Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thanks to the wide choice of premiums , you can choose what you consider to be the right amount of protection for your family for the duration of your policy . |
| 2 | In order to facilitate progress , the report recommended that regional bodies be asked to draw up and submit plans for their areas for the organization of in-service courses . |
| 3 | With its aim of achieving ‘ a greater unity between its Members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress ’ , the new body became Western Europe 's first postwar political organisation , one which immediately and daringly claimed that it would work for ‘ an economic and political union ’ . |
| 4 | The Japanese goverment has launched a campaign to promote the eating of whale meat , hoping to raise public support for its call for the moratorium on whaling to be lifted at this year 's meeting of the International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) in Kyoto in May . |
| 5 | The Museum is a registered Charity with no public funding and Mick Miller , Finance Trustee , said : ‘ This sponsorship is a very generous gesture and we are delighted that this has come from an enterprising local company which has pledged support for our activities for the next three years . ’ |
| 6 | It 's not possible really to understand Eastern Europe now unless you know a little bit about its history for the last 150 years . ’ |
| 7 | Phar Lap relaxes in his private sandbath during his preparation for the Agua Caliente race . |
| 8 | I was just having a little word with Mr Twomey about his silver for the dinner . |
| 9 | It has n't taken its eyes off our table for the last ten minutes . ’ |
| 10 | Oxfords and brogue styles have been standard office issue for most of this century , but in the last 30 years the loafer has — thanks to its American and Italian perfectors — become a relaxed and stylish alternative to lace-ups , but there are purists who still harbour doubts about its suitability for the boardroom . |
| 11 | Truly , a former astronaut , who had served in the post for two years [ for his appointment see p. 37437 ] , had been criticized by the Bush administration for his support for the shuttle programme , which was deemed insufficiently cost-effective when compared with rival launching systems . |
| 12 | The course is only loosely related to the Pimlico Connection scheme , but 15 students each year choose tutoring in schools as their fieldwork for the course . |
| 13 | Oh , one houseywife had no knickers , but had improvised her skirt between her legs for the benefit of the television cameras . |
| 14 | Sometimes an extremely simple technique is sufficient — for example Coveney ( 1986 ) reports that he obtained enough data to allow him to study quantitatively different ways of expressing future time in the French verb , simply by asking speakers about their plans for the future . |
| 15 | ‘ Just keep Toby off my back for a few more days . |
| 16 | Together with the London boroughs , the LAB attaches a high priority to helping to nurture the audiences , performers and producers of the future through its support for the arts in schools and for organisations which work for young people . |
| 17 | For the time he has parted with the nobler characteristics of his humanity for the sake of a planetary power of locomotion . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've taken up a good deal of your time for no purpose Mr. Preston . |
| 19 | Some of Tallis 's Latin motets were turned into English anthems in the same dubious way , though the bulk of his music for the English rite is original . |
| 20 | The previous President , Manuel Pinto da Costa , did not contest the election , having announced on Feb. 2 his decision to retire from politics , following the unexpected defeat of his Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tomé and Príncipe — Social Democratic Party ( MLSTP-PSD ) in the country 's first multiparty elections , held on Jan. 20 [ see p. 37949 ] . |
| 21 | It would probably to appropriate for me to er second the motion in Welsh er , but as you 're and neither the English Welsh I would just like to say a few things , one , to express the appreciation of my council for the and secondly , |
| 22 | A man who wished to build a villa in Benghazi , but was frustrated by his expectation that , if he did , he would have no protection strong enough to prevent immediate expropriation , explained the collapse of his hopes for a more elegant and civilized life . |
| 23 | It is , however , worth noting some symptomatic cracks in the uniformity of their scorn for the products of the Culture Industry . |
| 24 | In those Thatcherite times , there was little mention of his sympathy for the one-nation Tory , Iain Mac-leod . |
| 25 | Held , dismissing both appeals , the tape recording of an interview was itself the primary exhibit , although as a matter of convenience it was usual for the prosecution , with the consent of the defence , to provide an abbreviated transcript of its contents for the use of the court and the jury . |
| 26 | We 'll also be looking back a little bit at the Breeder 's Cup , we 'll also have the result of your poll for the Channel Four racing personality of the year , there 's the picture puzzle and lots of other things as well which I ca n't remember . |
| 27 | Section 5 of the Partnership Act makes each partner an agent of his co-partners for the purposes of the business of the firm . |
| 28 | The result is that ordinary motorists can now get the cars of their dreams for a song , and they could even end up being a good little earner . |
| 29 | The smaller girl was already quietly repeating the words of her song for the twentieth time . |
| 30 | Discussion lasted from 12 to 17 November , apart from 13 November when the pope made a ceremonial offering of his tiara for the benefit of the poor . |