Example sentences of "for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | On his left — but for the bungaloid eruption — ; there would have been sand dunes going down to the deep blue sea of the Channel ; the stretch of golden sand — had it not been for the litter — making a gentle curve for five miles . |
| 32 | The new church , although it incorporated the old church of San Satiro , was named for the Madonna , which explains why the new church is renown as Santa Maria presso San Satiro , the church of St Mary near St Satiro . |
| 33 | IT WAS Wednesday 8 September 1943 , the second great festa of the year for the Madonna of Fontanellato . |
| 34 | A modest home for the Madonna . |
| 35 | It is important for the organiser to assist teachers to prepare specific objectives for placement . |
| 36 | The support and development for the organiser service within the region . |
| 37 | We are always ready to arrange special rates for groups and offer a free place for the organiser with any group of 20 or more . |
| 38 | As for those localised unions with no such connections , it was not an uncommon experience for the organiser to decamp with the members ' subscriptions . |
| 39 | Things went a bit flat among the cakes for some … but that 's as nothing to the one recurrent nightmare for the organiser |
| 40 | A salvage operation was under way for the £6 million chopper . |
| 41 | The first train at 0830 on December 22nd will celebrate the return of steam-hauled passenger trains after 32 years and is an addition especially for the enthusiasts . |
| 42 | The events are a good reason for the enthusiasts of this largely non-social past time to gather and renew acquaintances . |
| 43 | A tip to speed up putting a knitted piece back on to the machine in gathers — as in the skirt for the doll , two stitches to each needle . |
| 44 | Trustees advance £20,000 to X who is the agent for the settlor and who is accountable to the settlor for the monies . |
| 45 | Instead of prolonging the dogfight with West Germany 's Telefunken over their rival bids for the radar contract for the European Fighter Aircraft , the two hi-tech defence manufacturers have decided to do the really European thing and co-operate ; Ferranti would use the Telefunken data-processor in its ECR-90 radar . |
| 46 | Instead of prolonging the dogfight with West Germany 's Telefunken over their rival bids for the radar contract for the European Fighter Aircraft , the two hi-tech defence manufacturers have decided to do the really European thing and co-operate ; Ferranti would use the Telefunken data-processor in its ECR-90 radar . |
| 47 | Last month four companies , Plessey , Marconi , MEL and Thorn EMI , put in bids for the radar . |
| 48 | But the old religion had elements which prepared its adherents for the symbolism of the new : the death and resurrection of Osiris , the representations of the mother goddess Isis with her son Horus on her lap , the symbol of life in the form of a cross , the Egyptian ankh . |
| 49 | Mr B 's altered appetite — for improvements as distinct from ladies ' maids — is proof of his moral reformation , for the villainy of Lovelace in Clarissa ( 1748–9 ) is signified by his neglect of his country seat ; while the excellence of Sir Charles Grandison , Richardson 's pattern hero , is indicated by his obsession with mortar , creating a little heaven on the earth of his estate . |
| 50 | I turned and started to head for the dunes at a slow run . |
| 51 | Child for the burns unit — Ben 's got the details , Cubicle Four . ’ |
| 52 | Dominic 's opposition for the EK Limberg most improved under 12 player award is Jack McCullaugh from RBAI , Jonny McNamee and another Darragh Cross protege Leanne Skelly . |
| 53 | You will notice that some creatures have names that are difficult to distinguish from one another ( not all are as pleasantly obvious as ‘ hippopotamus ’ ) , which is why it is important for you to read the list first and for the PP to say them in the same order to start with . |
| 54 | In 1829 he was one of the three judges for the Rainhill locomotive trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway , won by the Stephensons ' ‘ Rocket ’ . |
| 55 | Everybody tells jokes at school , but most jokes are best kept for the playground . |
| 56 | The boys ' physical welfare was by no means neglected : the Headmaster was pleased to accept " what is called , I believe , a wrestling bar , i.e. a horizontal bar with suitable uprights " for the playground from Mr. Emery of Stepping Hill . |
| 57 | He gave instructions for the playground to be searched . |
| 58 | We 're great ones for the lamentations , the weepings and the wailings in the Mountains of Mourne . |
| 59 | young girls being trained for the spool . |
| 60 | ‘ Different , ’ she gave as a verdict , keen not to appear girlishly bowled over by all these unusual tastes , opting for the shrimp special with deep-fried vegetables , and eyeing Guy Sterne 's dark face with calm determination . |