Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In 1985 he became Commissioner for Information , Communication and Culture
2 Above all I needed water for washing , and drinking , of course .
3 Others ascribe the weakening of community consciousness to the failures of the churches to inculcate a sense of moral responsibility into the population , to the fashion for ‘ permissiveness ’ in education in the 1960s and 1970s which undermined respect for authority , and to the failures of parents to control their children .
4 Those which give cause for concern are primarily the responsibility of the leadership to ensure prompt and effective action .
5 Those who seek power for power 's sake are never seen again .
6 Those who left service for marriage were as often as not entering an economically less secure situation : rarely one in which they could expect to be " kept " in comfort .
7 Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 imposes liabilities on those who supply equipment for use at work to ensure that it is " so far as reasonably practicable … safe and without risks to health when properly used " .
8 They want to assert that homosexual relationships are just as valid as heterosexual ones and that it is perfectly ‘ natural ’ for some people to be homosexual if their inclination is in that direction and that those who profess distaste for homosexuality are denying them human rights .
9 Occasionally the teacher goes into some ‘ funny explanations ’ , but apart from that they do yoga for health of body and mind .
10 The responsibility and duties of the family proceedings court cease on the making of the care order , subject to the provisions of section 34 which make provision for contact orders being made by the court .
11 SIB said that although a large number of investors have received redress there may be others who are not aware they have reason for complaint or of how to complain and may be eligible for compensation .
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