Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joining the Army at 17-and-a-half , the young Whittingham was really only interested in playing sport for fun . |
| 2 | In 1987 , in R v Thornton , a man was found guilty of giving blood for transfusion when HIV positive . |
| 3 | All manner of steps can be built into the system , such as requiring permission for issue , settling or discontinuance . |
| 4 | The verderers also co-operated with the foresters in supervising the exercise of customary rights within the forest , such as taking wood for fuel , fencing and house-repair ; in making arrangements at the swanimote for the agistment of the king 's demesne woods ; and in carrying out various inquiries in the forest into such matters as the rights of the Crown and the perquisites of the Forest officers . |
| 5 | Chastity is the virtue either of keeping sex for marriage or of abstaining from sex altogether . |
| 6 | TO BE sure of getting value for money in rugby books it is usually good policy to lash out on a yearbook or an expensive work of reference . |
| 7 | However , Vittas and Brown ( 1982 ) suggest that because of the differing financial structure of comparative economies , it is necessary to compare all institutions involved in providing finance for industry , and not just the banks . |
| 8 | At the time , the Board was primarily concerned with accounting standard-setting for business organizations , but it saw the need to involve itself with non-business organizations as well and this research study was its first move in that direction . |
| 9 | People are very used to watching television for entertainment and not for information . |
| 10 | Extradition — Committal proceedings — Evidence — Alleged accomplice 's statement before Swedish court implicating accused — Accomplice retracting statement in committal proceedings — Whether statement capable of forming basis for committal — Whether magistrate required to consider Swedish court 's jurisdiction — Extradition Act 1989 ( c. 33 ) , Sch . |
| 11 | Finally , Solihull teachers generally do not consider that the use of the scheme constitutes any threat to them , believing it to be capable of showing cause for praise as well as blame . |
| 12 | Those familiar with writing software for microprocessor controlled systems will know that a lot of development goes into the process . |
| 13 | Both of them were successful in squeezing money for Education out of the Treasury , although Crosland was forced to do so in a very much more bleak economic climate . |
| 14 | LGTBs help in a variety of ways , in particular by offering support for training officers , as several respondents noted : |
| 15 | The Court of Appeal reversed this decision , but it was held that instructions were relevant in deciding fitness for purpose . |
| 16 | Northants ' Rhodesian-born allrounder Kevin Curran has been told by the TCCB that he must wait until Oct 1994 before becoming England-qualified for registration purposes . |