Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ He swopped my mother for a younger woman when he was in his late sixties . |
| 2 | I understand perfectly well why that should be so , as the hon. Member for Blackburn ( Mr. Straw ) made clear in the Second Reading debate his support for the higher education reforms , which account for quite a large part of the bulk of the latter part of the Bill . |
| 3 | Listening in their Castle Park home , his wife Virtue said Moore had altered her life for the worse . |
| 4 | In return the USA reportedly dropped its demand for a further $700 million from Japan , representing sums paid to the United Kingdom , France , and the Arab states which Japan had insisted should be set against the original pledge of $9,000 million . |
| 5 | On Aug. 4 , 1989 , the Karnataka High Court upheld the constitutional validity of the imposition in April of President 's rule in the state [ see p. 36591 ] , and on Oct. 12 the Lok Sabha approved its extension for a further six months from Oct. 21 . |
| 6 | Each is supported by parliamentary , industrial and media lobbies , and makes the best use of political trends , economic factors , technological change , and the rush of world events to reinforce its case for a larger share of the national cake . |
| 7 | Arsenal manager George Graham , supporting his plea for a smaller Premier League |
| 8 | Among some fine town houses are Moray House , built after James VI had abandoned his capital for the greater adulation of London but when a Scottish parliament still endeavoured to preserve its autonomy in Edinburgh ; and relics of ancient inns more accessible to coaching traffic than those in the congested upper reaches . |
| 9 | A DESPERATE couple in Chelyabinsk , Russia , tried to place a newspaper advert offering to swap their baby for a bigger home . |
| 10 | It is sometimes a way of endowing a person with a responsibility that trains him to fulfil various roles in the future , or that it is hoped will change his character for the better , or that endows its holder with prestige , or that gives him a certain hold on other people and makes them more likely to act in his interests . |
| 11 | A home improvement project can change your lifestyle for the better , but if it 's a big project that goes wrong , the result can be a nightmare . |
| 12 | ‘ They 're not exorbitant for craftsmanship of that quality , ’ he said , bending his head for a closer look at an exquisite rose fashioned from mother-of-pearl and spun gold . |
| 13 | Although Eagles ' defence was rarely put to the test , they need to improve their control for the sterner tasks that lie ahead next season . |
| 14 | Eagle Star launched it strategy for the older market last April , with a range of special policies sold by a mature salesforce . |
| 15 | In 1958 regular recruiting went far better than the demographers had predicted , and the Army Council was able to substantiate its claim for a higher manpower ceiling . |
| 16 | The final period of the Kettering scheme came when in 1938 the Cassell Trustees agreed to renew their grant for a further two years on a reducing scale with a concluding sum of £50 in 1940 to extinguish their support . |
| 17 | By chance , the comic who was booked had changed his show for a later one as he was in pantomime . |