Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [verb] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the 1940s , retirement had been written in to state support for the elderly and , as such , became part of a new institutionalized dependence . |
| 2 | The suppliers lost count of the ancient oaks , not to mention the chestnut and cherry trees , cut down to provide panelling for the two grand offices reserved for the couple , but also for hundreds of function rooms and apparatchiks ' offices . |
| 3 | A Washington initiative hurriedly pushed through to undermine support for the campesino organizations , the project was conceived as part of a wider counter-insurgency programme . |
| 4 | Yes er I remember a chap at the depot doing the Spanish Civil War er wh th there was a movement going round collecting food for the , or money for food for the children of Spain . |
| 5 | If you are going to speak in them , slow down to allow time for the sound to travel . |
| 6 | In his speech he said , ‘ May I suggest to you and your Council that you have the debate I suggested about the economic and environmental factors and then set out to provide leadership for the industry in reconciling these items . ’ |
| 7 | In May 1890 , the minutes state that ‘ the old Saloon Shed having been pulled down to make room for the new Paint Shop , a shed is required for the three shunt engines ’ . |
| 8 | The church was closed for repair and restoration during the years 1887–8–9 , when the old ruinous south chapel was pulled down to make room for the present commodious aisles , the reason for this being the increase in population due to industrialisation in the village . |
| 9 | Following the death of TOTO drummer Jeff Porcaro , a memorial fund has been set up to raise money for the Grant High School Music Department , where Porcaro and Toto members Steve Lukather and David Paich attended . |
| 10 | The senior officer , an inspector , realizing that Myeloski was an important personage because Myeloski told him so , immediately set about arranging transport for the two visitors as well as booking accommodation in one of the local hotels . |
| 11 | Richard I was crowned in England at Westminster on 3rd September 1189 and immediately set about raising money for the crusade . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , police insured with MMI may end up paying compensation for the Hillsborough disaster . |
| 13 | The houses remained until the early 1950s when they were knocked down to make way for the new church . |
| 14 | In the by-elections , I rapidly became disillusioned by the men who not only ended up taking credit for the Group 's existence but who also displayed a total lack of understanding about issues affecting Asian women in Britain . |
| 15 | The virgin forest which is hacked down to make way for the cattle is virtually free , and when the soil is exhausted the ranchers just move on to another plot . |
| 16 | The first five items here had to be held over to make space for the 1990 Social List in the March issue … |
| 17 | The cells of our skin are constantly dying and being replaced , the old ones have to be sloughed off to make space for the new . |