Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They have issued personal protection weapons to construction workers , yet most of them only face danger for the short-term duration of their contracts , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ My money problems are only temporary , I 'd learn to drive if I only had time for the lessons , and you 'd be surprised at how many gadgets I 've learned to use and even repair during the past four years . |
| 3 | I only started work for the exam in February . ’ |
| 4 | But I still retain sympathy for the misguided foreign tourists who read about its properties as a ‘ gateway to the beautiful western Highlands ’ and end up wandering in dismay down streets that make the Bronx look like Disneyland . |
| 5 | ‘ I hereby take responsibility for the objects described overleaf ’ is the forbidding form . |
| 6 | I therefore give judgment for the plaintiff company for the amount claimed . |
| 7 | Was not ‘ cushion ’ the term which eventually became vogue for the extra help which was thrown over the poll tax time and again in a vain attempt to douse the flames of dissent . |
| 8 | The Laban Centre , which finally gained approval for the country 's first BA in Dance , failed to obtain approval when initially submitted . |
| 9 | The discount houses agreed to abandon their collectively agreed price for the weekly Treasury bill issue , but they would continue to apply for a quantity of bills sufficient to cover the tender . |
| 10 | warm-up questions which also provide practice for the Interview , Paper 5 |
| 11 | When a patient in the scheme is discharged a copy of the form , which also has room for the ward doctor 's summary and details of any prescription , is faxed to the patient 's general practitioner . |
| 12 | The ideology which both constitutes existence for the individual and imposes social relations upon her is mediated through the culture : |
| 13 | The bun and cup of coffee which often replaces lunch for the busy businessman or woman . |
| 14 | Both super-orders throughout time have provided a virtually inexhaustible supply of nutrients for living creatures , which then became prey for the carnivores . |
| 15 | Mr Lindsay was worried that the lone TOPP students in some regional offices might feel isolated , and that many companies which initially showed enthusiasm for the idea have now cooled off . |
| 16 | R. J. Campbell was himself a highly successful , because dramatic and controversial , preacher who eventually left Congregationalism for the Church of England . |
| 17 | You only get cover for the cost of legal fees if you have problems with consumer goods and services bought with the card . |
| 18 | I should have thought there are plenty of women who just want sex for the sake of it , who see a bloke and think , whoah , would n't mind him , ’ says a single 29-year-old engineer . |
| 19 | On the outbreak of hostilities , a small ministerial committee was established to co-ordinate the UK 's role in the operation , comprising Major , Hurd , Tom King ( the Defence Secretary ) and John Wakeham ( the Energy Secretary , who also had responsibility for the general co-ordination of government information ) , together with , as appropriate , other members of the Cabinet and the Attorney General ( Sir Patrick Mayhew ) . |
| 20 | A neighbour who often did shopping for the Lennons had left the semi-detached in Heyford Road , Marsh Green , on the outskirts of Wigan , only a few minutes earlier . |
| 21 | It 's not one long ski holiday for the team . |
| 22 | These schemes , then , can be summarized under the following heads : we run residency and award schemes , we run grants to artists and craftsmen and photographers , we run an artists in school scheme , which involves placement of and artist for two weeks or so in a local secondary school , we offer payments to artists for exhibiting in certain galleries , something akin to the public lending right , we also provide assistance for the purchase and commissioning of contemporary work , and finally we run an artists ' register , which is a slide register of work of artists within the region , which is accessible to anyone who wants to come along and look at it , whether they are organizing an exhibition or thinking of commissioning a piece for their own living rooms , or perhaps a piece for their town hall or public library or whatever . |
| 23 | We also accept responsibility for the negligent acts and/or omissions not only of our own employees or agents but also of our suppliers and sub-contractors and their servants or agents ( provided of course that any such negligent act or omission is within the scope of or in the course of their employment ) in respect of claims arising as a result of death , bodily injury or illness caused to the person who signed the booking form and/or any other person named on the booking form . |
| 24 | After half an hour of marching towards the ever-loudening village dog , they eventually found shelter for the night . |
| 25 | In a study of 400 of the biggest bank mergers in the 1980s , FMCG Capital Strategies , a New York consultancy , found that four out of five deals failed miserably — to the point where they soon destroyed value for the acquiring bank . |
| 26 | They always had bidding for the funeral and sometimes the family would write out the the bids . |
| 27 | They also take responsibility for the success of the overall operation . ’ |
| 28 | In November 1252 , for example , the king told him both to seek timber for the new roof of the abbey and to see that a great new bell was hung before the feast of St Edward : he was not to leave London until it was done . |
| 29 | Why will he not accept responsibility for the rise in telecommunication charges above inflation during the 13 years of the Government 's misrule ? |
| 30 | He also showed concern for the safety of workmen on his projects and sensitivity towards their impact on the environment . |