Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] for the [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another old argument is that ‘ manly sports ’ help to keep people fit to fight for the Crown if necessary , whereas fights which involve maiming rob the Crown of able-bodied men for the armed forces . |
| 2 | Mr Sellar , 26 , was previously service engineer at the company and has worked for the company since it was set up . |
| 3 | ‘ Since Patsy 's murder there has been a sea change in attitude towards us by the military , ’ said Alec , a 45-year-old Catholic who has worked for the MoD since before the Troubles . |
| 4 | Both self-employed , and having the required skills , the two set about raising the £150 they would each need to pay for the journey as well as the tools and materials they would need . |
| 5 | As with the word ‘ church ’ , the synagogue came to stand for the building as well as the people meeting there . |
| 6 | The latest item of aggravation comes from the traffic and drivers on the commuter rail line who have threatened to strike for the day because of the extra work caused by the opening of Disney station . |
| 7 | He joined the RAF fresh from A-levels and says he decided to go for the degree so he would have another string to his bow . |
| 8 | such permanent staff continue to work for the Council if they wish to do so ; and , where possible , |
| 9 | Gilman employed ‘ scientific ’ experiments described by him as follows : ‘ The observer , an intelligent man with good eyesight , and well accustomed to museums and their contents , was instructed to answer the questions with the least possible exertion and to hold the position he needed to assume for the purpose until he could be photographed . ’ |
| 10 | How much will an investor have to pay for the bond if he buys it |
| 11 | And thi I mean , you do n't have to pay for the creche cos it comes in the , it 's part of your |
| 12 | When I sold CBS the video I kept apologising for the movement because it was so shaky . |
| 13 | But each could and did act for the other when necessary ; and English diplomats abroad frequently corresponded with both . |
| 14 | so we start paying for the mortgage when the contracts are exchanged ? |
| 15 | Will the vendor continue to work for the company after it is sold ? |
| 16 | He had reached for the Ruger as soon as he had seen the taxi pull up , and he had had the Ruger in his grip when the front door opposite had opened , and he had loosened the grip when he had seen that the target carried no cases , only had his daughters ’ hands in his . |
| 17 | When he asked about the lack of black faces , he was told that no blacks had qualified for the university because of the institution 's high standards . |
| 18 | Before embarking on a management buy-out , the advisers to the management team must read carefully the provisions of the directors ' service contracts , bearing in mind that if the buy-out attempt fails , the members of the team may well wish to continue working for the company as before . |
| 19 | But of course something like this would do that but you have to allow for the jitter as well and this sort of algorithm might might be the way to do it . |
| 20 | Choir member Margaret Candler said : ‘ We have already done a sponsored sing to pay for the theatre so everything made on the night will go to the charity . |