Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] for the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Before the second day rehearsals the producer has written or arranged for the script and the appropriate announcer for this particular programme .
2 ‘ Subject to sections 7 and 8 below , a person who has become a rehabilitated person for the purposes of this Act in respect of a conviction shall be treated for all purposes in law as a person who has not committed or been charged with or prosecuted for or convicted of or sentenced for the offence or offences which were the subject of that conviction ; and , notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment or rule of law to the contrary , but subject as aforesaid —
3 using a vehicle constructed or adapted for the delivery or collection of goods or mail to consumers or addressees , as the case may be , whilst engaged in making local rounds of deliveries or collections ;
4 If the pool is to be made with a liner there is no difficulty , for all that need be done , is order the liner larger than needed for the pool and incorporate it at the edge as if it were a spreading shallow pool about 30 cm ( 1 ft ) deep ( Fig 14 ) .
5 I had sorrowed over the loss of the Hood , on which my father 's brother had been ‘ sparks , ’ and mourned for the Barham and the Ark Royal .
6 ‘ Secondly , he had a passion for Arthurian legend and lore and searched for the Grail and Excalibur .
7 ‘ Bon ! ’ as he pushed back his chair after a meal and made for the stairs and his own preoccupations .
8 The stout man ran into the cottage and phoned for the police and then for other keepers to come to Smiling Meadow .
9 The Scottish star had only agreed to run if selected for the 1,500m but a communication breakdown meant she was chosen for 3,000m instead .
10 They had nearly arrived at the first of the longhouses scattered over the hillside , belonging to the families who stayed in Orphir all the year round and cared for the land and the hall on behalf of the Earl .
11 Dean Martin , Sammy Cahn and Tony tried to calm her down while Sinatra reached for his car radio and called for the police and an ambulance .
12 If your father 'e 'ad listened to the nurse and called for the doctor and not for the priest — puh ! ’
13 The participants reaffirmed previous commitments to a regional peace process , and called for the disarmament and demobilization of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) guerrillas in El Salvador under UN supervision .
14 Thérèse sat up and fumbled for the light-switch that dangled from a cord beside the bed .
15 ’ In my view there must certainly be something more than infringement before the assistance of civil proceedings can be invoked and accorded for the protection or promotion of the interests of the inhabitants of the area .
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