Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] for the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Listening in their Castle Park home , his wife Virtue said Moore had altered her life for the worse . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Although Eagles ' defence was rarely put to the test , they need to improve their control for the sterner tasks that lie ahead next season . |
| 7 | Eagle Star launched it strategy for the older market last April , with a range of special policies sold by a mature salesforce . |