Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our order book in the Middle East reflects the first-class reputation Wimpey has built over the years for the scope of its expertise and excellence of its workforce . |
| 2 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the prospects for increased democracy in Africa . |
| 3 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for United Kingdom foreign policy of the outcome of the intergovernmental conference at Maastricht . |
| 4 | He was also considered blessed by the gods for the extraordinary good fortune he experienced on his travels . |
| 5 | Zambia has clung to the streets for years ! ’ |
| 6 | Miss Wilson , who has worked for the auctioneers for 25 years , suspected it was worth more than its modest £1,200 estimate . |
| 7 | Barclays , a British bank , has fought in the courts for years to overturn California 's tax . |
| 8 | My father would explain how he dreamed about the ill and how , for instance , in the case of Bobby Bowen 's hand , paralysed after a pit accident , he 'd worked on the fingers for days without success until , in a dream , the answer had come . |
| 9 | This file should contain the responses the user would have given to the prompts for the relevant options had the system been used interactively as described below . |
| 10 | This file should contain the responses the user would have given to the prompts for the relevant options had the system been used interactively . |
| 11 | A 1901 flycatcher invented by Louise Nicola could also be arranged as a calendar in such a manner that each sheet represents a day of the week so that the person using the flycatcher , after having torn off the sheets for a week , is compelled to read the advertisements printed therein . |
| 12 | Having focused on the considerations for multinationals , we must also bear in mind the domestic inflationary consequences for UK companies . |
| 13 | Eventually , they talked themselves out ; or at least the talk became overlaid by the preparations for the Christmas feast , only two weeks away , and those matters of business that had been laid aside for the Earl 's attention : the visits he had to make , and the people he had to see . |
| 14 | The Section became engrossed in the preparations for Bretton Woods and the founding of the IMF , and the Labour politicians who had pressed for a declaration of post-war policy were getting ready to fight the next general election . |
| 15 | He had depended on the Britons for support , and may have felt obliged to provide defences : so I argued . |
| 16 | Vice-President Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez had joined in the demands for the dismissal of Braga , who was subsequently appointed president of the Banco de la República . |
| 17 | It was time for News on Sunday to set off on the trail of the people and organizations who had theorized about the prospects for a popular left-wing newspaper for so long . |
| 18 | Some years before lie had resigned from the forces for their sakes and was personnel manager of an oil refinery in Perth . |
| 19 | I 've looked after the kids for them while they 've gone to vote , anything to get them here , that was the thing . |
| 20 | Turning now very briefly to the H One D the Greater York issue , clearly the comments I 've made about the calculations for York have a knock on effect for our position on Greater York , the Greater York figures as I understand it from the County Council are based on a one hundred percent migration assumption , if the technical difference between us er we are right then we believe clearly the Greater York figure should be increased by an appropriate amount , and the we 've suggested the increased cut should be seven hundred er relating to the city itself I ca n't calculate with any great accuracy what the figure for the surrounding parts of Greater York might be , but it would be we suspect only another one to two hundred more on top of that , therefore that underst explains the reason why the City Council suggests that the Greater York should be increased to the ten four figure from the nine seven . |
| 21 | I 've written to the makers for info , but with no reply . |
| 22 | Vietnam had agreed to the arrangements for repatriation and aid would be given to assist resettlement , Mr Hurd said . |
| 23 | Or , if you 've over-ordered on the chestnuts for your turkey stuffing , how about chestnut soup ? |
| 24 | The Environmental Forum found some support amongst professionals in the water industry and in medicine , people who had known about the problems for years but kept quiet about them . |
| 25 | They had laid on no facilities for the crowds and there were piles of rubbish everywhere . |
| 26 | the finish is at Drumlanrig castle … they 've been running … slipping … sliding over the mounatins for seven hours … they 've climbed into the clouds … they 've crossed the streams … they 've run through the glens for mile after mile … the Oxfordshire team of Bunn and Thetford were up to second place but have finished fourth … its been a long hard day … |
| 27 | I had also agreed to load up out of sight , though within easy walking distance , of villages — it would be as as if I had gone into the villages for supplies , but this way meant that I would n't attract anyone 's attention . |
| 28 | I had run in the trials for the European Junior Championships and finished fifth in the 100 metres in 10.6 seconds , wind assisted . |
| 29 | Darwin was eager to emphasise the reputation of the scientists who had worked on the descriptions for each volume . |
| 30 | He was in fact an employee rather than an independent agent and had worked for the defendants for 17 years . |