Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 The appropriate strategy is perhaps to wait to determine whether the Japanese businessman is prepared to offer his hand for a handshake or whether he is going to bow .
2 You 're afraid to ask you landlord for a repair because if you do , are you setting yourself up for a rent increase ?
3 If Hastings ' performance did much to underline his candidacy for the Lions captaincy — no one else of his individual stature has a similar gift for bringing players together on and off the field — it also made a significant contribution in bringing the new Murrayfield to life .
4 So if you had a word with Liz I bet she 'd be delighted to give you permission for the kids to visit the old family home . ’
5 The rebuff did much to undermine his enthusiasm for the Conservative party .
6 I am delighted to share his wish for a modern recording of Die Liebe der Danae but is it ‘ musically much superior ’ ?
7 It will be hard to match its success for the return visit in 1994 .
8 After a heavily-publicised week on the slopes of Lech with their mother , the Princess of Wales , the princes are likely to join their father for the next part of their Easter holiday .
9 ‘ I thought I had made that clear , ’ said Wheeler with no attempt at all to disguise his contempt for the Archdeacon .
10 The Articles shown in this catalogue are intended for all to show their support for the ANC 's principled stand against Apartheid and for a new unitary democratic non-racial South Africa .
11 Yesterday 's denoument will also turn out to be good for Edwards , who will be able to sell his stake for a good deal more than the £10m on offer .
12 ‘ It 's wonderful , ’ he said , ‘ I have n't been able to give her jewellery for a very long time . ’
13 He expresses scepticism about Frankfurt 's boast of being able to fill their stadium for every session : ‘ I do n't think they will get 9,000 every day , but I would have achieved that here , where we have developed an audience for the game .
14 Alun Carter and Kevin Withey is an inspirational one which seems able to lift its game for the big occasions .
15 Their only hope was to find a farmhouse where a friendly farmer might be able to offer them shelter for the night .
16 The defeat of Redgrave and Pinsent is unlikely to prevent their selection for the Olympic coxless pairs and it could prove to have been a useful warning to the world champions to raise their performance for Cologne in two weeks ' time , when all the potential Olympic crews will have their first try-out .
17 In 1958 regular recruiting went far better than the demographers had predicted , and the Army Council was able to substantiate its claim for a higher manpower ceiling .
18 But promising newcomer Victor Ubogu has taken his shirt leaving the older hand desperate to push his case for the Barbarians against the world champions , Australia .
19 All connected with the Scotland squad are anxious to convey their respect for the talent in English ranks : the common theme is that the defeat in Cardiff against Wales does not create a poor team .
20 He was diffident — unlike Ernest who was good at all games — and preoccupied with his country pursuits , but they found him companionable ; himself capable of long hours of solitude , he could always find acquaintances ready to share his company for a time ; but only a few dedicated companions shared his exacting singleminded concentration on these occupations .
21 Although former minisupercomputer maker Elxsi Corp disappeared from radar screens a year or three back , its Tata Elxsi Ltd former joint venture with the giant Indian conglomerate J R Tata Sons & Co Pte Ltd of Bombay is still in existence , and has just announced a joint venture with Mountain View , California-based Silicon Graphics Inc to expand their collaboration for the Indian market .
22 Thompson notched the Plain 's third to maintain their challenge for a top four position .
  Next page