Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter measure made it worthwhile for the Americans to try and do what the British had failed at , making British films which would go down well in America . |
| 2 | Scotland opened promisingly but Benoit Bellot 's downwind , downfield punting made it difficult for the home side to sustain pressure . |
| 3 | In Abbel Mr Justice found it appropriate for the plaintiff quote , to recompense his parents up to the commercial rate for one full time carer , unquote . |
| 4 | A similar view of the importance of social movements is taken by Touraine ( 1973 ) in his account of the Popular Unity Government of Salvador Allende in Chile where , he argues , the activities and influence of a variety of movements within the governing coalition made it possible for the poor to express their grievances directly and continuously , instead of having them diverted ( and perhaps stifled ) in the official channels of a monolithic ruling party . |
| 5 | The large number of forms in circulation made it difficult for the authorities to keep track of them . |
| 6 | To discourage petty claims , most insurers make you liable for the first £25 . |
| 7 | The Commission emphasised in its decision that the selective nature of the price cuts , and the circumstances in which they were made , amounted to ‘ loss leader ’ tactics making it impossible for the much smaller competitor in the market place to stay in business . |
| 8 | Many times after cooking and cleaning there , she would have to bring suitcases of washing back to our house in Taibach to get it ready for the next visit . |
| 9 | ‘ We are happy to legislate on something which is already happening in the game , in other words to make it legal for the hooker to strike as soon as the ball leaves the hands of the scrum-half — as happens in reality — rather than when it pitches . |
| 10 | Moreover , the complex nature of many frauds makes it difficult for the police to prepare a sound case . |
| 11 | These advantages make it possible for the miners to produce a high output , of about 3 tonnes per man per shift . |
| 12 | In this case the finding that the father had acquiesced in the removal and/or retention of the children in England made it appropriate for the court to consider whether to decline to order the return of the children . |
| 13 | Popular permissiveness was reflected in jury verdicts , and the repeal of obscenity laws in several European countries made it impossible for the authorities to police the incoming tide of eroticism . |
| 14 | The letter , from Oxfordshire County Council 's engineering department , said : ’ I understand you are the owner of the vehicle involved and therefore must inform you that the council holds you responsible for the costs of repairs arising from this incident . ’ |
| 15 | As to what the hon. Gentleman said about those who worked for Karl Construction , the building firm that was decimated on Friday , let me pay here , on the Floor of the House , the most profound tribute to those in civilian employment in the Province who go to work to make it possible for the security forces to do their job . |
| 16 | The present situation in Russia makes it impossible for the centre to control this process . |
| 17 | On an application for any interim relief under subsection ( 1 ) the court may refuse to grant that relief if , in the opinion of the court , the fact that the court has no jurisdiction apart from this section in relation to the subject-matter of the proceedings in question makes it inexpedient for the court to grant it . |
| 18 | The Act makes it possible for the properties to be transferred from the local authorities to housing associations , tenant co-operatives , or private landlords . |
| 19 | This myth is believed all over the world despite the fact that the weight of the armour makes it impossible for the clam to close rapidly . |
| 20 | This alternative process made it possible for the first time to obtain 1- tert -alkyl , 1-cycloalkyl , 1-aryl , 1-heteroaryl and 1-aminoquinolone and azaquinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives by combined acylation and arylation ( aracylation ) of enamines and enhydrazines with o -halo-(het)aroyl halides . |
| 21 | The privacy made it perfect for the reception of forbidden lovers which made Roshanara Begum all the more jealous that such facilities should be given to her sister Jahanara while being refused to her . |
| 22 | However important this battle might be for future power at sea , the decisive point for the current war had been that the blockade made it impossible for the French to reinforce their West Indian or North American possessions . |
| 23 | The honeypot 's charms make it easy for the Fund to poach skilled personnel from Third World administrations already desperately short of such skills . |
| 24 | Continuing demand in Edinburgh for water from the Union Canal made it necessary for the new aqueduct , which would eventually carry the canal over the bypass at Hermiston , to be constructed without interruption to the flow in the canal and the contractor elected to use an open channel diversion capable of passing 237 litres per second . |
| 25 | Churchill favoured having just sufficient troops to make it impossible for the USSR to attack without the need to make such large preparations that its intention to start the Third World War would be self-evident . |
| 26 | In addition , bail may also be denied if the court thinks it necessary for the defendant 's own protection , if there has been insufficient time to enable the court to obtain enough information to reach a decision , or if the defendant has previously failed to answer to bail . |
| 27 | The box was always somewhere on the floor by his bed , and was tied up with a bow , as if it was a precious parcel or a gift intended for a special person ; the bow was tied from a length of scarlet nylon ribbon which Boy had seen in the dustbin outside a florist 's , and had stolen , and taken home and ironed , having sensed at once that its splendid colour made it suitable for the tying up of this very special box . |
| 28 | Some prey species such as the oryx ( opposite , top ) , rely on simple , powerful galloping to escape their pursuers , but others , such as the impala ( below ) , employ a more confusing , zigzag escape route , with sudden directional changes making it difficult for the pursuing attacker to strike . |
| 29 | These are simplified forms of the results of the self-consistent models of Hill and later workers together with engineering approximations to make them suitable for the designing of composites . |
| 30 | The writer has to give it these things to make it real for the reader . |