Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] [vb base] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had left his regiment ( to his father 's exasperated disgust ) to learn about bloodstock and work for a while for a not over-reputable Irish trainer . |
| 2 | Such a corporation , it was held , should have the same power to maintain an action for a libel by which its property is injured as the law allowed to a corporation at common law , and the power to sue for libel or slander for the protection of its reputation in the carrying on of its business . |
| 3 | Whatever level of public expenditure proves practicable , and however it is distributed , the primary source of support and care for the elderly people are informal and voluntary … |
| 4 | During night missions inside Iraq , the laser shines from the belly of the bomber , and is kept on target by the pilot or the weapons officer , with the help of electronics that compensate for the aircraft 's movements . |
| 5 | His two profoundly moving ballets , Gloria and Requiem , the one a poem for lost youth and hope through the onset of war and the other a song of mourning and praise for a departed friend , stand and fall by theaudience 's response to their message and not to the pre-eminence of a star . |
| 6 | But before that she would make a cup of tea and read for a bit . |
| 7 | He has suffered terrible injuries and he 's going to need a lot of help and care for the future . ) |
| 8 | The barrage could have been a symbol of determination and hope for the Merseyside region . |
| 9 | The requirement that homes should be a haven of peace and rest for the male breadwinner has set up a tension with an architectural notion of " rationality " which proclaimed bare simplicity , tidiness , and the importance of cooking and cleaning as work processes . |
| 10 | Clearly , this is not practical in terms of safety or comfort for a small child . |
| 11 | But he dreamed of a free Namibia , and asked the conference to send Swapo a message of solidarity and support for a massive victory in a free Namibian election . |
| 12 | DEC , Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM have yet to agree to adopt the software , but USL is trying to get their representatives there in a show of solidarity and support for the operating system . |
| 13 | Fiedler 's analysis can be described by a 3-dimensional cube in which one dimension represents the level of respect and trust for the leader amongst subordinates , a second dimension is the degree to which the tasks of the group are clearly defined , and a third dimension is the degree to which the leader has power and authority to reward or punish subordinates . |
| 14 | It took 19 litres of paint and cellulose for the coachwork , which matched the original perfectly . |
| 15 | This argues that the volatility of futures prices will be relatively high during periods when substantial amounts of uncertainty over the levels of demand or supply for the underlying asset are resolved . |
| 16 | John Carty , Scottish officer for the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union , said last night that it was a case of wait and see for the plant , which employs just under 500 staff after the 67 recently announced redundancies . |
| 17 | Could he give her the best of food or pay for a doctor if she fell sick or buy her fine clothes or anythin' she fancies ? |
| 18 | Please could you take this matter up with them as a matter of urgency and arrange for the seat to be re-instated . |
| 19 | Please could you take this matter up with them as a matter of urgency and arrange for the seat to be re-instated . |
| 20 | It was held that the words , ‘ like proceedings shall be had ’ , should be construed to give any person aggrieved the right to apply by way of information and summons for the penal orders available under s.94 of the 1936 Act . |
| 21 | The accolade of membership of NACAB carries with it the advantages of status and support for a bureau . |
| 22 | Crossing the boundary , I always check the airspeed because I know that above 60 knots , if necessary , I can make a well banked turn of up to 180° , with virtually no loss of height and return for a downwind landing . |
| 23 | Mid-sole : the layer between the sole and insole of the boot , which is anatomically shaped and designed to give the correct amount of flex and support for the activity for which the boot is designed . |
| 24 | It does not do so ; standing orders recognise this position of dominance and provide for the devotion of most of the time of the House of government business , including Bills . |
| 25 | The period in question was one of make or break for the conservation of Rome 's antiquities , and this book explores in satisfying depth the activities , notably of the French , in saving them . |
| 26 | Those are the ground of appeal and counsel for the local authority and the guardian , whilst not seeking in any way to defend the approach of the justices , asked the court to utilise the provisions of R.S.C. , Ord. 55 , r. 7(7) to dismiss this appeal notwithstanding the defective nature of the findings of fact and the reasons . |
| 27 | Come out of prison and look for a living in 1978 ? |
| 28 | This is not to suggest that all , or indeed any , should be discarded ; if England have to go for maturity and hope for the best , so be it . |
| 29 | Only the terror of being caught by the creature — I could all too clearly imagine myself being hurled from the roof — drove me to climb over into space and feel for the first rung of the ladder . |
| 30 | In 1965 Lyndon Johnson told Congress that ‘ If we stand passively by while the centre of each city becomes a hive of deprivation , crime and hopelessness … if we become two people , the suburban affluent and the urban poor , each filled with mistrust and fear for the other … then we shall effectively cripple each generation to come . ’ |