Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] for [art] " 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 | ‘ Listen ! ’ said the young man named Lawrence suddenly , and checked to strain his ears for the small , recurrent sound that had reached him . |
| 3 | And , while Folly tried to gather her wits for a retort , he turned to the maid . |
| 4 | And Julie Goodyear — Coronation Street 's Bet Gilroy — has given her earrings for a separate celebrity sale in aid of Romanian children . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | All creatures need sleep to replenish their energies for the next awakening . |
| 10 | Policeman says : He tried to dip his headlights for an oncoming car then saw horses in the road and just could n't stop in time so ploughed into them . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The Green Party has issued its proposals for an " alternative budget " . |
| 14 | MIDDLESBROUGH team manager Ken Knott has switched his pairings for the return Gold Cup meeting with Sheffield at Cleveland Park tonight . |
| 15 | Nirex , the nuclear waste disposal company , has unveiled its plans for an underground research laboratory to test geological conditions at the site of Britain 's proposed nuclear waste repository in Cumbria . |
| 16 | My Group faced great difficulties when we tried to formulate our recommendations for the teaching of grammar . |
| 17 | ALLAN CAMPBELL , who took over his new post as national director of coaching and development for the Scottish Badminton Union ( SBU ) on Monday , has outlined his hopes for the future . |
| 18 | Middlesbrough manager Lennie Lawrence has to prepare his players for a final push after a gruelling season . |
| 19 | The wood in the barn was soaked and we stood there in our dripping combat jackets close to despair ; we had been made to wear our helmets for the duration , and the oversized tin hats kept slipping over our faces , as we scrambled in the mud taking the wood to where the petulant staff were demanding hot coffee . |
| 20 | ‘ If only I 'd got my clothes for the wedding , ’ she mourned . |
| 21 | Although the children at the La Mane Centre were made to use their powers for the wrong reasons , when it came to using their powers when it mattered , both Carrie and Michael used them in order to kill and destroy . |
| 22 | Prior to that , at 7pm , the centre 's main hall will throw open its doors for a charity fair organised by the Newtownabbey Community Development Agency . |
| 23 | The level of support from all the centres involved has been most encouraging and we would like to record our thanks for the co-operation and hospitality , which we have received ’ . |
| 24 | Probably these men were persuaded to relinquish their rights for a sum of money in lieu . |
| 25 | Walks across the moors she thought , beginning to plan her activities for the week . |
| 26 | If we allow multi-media to remain so shapeless and subjective , how can we ever hope to understand its implications for the information industry and the generations of information users who may ( or may not ) benefit from it ? |
| 27 | Events having turned out better than we expected , we returned to make our plans for the following Sunday when we intended to open . |
| 28 | Innocent certainly knew the position of Monaco and it was through him probably that the pope made known his conditions for the acceptance of Otto . |
| 29 | There was one about a fortnight ago , and would have given my ears for the sort of civilian committee , and the methods that they 're using here , compared with the ones I saw in London . |
| 30 | Some felt that they needed to compensate their children for the ‘ loss ’ of the other parent , and so should devote more time to them . |