Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The salesperson 's voice may be competing for the buyers ' attention with the flashing lights and noise of the equipment . |
| 2 | Any graduate visiting the University should first make for the Visitors ' Centre , where they can be sure of a warm welcome . |
| 3 | The runners found themselves unfairly rebuked for the market-makers ' errors , and for their whimsical misquotes or bid-only quotes that could ruin a deal . |
| 4 | And how did you know to go for the dolls ' bed ? ’ |
| 5 | In almost all cases , relatives were not officially informed of the executions and were forced to search for the victims ' bodies in mass graves . |
| 6 | It relates to the reasons given for the justices ' decision . |
| 7 | In 1989 their parents asked for the twins ' photograph to be published in a Sunday newspaper and vowed that they would never be locked away in an institution . |
| 8 | Where do we need for a Kids ' County where are we after ? |
| 9 | She went on to work for the Friends ' Committee in France , Austria , Poland , and Greece . |
| 10 | And after being taken off in County 's 2-1 defeat by Watford on Tuesday , Agana ripped off his shirt and headed for the players ' tunnel . |
| 11 | So , on a dull and drizzly morning we headed for the dogs ' home . |
| 12 | Her husband died in 1909 but Mary Sumner continued to write and speak for the Mothers ' Union , taking a keen interest in all that was being done . |
| 13 | In the orchard , Murphy was standing beside the trough Alexandra had appropriated for the hens ' use . |
| 14 | With Mark Wadforth at full back for Braintree and Stuart Lewis partnering Matthew Wadforth in the centre , skipper Steve Jarlett opted for the replacements ' bench and looked on with approval as Nigel Brand led the team to its second successive draw at Crow Lane . |
| 15 | The camp guards had allowed the baby six months ' life and then , when Elisabeth was selected for the officers ' brothel and her breasts required for purposes other than those of nourishing a Jewish infant , a non-commissioned officer , having polished his boots , drawn up the mess accounts , written an affectionate note to his wife and son and relieved his bladder , took Elisabeth Danziger 's baby from her arms and dashed out its brains against the stone wall outside his office . |
| 16 | Lebanon had already suffered for the Palestinians ' presence . |
| 17 | Even when allowance is made for the authorities ' claim that many complaints are made for propaganda , this pattern is well-established . |
| 18 | It was made for the Dolls ' House by Hardy Bros Ltd. and presented by Mr W. Hardy , father of today 's Marketing Director , Mr James Hardy , who found this invitation discarded with some rubbish when the factory moved in 1965 . |
| 19 | It is a symptom of sociology 's low status as a scientific discipline that so many researchers still seem to be seeking for the philosophers ' stone , or seeking status by attempting to theorize beyond their means . |
| 20 | But all the same , Sara had not been prepared for the girls ' curiosity about Matthew . |
| 21 | At about this time tights were no longer worn on stage : ‘ wet white ’ was used for the Girls ' legs . |
| 22 | The UNHCR noted that the international community had so far provided only US$31,000,000 of the US$180,000,000 needed for the refugees ' repatriation . |
| 23 | Setting out from Fern Cottage he bypassed his mother 's home and cut through the forest , heading for the navvies ' camp . |
| 24 | The paring of hooker and tight-head going for the opponents ' ball is a great skill which will serve them well in the adult game . |
| 25 | It was a moonlight night and from 11pm Ted was waiting for the platelayers ' arrival as their company would liven his long shift . |
| 26 | On the Gulf crisis , the Council denounced Iraq 's " unscrupulous use " of hostages and agreed unanimously " not to send representatives of their governments in any capacity to negotiate with Iraq the release of foreign hostages and to discourage others from doing so " , while calling on the UN Secretary-General to send a special representative to Iraq to press for the hostages ' release . |
| 27 | ‘ What is even more disturbing , ’ the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress said in a letter to Dr Banda dated 3 April , ‘ we have been told that several members of the Malawi Congress Party have called for the bishops ' death by an orchestrated mob . ’ |
| 28 | Yet in France , even as early as the Janaury draw for the challengers ' trials , the event was screened nationally — and special television walls were installed in Tokyo stations to carry pictures in Japan . |
| 29 | He was followed in the same debate by a junior who informed the representative body that even if we did not vote for the juniors ' motion a solution would be imposed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the juniors whether we liked it or not . |
| 30 | This influences the expectations that the public in Easton have of the police , and of their role in the community — a point which one constable made by explaining that one resident in Easton , upon finding himself locked out of his home , called at the station asking for the duplicate set of keys to his house which he thought the police would routinely possess for the residents ' benefit ; phone calls from the public asking for air and train information also sometimes occur . |