Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] for the [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The draw means Wales ' bid to qualify for the USA finals is now partly out of their own hands . |
2 | The aristocratic landowners invited companies to tender for the development rights . |
3 | Trusts will operate in a framework in which health boards will be required to fulfil their statutory obligations to cater for the health needs of all those in their areas . |
4 | The night duty men are also called early from their beds to parade for the football matches , therefore with insufficient sleep , coupled with hours of standing in the cold within a short space of rising from a warm bed , it is not surprising to have a heavy sick list … can not matters be arranged more conveniently for the family man ? |
5 | Mrs Coles expressed great regret when she parted with Mary , continued to provide her clothes and had her back to stay for the Christmas holidays . |
6 | The decision made by the UK Cross-Country Commission to adopt the new date of March 9 sparked controversy among athletes and officials , since it would leave only two weeks for selected athletes to prepare for the World Championships in Antwerp . |
7 | Businesses will then put up prices to pay for the wage increases . |
8 | How do you get the money to pay for the bus fares ? |
9 | He 's looking forward to travelling to Israel and Australia early next year to train for the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 . |
10 | This last had the support of the man who had come to symbolise the Franco-American alliance , Marie Joseph de Motier , Marquis de Lafayette , who having gone to America to fight for the rebel colonists , in May 1779 returned to France a major-general in the US army . |
11 | Soon the Marines were pouring through , blazing at the enemy as they split into groups to head for the fuel tanks , the gas drums and other targets . |