and a joy for us to be witnesses and share this beginning with you . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | Indeed , it was a pleasure for us to hear him champion the cause of unilateralism . |
| 28 | It was a pleasure for someone to deliver these to her house . |
| 29 | I 'll give you a ring , a ring for you to come up |
| 30 | ‘ It was not so much of a stretch for me to do that role as people might think , ’ Dustin explained . |