Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anderson ( 1971 , pp. 125–7 ) argues that the good wages which young people could earn in the cotton towns in the mid-nineteenth century altered the balance between parents and children and put them on more equal terms when they shared a household , and also made it more possible for them to leave the parental home — although boys did this more often than girls . |
| 2 | In October 1962 the choir felt it was difficult for them to give a strong lead to the congregational singing because of where the choir was placed and it was recommended that the Trustees should take expert advice on the rearranging of the pulpit area of the church . |
| 3 | This is the relevance of rules ; for the courts to embrace such an issue would be for them to breach the long-standing settlement with regard to the boundaries of parliamentary privilege ( see below , pp.113–19 ) and they would not do it . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , there is still a sufficiently good chance that they are the father for them to undertake the major share of parental duties . |
| 5 | It has been almost impossible for them to acquire the artistic infrastructure that should surround those works so that they can be seen in the right scholarship context . |
| 6 | Someone had given the impetus to sort the outside external improvements for starters , and that provided the spur to for them to do the internal work . |
| 7 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 8 | Central government not only mapped out extended statutory territory for local councils to develop , but also provided a large financial incentive for them to cultivate the new territory . |
| 9 | If polar bears are dominant in the Arctic , then there would seem to have been no need for them to evolve a white-coloured form of camouflage . |
| 10 | While waiting for them to reach the outer limit of their seaward tack , we fished for our enormous aviator 's chart which was larger and more colourful , if little more useful , than theirs . |
| 11 | But the lads have been tremendous , and there 's a buzz around the club now all we want now is for them to show the same attitude tonight . ’ |
| 12 | He arranged for them to adopt a dark-haired boy at birth . |
| 13 | He needs to persuade foreigners that it is safe for them to lend the best part of £1000 million a week to the Treasury ; and he needs to persuade Britons that it is safe for them to start spending their money again . |
| 14 | Macromolecules in solution are usually much smaller and it would take years for them to overcome the Brownian motion and form a sediment . |
| 15 | Also , if a contractor is to carry out the work the more information we can supply to them the easier it is for them to provide an accurate tender . |
| 16 | It took thirty minutes for them to locate a frayed section of the Bridge ; force its weave apart with clamps and keep the gap open with plastic crates . |
| 17 | I am keen for them to have a greater opportunity to develop both their working and their family lives . |
| 18 | Also , you must ensure that there is sufficient time and resources for them to have a reasonable likelihood of success . |
| 19 | Although babies do n't really need to wear ‘ proper ’ shoes , it 's nice for them to have a soft covering in ‘ breathable ’ leather to protect their delicate feet . |
| 20 | It is difficult for them to have a high profile throughout the whole of the night and into the morning . ’ |
| 21 | Although these sentences differ in sense , it is quite possible for them to have the same reference , and the same truth value . |
| 22 | To select the preferred party we will need final offer prices , terms and conditions which will mean having to provide the short listed parties with the further information necessary for them to make a firm offer . |
| 23 | Leeds eventually managed to score in the 85th minute , when Cantona pounced on a Lee Chapman nod-down , but by then it was far too late for them to make a miraculous recovery . |
| 24 | Today the Royals can not relax for a second , can not step one foot outside their own home without being met by a barrage of photographers waiting for them to make the smallest slip . |
| 25 | After the miscarriage Dr Rollerson , Maud 's father , had insisted on paying for them to make an extended tour of Europe , so that Maud could regain her health , and James 's dream of a permanent post at St Bartholomew 's Hospital was indefinitely postponed . |
| 26 | The time taken for them to enter the dark box is noted , and if they have not done so by the end of a fixed time , say one minute , the experiment is terminated . |
| 27 | It was as difficult for them to develop a public analysis of rape eight years ago as it is for them today publicly to acknowledge the extent of sexual abuse of girls and young women inside and outside the home . |
| 28 | It 's a shared responsibility between them to create the right environment so that the magic can happen . ’ |
| 29 | ONCE again baseless charges of lewdness and indecency in this column make it impossible for me to report the following headline in the newsletter of Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries : ‘ What 's Five Inches Long — and Worth £200 ? ’ |
| 30 | Pierre Leveque had arranged for me to join a small party attending the season-opening hockey match that evening at the Molson Stadium , with the local Montreal Canadiens playing the New York Rangers , but I did not realize it was the mayoral party until we arrived . |