Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alfie was fond of doing our job for us . |
| 2 | The problem , in other words , for the British in arguing their case for free trade is that they are up against a deep cultural divide which separates them from most of the other Member States . |
| 3 | In addition to these data requirements , such users are also interested in developing their capabilities for modelling the changing relationships between the supply and demand for infrastructure in the context of both public and private sector decision-making . |
| 4 | Traders do well to be careful in describing their merchandise for the section may catch not just the deliberate liar but also the honest trader who carelessly misdescribes his goods . |
| 5 | He had the difficult task in 1832–3 of reconciling his sympathy for the Whig government with pressing for the sort of positive action on emancipation which was acceptable both to a majority in the political and parliamentary class and antislavery militants in the country . |
| 6 | This convention finds statutory confirmation in the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 which deprive the House of Lords of any legal power over financial or ‘ Money ’ Bills beyond that of delaying their passage for one month and no longer . |
| 7 | The Keep Sunday Special Campaign has been fortunate in getting its proposals for reform of the legislation for Sunday trading drawn out in the ballot for Private Members ' Bills . |
| 8 | She put her name forward to the chairman of the local party only to find later that he had approached her father to get his consent then double-checked by asking her husband for his permission too . |
| 9 | They believe that such a move could provoke Labour into accepting their terms for a partnership government as its anxiety to hold office mounted . |
| 10 | Shakespearean editors are showing considerable innovation in moving away from the view that Shakespeare had a fixed conception for his plays , where variants between texts are ‘ error of transmission ’ , corruptions which crept in because Shakespeare was not involved in preparing his plays for print . |
| 11 | Do you want to erm , well I 've come today as the partner responsible for recruiting my men for the audit of the County Council , together with my colleague Stephen Critchley , who is the partner responsible for the regularity audit , the main accounts of the County Council accounts . |
| 12 | Sarah too was uneasy about concealing her love for Joe . |
| 13 | ‘ I feel very pleased after changing our style for this match and seeing it work so well against a Premier League team . |
| 14 | The bishop of Tours was capable of ordering his narrative for particular effect . |
| 15 | Simon was not reticent in expressing his dislike for the Jaguar-driving members who had previously snubbed him . |
| 16 | Although this is phrased negatively , it was clear from the interview that the school had been very influential in shaping her enthusiasm for physics . |
| 17 | And with the pub in particular some of the loudest siren voices proclaiming ‘ heritage ’ are often the very ones most intent on debasing its meaning for us . |