Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A succession of full chords for wind and horns bears a rather oppressive resemblance to the sound of a harmonium if it continues for many bars without relief . |
| 2 | Halfway round the ring when he asked for little more collection she offered no resistance and they moved as one into an easy working trot rising . |
| 3 | Christopher Horn , 45 , of Hurworth Moor , near Darlington , sparked a police search when he vanished for several days in August . |
| 4 | The answer is simple ; there need be no judge and no moral dilemma if parents and doctors accept that they have no more right to end the life of a handicapped child than they do for any child which enters this world . |
| 5 | My old mate , who although he stands sixty fret high , is in fact only eighteen years old , said absolutely nothing but just went on waving his limbs as he does for most of the day . |
| 6 | The governments ' answer , it seems , is to go back to the ERM as it worked for most of the 1980s — a more flexible ERM , in which exchange-rate realignments happened now and then , instead of being resisted at all costs . |
| 7 | In a report to a plenary meeting of Tsektran in June , he said that trains should stop acting like droshkys , carrying people and goods where they wished for little or no pay . |
| 8 | Anybody who " ramps " or causes " ramping " of USM stocks in this way cares more for the profits on his own transaction profits possibly running into thousands of pounds than he does for those of his clients . |
| 9 | What will happen to the original relationship if we control for this test factor ? |
| 10 | But she must wear a special cap to protect her head while she waits for more surgery . |
| 11 | The rising threshold of competence needed in the job market and the relative decline in traditional semi-skilled or unskilled jobs means that the compulsory school can no longer hope to provide a marketable , vocational education as it did for some ( usually lower-achieving ) children in the past . |
| 12 | I watched her go with sadness in my heart because I felt for some inexplicable reason that I would never see Granny again . |
| 13 | Once you are in the loft , it is better to use compression or push-fit fittings since they allow for some adjustment later and the fire risk of using a blowlamp is avoided . |
| 14 | By contrast it costs about $600,000 to keep someone in prison for life if they live for another 40 years . |
| 15 | Former Tory Cabinet Minister , leading constitutional expert and friend of the Royal family Lord St John of Fawsley said last night the announcement ‘ must mean a change in the role of the Monarchy because they have for this century , and indeed the whole of the last one , been held up as an example of model family rectitude . |
| 16 | In the West , the media constructs sex as something reserved for those who are considered ‘ beautiful ’ . |
| 17 | The Wisconsin state authorities feel that they have lost enough money on Steve Chen 's dreams — his failed Supercomputer Systems Inc received $75m in incentives from to establish its operations in Eau Claire , and they showed Chen the door when he asked for another $5m to get his fledgling SuperComputers International Inc off the ground in Eau Claire . |
| 18 | They have a cult status which remains something of an enigma — particularly in the North-west where they stand for all that is dreary and depressing . |
| 19 | You should have been notified by your employer if he opted for this but if you never heard anything , or can not remember , write to that employer , or to the DHSS , and enquire . |
| 20 | What hope there is resides primarily in the same section of the news-stands as it has for several years — the ‘ serious ’ and ‘ specialist ’ music press . |
| 21 | ( 5 ) While you are in receipt of Industrial Disablement Benefit you may also be entitled to : ( a ) Constant Attendance Allowance if you have been severely handicapped and are in need of constant care and attention and you are in receipt of 100 per cent Disablement Benefit Assessment ; ( b ) Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance if you qualify for both 100 per cent Disablement Benefit Assessment and Constant Attendance Allowance and your exceptionally severe condition is likely to be permanent . |
| 22 | The truth is , I look upon both candidates in the same light , and should think myself a traitor to the constitution of my country if I voted for either . |
| 23 | The company 's employees have embarked on a strike that could seriously disrupt international air travel if it lasts for more than a few weeks . |
| 24 | The Head and Governors have a special burden of responsibility as they do for all matters concerned with the running of the school . |
| 25 | in psychology and chucked in electrical engineering and started a psychology course and he had to work at the same time as he studied for some of that time |