Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any other case , bankruptcy proceedings must be begun in the county court for the insolvency district in which the debtor has resided or carried on business for the longest period during the six months immediately preceding the presentation of the bankruptcy petition ( r 6.9(2) ) . |
| 2 | Even in his own troubled mind , Vologsky dredged up sympathy for the old man . |
| 3 | It is simply not on to believe that those at the top will willingly give up power for the overall health of society . |
| 4 | With Sir John Leveson , he was ordered to set up provision for the poor and to enforce the order of Privy Council of 1598 , and by this order they were both assessed in the Parish of Halling , Sir John for 7s 4d and Lambarde 6s and the whole total for Halling being £4 5s 8d . |
| 5 | For Leconte , who only four months earlier had undergone back surgery for the third time in little more than two years , it had seen the re-birth of what was — and can be again — a gloriously entertaining , as well as effective , career . |
| 6 | This handed over responsibility for the poor law from the boards of guardians to the local authorities . |
| 7 | It 's a thankless task then , because despite having become the most successful band of the time , you pick up flak for the next album not working commercially . |
| 8 | Alien is primarily a mood piece as well as a visual display — there are slow passages in which little happens , building up suspense for the main action scenes , the deaths of six crew members . |
| 9 | Type 3 shows that elite competition can be stable , with democratic arrangements building up support for the political system in a ‘ centripetal ’ fashion , so long as the political culture of the country is relatively homogeneous . |
| 10 | When planning a rotation , it is very helpful to draw up a long-term scheme and dovetail the various crops into the seasons , at the same time ensuring that each field comes into the rotation in its turn and is then put back in grass to build up fertility for the requisite period . |
| 11 | There is a crucial role for partnerships in taking on responsibility for the local co-ordination of education . |
| 12 | The Secretary of State for the Environment , Brice Lalonde ( Ecology Generation ) , was promoted to Minister-Delegate responsible for the prevention of technological and natural disasters , while Hélène Dorlhac ( Union for French Democracy ) , Secretary of State for the Family , also took over responsibility for the Elderly , from Théo Braun who left the government . |
| 13 | They have asked that we take that on , there is a report later in the agenda with detail on that , but as far as these papers are concerned that 's simply us taking over responsibility for the best part of two million pounds ' worth of spending which the health authority will refund to us by way of a section twenty eight grant . |
| 14 | JOHN PERMAN , the former depot manager at Charlton , has taken over responsibility for the primary distribution project from BOB PARLE to enable Bob to take up his new duties as departmental director , distribution operations , when Derek Graham retires in August . |
| 15 | After the dissolution of the Soviet Union , Russia , whose delegation was led by State Councillor Sergei Shakhrai , had taken over responsibility for the former Soviet military divisions in the Baltic . |
| 16 | Of course , all this is doing is storing up trouble for the subsequent financial year ; nevertheless , the financial control through the budget is effectively lost . |
| 17 | John Routly , the Ffestiniog Railway chairman , recently told members of the Ffestiniog Railway Society : ‘ Discussions are taking place between us the Welsh Highland and Gwynedd County Council , the aim being to create a divisional board representing both the FR and WHR to take over responsibility for the Welsh Highland if the Minister of Transport makes the transfer . |
| 18 | In the beginning priority was given to those setting up home for the first time , families with young children , and people who had lost their homes and furniture through enemy action . |
| 19 | I will discuss past and likely future trends in households and housing , and give particular attention to the experience of young people setting up home for the first time . |
| 20 | If you are setting up LIFESPAN for the first time , you should follow the procedures in the order given to ensure a trouble-free installation . |
| 21 | THE BELGIAN government has put off a decision on whether to stump up cash for the nuclear plant being built by France at Chooz — a finger of France sucking into Belgian territory . |