Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Germany agreed to suspend its claims for the payment of debts incurred by the former Soviet Union to former East Germany until the year 2000 , while in exchange Russia abandoned all claims for compensation for Soviet military property and installations in former East Germany . |
| 2 | ‘ We will want to monitor her health for the next month or two at least before letting her return to England . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Listen ! ’ said the young man named Lawrence suddenly , and checked to strain his ears for the small , recurrent sound that had reached him . |
| 4 | It was published in America in 1974 , translated by Peter Kussi , who has revised his translation for the new edition of 1986 which I am discussing here . |
| 5 | If anything in the Amis corpus has validated his penchant for the poison dart , it was last year 's Memoirs : indiscreet , at times indefensible , but nevertheless a book to leave you giddy with laughter . |
| 6 | She and Sarah tried to arrange their dates for the same evenings , so that for the rest of the week they were free to go out together . |
| 7 | Anne tried to hide her eagerness for the idea . |
| 8 | The hotel has targeted its occupancy for the first year at 55 per cent , which , Mr Nitschke says , is realistic . |
| 9 | Essex Middleton cup manager Norman Groves has selected his side for the second trial match against Berkshire Under-35s to be played at the Esso BC , Abingdon , on Sunday morning . |
| 10 | Merrill Lynch 's 1985 survey of relocation policies found that 96 per cent of the ‘ 303 Times Top 1000 companies ’ interviewed compensated their employees for the costs of living in temporary accommodation , with 78 per cent compensating for hotel and/or rented accommodation for a fixed period , generally for up to three months . |
| 11 | She had come to visit her sister for the third year running and , as on the three previous occasions , hoped to stay for a month . |
| 12 | But now it has revealed its plans for the next generation of VAXes to be built around the new Alpha RISC chip , DEC is again keen to push the advantages of staying with VAX . |
| 13 | His acknowledgement is thoroughly deserved considering how the ex-Arsenal and Coventry boss has transferred his passion for the game into a Chelsea side , which is a delightful mixture of kids like Eddie Newton and Frank Sinclair and mature professionals such as Andy Townsend and Mick Harford . |
| 14 | The Prime Minister has shown his support for the Heritage Minister , David Mellor , in spite of recent reports about his private life . |
| 15 | A new club which aims to give homeless and unemployed people what could be their only good meal of the day has opened its doors for the first time . |
| 16 | The Ministry of Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries is expected to use its supercomputer for the rice genome project at the National Institute of Agrobiological Resources in Tsukuba , but the ministry has yet to reveal its plans . |
| 17 | Application of the technique to mammalian spermatocytes , pioneered by Moses ( 37–39 ) , has demonstrated its potential for the analysis of the behaviour of chromosome abnormalities at meiotic prophase as well as the analysis of normal meiotic development . |
| 18 | All creatures need sleep to replenish their energies for the next awakening . |
| 19 | It has proved its worth for the church and the state and it is supported by the leadership of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats . |
| 20 | The Fed has cut its target for the federal-funds rate five times in the past three months , to 6.75% . |
| 21 | But although the Criminal Law Revision Committee has declared its support for the present age of consent , its proposals concerning the mental element in sections 5 and 6 can serve only to undermine it . |
| 22 | Nirex , the UK nuclear industry 's waste disposal company , has announced its plans for the storage of Britain 's nuclear waste in an underground repository near Sellafield in Cumbria . |
| 23 | Yesterday 's board meeting issued a statement which said : ‘ The board of MGN has reaffirmed its support for the business policies , previously adopted unanimously by the board , for the future of the group . ’ |
| 24 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
| 25 | Andy Payton 's haul of six goals in four games has taken his tally for the season to 14 . |
| 26 | MIDDLESBROUGH team manager Ken Knott has switched his pairings for the return Gold Cup meeting with Sheffield at Cleveland Park tonight . |
| 27 | The only thing these artists have in common is their gallery of origin the Bachelier-Cardonsky of Kent , Connecticut , USA which has sent their work for the first time ever to Paris where it can be seen at Gianna Sistu for a month . |
| 28 | The Tribune group has sent out a list of candidates who are bidding to join its slate for the 18 Shadow Cabinet places . |
| 29 | My Group faced great difficulties when we tried to formulate our recommendations for the teaching of grammar . |
| 30 | The Coca-Cola Company , manufacturer of the world 's most popular soft drink , has renewed its backing for the three most important team events in tennis — the Davis Cup by NEC , the Federation Cup by NEC and the NEC World Youth Cup . |