Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These political and legal developments have encouraged a pronounced shift of emphasis : from a law enforcement conception of policing , which ‘ views enforcement of the law as an end in itself , regardless of its consequences for the social order ’ to a peace-keeping conception which ‘ views law enforcement as a means towards an end : the highest possible level of public safety , order and preservation of life and property ’ ( Sherman , 1983:230 ) . |
| 2 | Without caring what he thought , she threaded her fingers tenderly through the thick , short waves of hair at the back of his head , probing gently with her fingertips for the already swelling lump . |
| 3 | The County Court Rules , Order 37 , are wide enough in their terms for the further application to have been made before the county court judge . |
| 4 | A man may pursue power simply as a means to employ others for his own purposes , but someone with the true passion for power will betray , by exceeding any rational design to control those useful or dangerous to his ends , that he does penetrate deep enough inside his subjects for the exhilaration of sensing their wills tense against his own and yield . |
| 5 | But he decided they probably had enough on their minds for the moment ; and swiftly tossing back the Glenlivet , he left them , making his way thoughtfully to the front entrance , and wondering something else : wondering whether any announcement of Kemp 's death — Kemp 's murder — would have come as too much of a surprise to one of the four people who still sat round their table in the Chapters Bar . |
| 6 | Having taken up her post as director of the Photographer 's Gallery , Sue Grayson Ford fills us in on her plans for the gallery 's future . |
| 7 | They ca n't gas you they ca n't chair you they can keep you away from your parents for the rest of your life . |
| 8 | The persistence of this primitive conception of the nature of authority , in circumstances which rendered it plausible , was not without its consequences for the future of the empire . |
| 9 | Sent off for my tickets for the aforementioned match on Monday , only to find out on Tuesday that it 's been postponed ( effin Bright ) . |
| 10 | Disapproval turned to horror when both boys set off in their Mirages for the Falklands . |
| 11 | It was an irony that the incident came four days before the Jockey Club clamped down even further on its rules for the use of the whip . |
| 12 | Once we were the desired distance away we had to stand perfectly still , reach slowly into our pockets for the food , turn side-on to the bird , look back at it over our shoulders and wiggle the meat . |
| 13 | Culley swung at him , coming up on his toes for the blow . |
| 14 | Perfectionism : Family members try desperately to get everything exactly right in their plans for the primary sufferer but still blame themselves when the smallest things go wrong . |
| 15 | Book now for your tickets for the show , where there will be a number of stands exhibiting new foods and wines as well as a variety of useful kitchen gadgets which you can buy . |
| 16 | In truth she had done remarkably well staying out of her clutches for the past three days , but then , she reflected ruefully , Adam had kept his promise , staying practically glued to her side . |
| 17 | FOR Captain Marvel read Captain Miracle : Bryan Robson , whom England had sadly written out of their plans for the World Cup qualifying match against Poland a week tomorrow , may be fit to play in Chorzow after all . |
| 18 | ‘ Did anyone help you to get the cakes out of their containers for the judging ? ’ |
| 19 | The storm of objections seems in have set Reagan 's science policymakers back on their heels for the moment . |
| 20 | Sammy was presently delivering one of our Nautor Swans to its Massachusetts owner ; many of the charter yachts were privately owned and only leased into Cutwater 's care on condition that we delivered them back to their owners for the northern summer . |
| 21 | Unisys Corp has been lifting the curtain a little on its plans for the Unix-based U6000 range , as it boosted the power of its 486-based 6000/35 model by adding a 66MHz chip last week . |
| 22 | This corresponds relatively well with our results for the pou[c] POU domain . |
| 23 | Head : ‘ Try to anticipate , for instance the negotiation with the Needlecraft department … our hopes for you fit in well with our hopes for the department . ’ |
| 24 | He had been planning to talk to scientists there about their fears for the future when the project ends . |
| 25 | In self-confident mood , Franco pressed ahead with his plans for the Law of Succession . |
| 26 | I look forward to your suggestions for the most glaring omissions . |