Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beginning with relatively peaceful " teach-ins " at which the issues raised by the war were debated , the movement grew , using marches , rallies and sit-ins , designed to disrupt recruitment for the armed services . |
| 2 | wants to see plans for the modified programme in early June , and a first draft is expected by mid-May . |
| 3 | Those whose desks will be rearranged to find room for the new machines will find it harder to exert some control . |
| 4 | A ‘ good ’ book needs to have meaning for the individual reader and it must bring meaning to what is experienced in our daily lives . |
| 5 | The partners expect to complete networks for the vast majority of Time Warner 's clustered cable systems by 1998 and will share equally in the design , implementation and direction of the full-service networks . |
| 6 | But she and the children are expected to join Andrew for the Royal Family 's annual get-together at Balmoral in Scotland today . |
| 7 | There were projects in rural areas too , such as the Arnhem-Elst-Nijmegen route , which were designed to improve conditions for the large volume of cyclists who cycle to school or work in neighbouring villages and towns . |
| 8 | And the head — above all — needs to take responsibility for the whole programme . |
| 9 | Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith sympathised with the general outlook and tried to prepare people for the necessary discussion and negotiations which would have to precede any expression of national opinion and the consequent negotiation with the British Government . |
| 10 | As more and more data is read , old data that has been accessed least is discarded to make room for the new . |
| 11 | In 1968 , the last word in its title was dropped to make way for the National Eye Institute . |
| 12 | Installation time is largely dependant on how much disk space the files you have already take up , since what 's already there is squeezed to make room for the extra drive , and squeezing takes time . |
| 13 | The previous occupant had been a Swiss merchant who had been evicted to make way for the English milord and his lady , and Jane had a suspicion that the Swiss , like all foreigners , harboured strange and filthy diseases . |
| 14 | ( part of Barnardo 's providing support for HIV positive parents who want to make plans for the future care of their children ) |
| 15 | One example is ‘ Barnardo 's Positive Options ’ which provides confidential and independent information and practical help for parents who want to make plans for the future care of their children . |
| 16 | The 5–14 proposals , which are designed to prepare children for the Standard Grade and Revised Highers syllabi currently in place throughout mainstream Scottish Education , will form the basis of Scottish Primary Education for the rest of this century and beyond . |
| 17 | Secondly , most of the fancy school fees plans are designed to make money for the financial institutions which put them together , and for the intermediary or agent who sells them . |
| 18 | Neither was it organised to recruit members for the Anti Nazi League/SP . |
| 19 | The second session of Parliament , which began on 9 November , saw an attack on the standing army , the Commons refusing to vote supply for the additional forces that had been raised over the summer , and instead resolving to bring in a bill to reform the militia . |
| 20 | Sixteen men including three Liverpool Police officers were remanded on bail at Liverpool this week accused of conspiring to distribute tickets for the Irish sweepstake . |
| 21 | This was built to supply water for the Grand Union Canal as it still does today . |
| 22 | Sometimes schools may choose to raise money for the overseas work we support and we are happy if they do , but this is in no way our purpose in contacting schools . |
| 23 | So unilateralism says Mr. O'Brian must not be made to pay damages for the emotional injury he caused Mrs. McLoughlin even though the judge thinks the opposite rule would be better for the future . |
| 24 | Prospects for 1993 are very mixed and boss Robert Fitzpatrick does not expect to achieve profitability for the entire year . |
| 25 | Right , I just thought the Chair would like to thank Councillor for the immense amount of work I know that he 's been putting in over certain things that have been going on lately and I now take councillors ' questions if any of you got any for me . |
| 26 | In 1651 , the Rump Parliament debated a suggestion that all twenty-six should be demolished and their stonework and furnishings sold to provide funds for the poor . |
| 27 | In 1953 , the British National Conference on Social Work warned of the problems of abrupt retirement , while throughout the decade old people 's welfare committees acted to find work for the elderly . |
| 28 | However , it has also unexpectedly had to rewrite code for the vast numbers of device drivers and peripherals supported in the Intel iAPX-86 family of microprocessors . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , the many parts of the North which are anticipated to experience depopulation for the foreseeable future ( OPCS , 1988 ) will tend to find more defensive strategies being adopted by the private sector and local authorities alike , as their revenue base contracts and as the use of their facilities falls below its optimum level . |
| 30 | have a small stock remaining of their Centenary Souvenir Dinner Brochures , and would be happy to send them out to keen rugby folk in return for a cheque for just £1.50 , which will be used to raise funds for the paraplegic centre at Stoke Mandeville . |