Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wandered through to the kitchen to get her bag , and checked through her notes for the name and address of the Rose Bowl 's usual wholesaler . |
| 2 | Sometimes the findings were examined for their implications for the effectiveness of prisons in preventing recidivism ( European Committee on Crime Problems , 1967 ) , but this was a side issue : the sociology of the prison was not about devising effective treatment programmes . |
| 3 | The banker who is leaving the casket to the State for display at Versailles by means of a dation , the payment of death duties in kind , refused to comment about his intentions for the van Gogh which Paris 's nineteenth-century Orsay Museum is keen on acquiring . |
| 4 | They have tiny holes drilled in their heads for the insertion of twisted pairs of gold-plated bronze wire to represent tresses of waving hair . |
| 5 | There is no reason why schools should not include within their plans for the 1990s the full range of managerial and support roles which emerged from PNP during the 1980s . |
| 6 | Furthermore , by UV-cross-linking experiments , a polypeptide of 85,000 daltons has been found to bind to this region , a molecular weight similar to that found in our experiments for the factor binding to oligonucleotide I ( see Fig. 6 ) . |
| 7 | The only lodgings James had been able to afford were so squalid he had scarcely been able to concentrate on his studies for the cold each winter , and the thought of a house and a wife to warm his bed had been added incentive to pursue marriage plans with Maud Rollerson . |
| 8 | When the party was over , all but the very young , who had to be confined to their cages for the night , would find their way back into the forest . |
| 9 | ‘ And , Herr Busacher , I think something must be done about her costumes for the other productions . |
| 10 | What is the point of only taking what you need and looking after your resources for the future , if they are simply going to be swiped by somebody else ? |
| 11 | Has a proper analysis been made of its implications for the fishing industry in the Irish sea ? |
| 12 | I spent some time every day looking after her , and the rest of the time with my cousins , listening to their plans for the future . |
| 13 | The Scottish bus passengers consultative committee proposed in new clause 5 would consider the needs of the disabled if representations were made to it Provisions for the disabled should also be contained in the code of conduct that we have asked to be drawn up . |
| 14 | The hon. Gentleman was wrong to say that we had failed to consult on our proposals for the council tax . |
| 15 | This morning , having forced herself to her study , still wearing her dressing-gown and clutching a second cup of coffee as if it were attached to a lifeline , she began searching among her papers for the output of the previous day . |
| 16 | When he arrived with his parents for the interview the headmaster took him to a field where a few golf holes were laid out , handed him a wedge and a bucket of balls , and told Jack to hit some shots at one of the greens while he organised some tea for his parents . |
| 17 | The day before the Sale Arthur Crawford arrived with his plants for the Sale , suddenly as if by magic , turning a whole section of the pews into a beautiful living garden — perhaps the most appropriate way of all to support this particular cause ? |
| 18 | He was expounding a Sura , one of the parable-like stories of the Koran , extracting from it lessons for the faithful . |
| 19 | Although originally the Roman calendar began in the spring on 1 March ( as reflected in our names for the months September to December ) , the consuls , who were elected for one year , in 153 BC began to take office on 1 January . |
| 20 | Having decided to surrender to his plans for the evening — lunch had been a light one and already the pangs of hunger were making themselves felt — she would n't do it without a token show of resistance . |
| 21 | If you smoke , give it up ; vow to think first before buying anything expensive ; and look at your finances for the future — will you be secure when you 're older ? |
| 22 | The foregoing chapters will , it is hoped , form a sufficient background and we may now begin to look at their implications for the social worker and for the social work profession . |
| 23 | Do you f you you feel that erm present government , erm do you feel that erm the other political parties what they 're erm suggesting with their policies for the inner cites , do you think they 're any better ? |
| 24 | The Howie Committee has recommended that a number of occupational areas should be developed under its proposals for the new SCOTCERT award ( see page 4 ) . |
| 25 | Sabrina zipped up her anorak as she stepped out into the cold night air and rummaged in her pockets for the keys to the Audi Coupe . |
| 26 | They diverge in their justifications for the subjection of individuals to the exercise of state power during the enforcement of contractual obligations . |
| 27 | The society also placed advertisements asking for applications to draw on its funds for the purpose of release from debtors ' prisons , and backed this up by sending two members of the committee on a tour of London 's gaols to receive applications and arrange for the release of ‘ the most distressed objects , preferring the most useful Artists and Manufacturers , and those who have the largest families . ’ |
| 28 | They 're going to be cheaper for the English market but they 'll have to put on their prices for the export market for those that are going out |
| 29 | Once the President had retired to his quarters for the short flight , the DDI opened the envelope he 'd been handed when he arrived at the airport . |
| 30 | With regard to three guests that are staying on your premises for the nights of 6 and 7 June , Margaret Ainley , Tom Hutchinson , Rob Judges and Chris Templeton . |