Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] the [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , the Act of Six Articles of 1539 laid down the penalties for disobedience to the prescribed articles of faith , and left it to him as supreme head to pronounce upon their doctrinal content . |
| 2 | Six goods trains arrived at Histon every day , bringing in the necessaries for jam-making : sugar from Amsterdam , Hamburg , and other Continental ports , earthenware jars from St Helens , Newcastle , and Chesterfield . |
| 3 | They ran the most influential party journals , drew up the agenda for party conferences and congresses , and spearheaded the internecine struggle in which the parties were involved . |
| 4 | She wore a pale blue suit , skirt slit up the thigh for combat , and a white blouse . |
| 5 | The study , produced for the Standing Conference on Drug Abuse and Alcohol Concern , indicates SSDs must catch up if they are to assess misusers and stump up the cash for community care . |
| 6 | Later on in the day I wander up to Low Force with no boat and no-one except my girlfriend and the fish trying to swim and jump up the fall for company . |
| 7 | That does not , however , detract from the value of separating out the notion of cost leadership from differentiation conceptually in order to work out the implications for measurement and control ( see chapter 5 ) . |
| 8 | Much would clearly depend on the availability of resources , as some RACs stated that they had insufficient to meet even the targets for induction contained in Circular 11/77 while others indicated that all the targets would be met with existing resources . |
| 9 | In the Declaration all , including the poorer Commonwealth countries whose economic and social problems might inhibit their ability to meet fully the criteria for democracy which the Declaration laid down , had committed themselves to promote democracy , as well as " the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary and a just and honest government " . |
| 10 | British Rail should consider again the arguments for electrification of the midland main line . |
| 11 | At a New Alresford Parish Council meeting last week , it was announced that Winchester city planners have turned down the application for change of use on the grounds of noise , odours and increased vehicle movement in a largely residential area . |
| 12 | The Review recommended that there be a fixed period within which the parties would be required to set down the case for trial or to report to the court . |
| 13 | As the 747 coasted down the runway for take-off , a voice announced to passengers that , following the lead of some American airlines , passengers would be shown the view of take-off from the cockpit . |
| 14 | The day before it was due to take effect , the tenant , having learnt of the order , made an application to set aside the order for possession and the judgment which had resulted in that order . |
| 15 | The claims so built up the expectations for ZETA after the first conference that the subsequent news was perceived as ‘ failure ’ . |
| 16 | The exploration stage helps the client to open up the problem for review and then narrow down by focusing on issues that need immediate attention . |
| 17 | He had told them he had things to do at home , had saved up the day for solitude . |
| 18 | It is important to note that , since the system began in the late 1920s , there has never been a significant move to split up the schools for use by the separate denominations , something which would have been feasible in the larger towns . |
| 19 | They will carry out the areas for action . |
| 20 | We noted earlier the need for investment in support for heads and in management training , while acknowledging the Authority 's recent ( that is , post-PNP ) initiatives in respect of the latter ( Leeds City Council 1991a ) . |
| 21 | May I suggest that the government abolish forthwith the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , and replace it at once by a Foundation for Gardeners , Handymen , Babysitters and the Arts . |
| 22 | This type of shift was slit down the back for ease of application and secured with back-tie draw-strings at the neck and waist ; such items were , it is assumed , readily available from the undertaker . |
| 23 | The answer lay not in trying to play down the search for glory in war , but in channelling these energies towards the service of the king who represented the public good and honour of a nation or people . |
| 24 | How might an organization divide up the responsibility for marketing activities between its sub-divisions and head office ? |
| 25 | He , along with Spaak and the long-serving Luxembourg premier , Joseph Beck ( who chaired the meeting ) , were the driving force at Messina : they were , in fact , the three men who in exile had drawn up the plans for Benelux . |
| 26 | Open up the topic for discussion — do n't close it down ! |
| 27 | open up the market for life insurance to free competition ; |
| 28 | Habermas 's later work has opened up the way for communication to be studied as a social practice and has identified it as a dimension of social being largely absent in Marx 's account . |
| 29 | It is doubtful if you look up the word for baggage retrieval , and then look for a sign with those words . |
| 30 | Choice increases both the scope for surprise and the effectiveness of the defence . |