Example sentences of "[verb] for [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foster parents can often claim fostering allowances of 2–3 times the Supplementary Benefit that the natural parent would have received for looking after the same child … which is peculiarly ironic when one considers that some children might not be in foster-care at all if their parents had adequate incomes in the first place ( Fairbairns , 1976 ) . |
| 2 | Theodosiou was the first to go for stamping in the 72nd minute and Greg Downs followed after protesting at a penalty decision . |
| 3 | Perhaps the rationalisation the person devises for coping with the first loss is shattered by the second loss . |
| 4 | With no football to relieve his loss , Billy took it hard and , on Tuesday 26 July 1932 , the day after the team had reported for trailing for the new season , he was found dead in one of the dressing rooms . |
| 5 | An early decree ordered the destruction of heathen temples ; and the pressure of Westernisation was so relentless and meticulous that at one stage male Christians could be fined for urinating in the oriental , crouched position . |
| 6 | Matthew , now in his 20s , was caned for bullying by the then headmaster , William Blackshaw . |
| 7 | Answer ( b ) is an example of ellipsis because does can not be said to substitute for sing in the above question . |
| 8 | The friend he 's looking for served with the Royal Military Police in Austria from . |
| 9 | Such a system would benefit Sunderland not only financially there would be full-houses for each match but also the big crowds would surely help the Rokermen to get the safety points they are looking for to climb above the Second Division danger zone . |
| 10 | The same sort of approaches were adopted for cycling for the same reasons . |
| 11 | Potato starch , rather than harmful chemicals , is being used for scouring in the finishing process . |
| 12 | This distortion may be important in providing the flexibility needed for binding of the binuclear iron cofactor . |
| 13 | This session provides an opportunity to learn about forms and styles of education in different cultures , to examine the relationship between developing study skills and general language learning and to make practical suggestions which will help students to develop skills that are needed for studying within the British educational system . |
| 14 | In those days there was considerable emphasis on its carcass quality and 60,000 fat Jutlands were sent to England with another 30,000 lean cattle going for fattening on the German marshes . |
| 15 | For example , at the lowest level a phoneme lattice was produced for processing by the lexical access component . |
| 16 | The second equally obvious point is that , given the disparate analyses , a variety of prescriptions have been offered for dealing with the presumed causes of the nation 's ills . |
| 17 | On the other hand , only 25 per cent of the Kosovo electorate turned out to vote , most of these being Serbs , following calls by ethnic Albanians for a total boycott , and Tanjug reported that in Kosovo some 400 polling stations had not been opened for voting by the local authorities . |
| 18 | By nightfall Mr Rajmohan Gandhi was calling for repolling throughout the entire constituency . |
| 19 | Both Mac and Morrissey were well known for slagging off the entire rock world outside their own small circles . |
| 20 | In 1770/71 Lagrange set about analysing the various methods then known for dealing with the general equations of degrees 2 , 3 , 4 and he found that they all depended on the same general principle ( see Section 5.2 ) . |
| 21 | If they are able to do so , what resources do they have for dealing with the external world , and how do they use them ? |
| 22 | What resources do they have for dealing with the unfamiliar , and how do they use them ? |
| 23 | The area proposed for housing on the western slope rises to over 190m above sea level . ’ |
| 24 | Nevertheless , there is no harm in a tenant trying for a compromise and the following provision ( adapted for adding to the above amendment to clause 7.6.2 ) could be considered : AND upon cesser of the Term by notice hereunder the insurance money shall in respect of the destruction or damage of the Premises under the policy maintained under this clause [ 7 ] be divided between the Landlord and the Tenant according to the value at the date of the destruction or damage of their respective interests in the Premises ( to be determined in default of agreement by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on the application of either party ) |
| 25 | Though Hitchcock himself toured the locations in Denmark , East Germany and Sweden , he settled for filming at the Universal lot in the San Fernando valley . |
| 26 | John himself was warned by the local Police Inspector not to speak at the square again or he would be arrested for speaking against the national interest . |
| 27 | Looking at the total expenditure and the economic projections , ministers decided broadly and in a preliminary way what limits had to be set for spending in the next financial year ( then about nine months away ) . |
| 28 | What does the future hold for caring for the elderly . |
| 29 | The only group claiming responsibility was the hitherto unknown " Mohammed El Boukhima " , and about 15 people detained for questioning in the Albi area on May 23 were freed the same day . |
| 30 | A quick telephone call from the station 's duty catering manager resulted in the young unfortunate being escorted for questioning by the heavy hand of the police . |