Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man in charge of Gloucestershire 's schools has had to prepare for the worst — though he hopes a compromise will be reached : |
| 2 | Both main parties appear to have fallen for the rhetoric about the rising tide of crime among the young despite statistical evidence which plainly suggests that the problem has declined in recent years . |
| 3 | Reynaldo has continued to campaign for the rights of the Mapuche Indians and indigenous people elsewhere . |
| 4 | Mr Chirac seems to want to wait for the presidential election in 1995 . |
| 5 | He said the Royal Mail had agreed to pay for the reprinting of the leaflets but it would be too late . |
| 6 | Given the difficult economic climate , many clients have decided to opt for the old adage that things can only be managed if they can be measured . |
| 7 | Work began on the reorganisation in August last year and electricians have begun preparing for the computer terminals . |
| 8 | More recent work has attempted to allow for the fact that holders of money balances may switch into a whole spectrum of assets , such as equities , trade bills and certificates of deposit . |
| 9 | The entire Barnes collection has been examined by National Gallery conservators , and the National Gallery has agreed to arrange for the tour 's transportation and insurance . |
| 10 | There were tears in the eyes … a mixture of pride and fear in the faces as the good ship Dodo 's Delight prepared to set sail for the rest of the world … |
| 11 | Where sounds of humanity are muffled by the absorbent tranquillity , where vegetative abundance struggles in mysterious thickets and leaf-thatched tunnels , and moss-veiled statues stand transfixed listening for the echoing revelry of a party that ended centuries ago . |
| 12 | Launching International Literacy Year 1990 , UNESCO Director General said that the absolute number of illiterates had begun to decline for the first time in history . |
| 13 | The women in the controlled zones wished to organize to fight for the right to participate in production and defence work on an equal basis with men . |
| 14 | England had failed to qualify for the finals , Scotland had defeated Wales in an emotional match at Liverpool 's Anfield Stadium and Ally McLeod , a supremely patriotic manager given to hyperbole and heart-wrenching nationalism had amassed one of the finest footballing sides for years . |
| 15 | Because England had failed to qualify for the finals , the entire weight of the British media inevitably fell on Willie Johnson 's head . |
| 16 | Conservatives have decided to do for the freedom fighters what the American left of the '30s did for the Communists in Spain . |
| 17 | If nothing else , the jamboree has done wonders for the national dress . |
| 18 | Major deals over the past two years have included leasing for the new ethylene cracker ( a type of refinery ) for BP at Grangemouth , at that time thought to be the largest leasing deal in Britain , a £180m long-term facility to North West Water to finance major infrastructure projects , and a £75m deal with Fujitsu Microelectronics to fund investment in semiconductor equipment at its factory at Newton Aycliffe , County Durham . |
| 19 | Some banks have begun touting for the business of processing for rivals . |
| 20 | The English court had given leave for the service of a writ upon the president of a Panamanian shipping operation at a stated address in Lugano or elsewhere in Switzerland . |
| 21 | Authorities concerned over rural depopulation have attempted to provide for the consumer and cultural needs of rural dwellers , but the drift has persisted . |
| 22 | His ‘ Organ ’ Symphony , recorded in Les Invalides , never sounded particularly impressive on LP given rather cloudy sound which took the edge off what was obviously a fine performance , but CD remastering has done wonders for the engineering and the results are most exciting . |
| 23 | It has been estimated the Sweden has 65,000 wells , that is 15–20 per cent of all private wells , which are acidified to the extent that they are eligible to receive government grants to help pay for the cost of restoring water quality . |
| 24 | WASHINGTON — Countdown to liftoff has begun for the space shuttle Atlantis and the Jupiter-bound spacecraft it is carrying . |
| 25 | On Sept. 15-16 a list of 68 names of Volkskammer and government members alleged to have worked for the Stasi was made public . |
| 26 | It could not have happened unless the Church had helped to pay for the heating . |
| 27 | Serb President Slobodan Milosevic had agreed to arrange for the convoy , carrying 125 tonnes of food , to spend the night in Bratunac on the Bosnian side of the border . |
| 28 | But these were succeeded by bright little bandboxes of social aspiration ; newly painted doors , carriage lamps , an occasional hanging basket , the front garden paved to provide standing for the car . |
| 29 | Joseph 's melancholy had begun to evaporate for the first time since leaving the hunting camp as the goateed mandarin , walking ponderously beside him in ceremonial boots , reeled off the mystical-sounding names of the shimmering buildings : the Can-Chanh , the Great Mansion the Palace of the Spirits of the Six Emperors … the Temple of Generations … the Halls of the Splendours and the Moon and the Glory of the Sun — and most mysterious of all to his young impressionable mind , the guarded heart of the citadel , the Tu Cam Thanh , the Purple Forbidden City named after the Purple or Pole Star , the symbolic ruler of the heavens . |
| 30 | S. Ltd. 's solicitors had purported to act for the defendants in the transaction but , unknown to the bank , had had no authority from the defendants to do so . |