Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | Towns like Gwelo , Que Que and Bulawayo are preparing to receive them for MRA weeks and other functions to speak to the leaders and people . |
2 | ‘ Naturally we 're hoping that you 'll continue to use your skills on the front line , so to speak , but the advertising department are hoping to use you for a bit of company PR . |
3 | Although the Harter Act compromise was seemingly counterintuitive ( how could the carrier be allowed to exempt itself for its own mistakes of navigation and management ) , it became one of the most internationally influential laws ever enacted by the United States Congress . |
4 | Welcome back : Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate and urgent action is needed to protect it for future generations . |
5 | But the Haig Avenue boss is refusing to take anything for granted as he lines up his first game as a manager in the first round proper . |
6 | And no nasty dream was going to spoil it for her . |
7 | Like PEPS everywhere , this was slow to catch on , especially as dealers were forced to sell it for days at a time without getting paid commission for it , so most did n't bother . |
8 | Xishe 's wife is allowed to see him for 45 minutes twice a year . |
9 | Sometime around the middle of the week , Dr MacLennan was allowed to see me for a while , after Diggs overruled my father 's refusal to have me medically inspected by anybody else but him . |
10 | Epstein concluded that management of stress among the experienced parachutists was not due to their repeated exposure to jumping in the manner of a conditioned response , but was a consequence of an active coping process that on each occasion was used to prepare them for the coming jump . |
11 | An obstacle to Buchan 's transfer was that he would lose income from his Sunderland shop , and the deal was delayed for two months while ‘ under-the-counter ’ terms were agreed to compensate him for this loss . |
12 | ‘ If your mother was half as beautiful as you , and perhaps half as persuasive , I can understand how your father was tempted to abandon everything for her pleasure , ’ he said throatily . |
13 | That crucial time in a child 's life when he has the ability to understand that his parents and teachers are trying to prepare him for his adult life , will not necessarily be related to his age . |
14 | Is n't this an indication that the government is trying to do something for training in this country ? |
15 | The judgment effectively absolved it of criminal and civil liability for causing approximately 3,500 deaths and injuries to thousands , and the final settlement was only a percentage of the orginial sum of $3.5 billion that the government was going to sue them for . |
16 | It explains , I think rather vividly , why the Library overspent last year , because we have no idea in advance what the publishers are going to charge us for journals . |
17 | As a beginner at Level 1 every effort is made to prepare you for your first experience on the board . |
18 | Slinkton is planning to murder her for the insurance money , and Sampson contrives to warn her of her danger during an interview on the sands . |
19 | ‘ What was he doing there , anyway ? ’ 'Raoul was trying to tap him for money . ’ |
20 | The compensatory award is intended to reimburse you for financial loss resulting from the unfair dismissal . |
21 | The responsibility was going to haunt him for years to come . |
22 | The story I 've got is that he was forced out because Ron Barron was threatening to prosecute him for fraud . ’ |