Example sentences of "[noun] in [noun sg] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He joined the Post Office at Bedale in time for the Christmas rush of 1957 , but two years of his service were part-time . |
| 2 | The urgency to complete it was put down to US pressure to achieve a result in time for the opening of the Republican Party convention on Aug. 17 , apparently in an attempt to boost the troubled election campaign of President George Bush by convincing the US electorate that his skills in the foreign policy field had domestic benefits . |
| 3 | Trade unionists could be persuaded to accept a moderation of their organization 's stated goals in return for the fulfilment of part of those goals . |
| 4 | Last year 's run raised more than £20,000 in sponsorship for the relief and rehabilitation of famine victims in Africa . |
| 5 | This causes temporary softening of the ligaments in preparation for the birth . |
| 6 | A trial run was carried out but it was soon realized the volume of traffic in the town of Paisley would prevent any large movement of aircraft in time for the carrier to meet its scheduled departure . |
| 7 | SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN SUPPORT FOR THE STRIKE |
| 8 | Banks were able to bid aggressively for wholesale deposits and to take in funds in return for the issue of certificates of deposit . |
| 9 | Caledor II personally kills Snorri Halfhand , King Gotrek 's son , before returning to Ulthuan in time for the hunting season . |
| 10 | The most prominent of the dayis were captured and beheaded , their heads being sent to the sultan ( except for one which was carried away by the Danube whilst being washed by a gypsy in preparation for the journey to Istanbul ) . |
| 11 | Under the feudal system , landowners owing service to the king imposed their own service demands on their tenants , usually involving a cash rent in return for the lease of farmlands . |
| 12 | Saddam offers to free Westerners held in Iraq and Kuwait in return for the withdrawal of US forces from the Gulf . |
| 13 | The compacts of free association offered internal sovereignty and pledges of substantial US aid in return for the provision of facilities for the US armed forces , and continuing US control of their defence and foreign relations . |
| 14 | The Senate voted by 53 to 45 on July 17 to increase the annual pay of senators by $23,200 to $125,100 in exchange for the prohibition of its members accepting honoraria for speeches to special interest groups . |
| 15 | Kate Redmond was now engaged to a quiet American , Gene Romero , and he had been moved to the South Coast in readiness for the invasion . |
| 16 | The jeep was bouncing them about mercilessly as the Brigadier tried to get back to the village in time for the Captain and the Substitute to go back to Florence and eat . |
| 17 | The students compete in the British Universities championships from Monday to Wednesday then Jenny will don her coach 's cap to take the British Select for a training session in preparation for the tour of Barbados . |
| 18 | AGE Concern Cleveland is building up a stock of nearly new clothing in preparation for the opening of its RAGS centre in Linthorpe Road , Middlesbrough on June 15 . |
| 19 | I was back in England in time for the Easter term of 1931 and resumed my university life , but during the next three years I thought incessantly of that slow-flowing muddy river , of the arid , scrub-covered plains and volcanic mountains , the herds of ox and gazelle , the mat-roofed encampments , the slender , graceful figures in loincloths , attractive , armed and unpredictable . |
| 20 | Carr and Morgenthau rejected the prescriptive and utopian elements in Idealism for the sake of a science which sees the world as it is . |
| 21 | Yet the Secretary of State says that child benefit is one of the main elements in support for the family , and the Prime Minister says that he attaches ’ particular significance ’ to it . |
| 22 | It was unclear to them why St Petersburg should promise the Turks assistance in return for the closure of the Dardanelles , when closing the straits between the Aegean and the Black Sea was a longstanding Turkish principle . |
| 23 | The Museum of London provides assistance in kind for the research team , which contributes to the educational work of the Museum as well as that of the University . |
| 24 | Already , in some parts of the country , it 's difficult to find a cleaner that uses the CFC 113 process because many have installed new equipment in time for the ban , according to the Textile Services Association , and the situation is only likely to get worse . |
| 25 | That meeting ordered a new working group to try to reconcile the plan with the more cautious programme of Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov in time for the opening of a crucial debate in the USSR Supreme Soviet on Sept. 10 . |
| 26 | Boss Malcolm Crosby has taken only eight fit players away to Scotland in preparation for the derby clash and the Cup semi-final showdown with Norwich . |
| 27 | Artist Mary Jane Alexander spent 1989 sketching at Saltram in preparation for the exhibition . |
| 28 | A 30-strong team has worked around the clock since midnight on Saturday to build the stage and seating area for the hall in readiness for the sell-out performance , which starts at 7.30pm this evening . |
| 29 | REPUBLIC of Ireland midfield star Roy Keane was set to announce today that he will be joining Blackburn in time for the start of the new Premier League season . |
| 30 | Under the refinancing envisaged by Eurotunnel , private investors will be asked to raise up to £350m through a rights issue in return for the project 's banks agreeing to provide a further £1bn in loans . |