Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun pl] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under a new law , proposed during the fifth session of the eighth National Assembly ( which convened in Hanoi on June 20-30 , 1989 ) , non-CPV members were allowed to stand as candidates for the first time . |
| 2 | She might have agreed with my friend Roger Hinks — who , after his unmerited disgrace over the too energetic cleaning of the Elgin Marbles , left the British Museum to work for years for the British Council — that the compensation for having acquaintances is that we can make game of them with our friends . |
| 3 | Earlier , permissive legislation had already enabled some authorities to innovate in services for the disabled . |
| 4 | A spokesperson for the controversial metal band last week declined to comment on reasons for the sudden axing of the tour , fuelling speculation that objections had been made by worried promoters . |
| 5 | While memory for real situations may require people to discriminate between memories for the same situation experienced in different circumstances ( e.g. the different exemplars of each junction ) it is also likely that discriminating between completely different situations ( e.g. different junctions ) relies on similar mechanisms . |
| 6 | Before Christmas many of the shops had to open on Sundays for the first time just to try to make up for the terrible year . |
| 7 | ‘ I just want to get this season over and start from fresh again , ’ added the ring-rusty world No 55 , also forced to play in glasses for the first time . |
| 8 | The Committee of Directors of Polytechnics decided at the end of 1982 to discuss plans to deal with applications for the 1985 intake , involving the appointment of staff and the compilation of application forms and a polytechnic equivalent of the UCCA booklet . |
| 9 | ‘ We have not achieved our goal yet , but the sale of the first plot allowed me to put in services for the proposed houses , ’ said Earl Haig . |
| 10 | Central News South was the first regional news programme in Britain to experiment with sub-titles for the deaf and hard of hearing last January . |
| 11 | We no longer wear mourning clothes for a fixed period of time , we do n't refuse to go to parties for the first six months after the death of someone close to us , we do n't take time immediately after the death for intensive grieving . |
| 12 | Many mentally ill and handicapped adults are forced to live in hostels for the homeless , and many more are simply sleeping rough . |
| 13 | A skilled library user knows when to turn to periodicals for the latest information , how to use abstracting services , how to find his way through bibliographies , and how to make best use of atlases and tables and collections of maps . |
| 14 | It 's difficult to think about things for the first time in the heat of the moment , so plan it out now . |
| 15 | In this case , population density data for a 1 km buffer on either side of network arcs were overlaid on the network itself so as to act as weights for the minimum path algorithm . |
| 16 | Okay now at this stage you do n't normally have to ask for volunteers for the first group because it usually sort of role then off they go . |
| 17 | Twenty-six racial equality officers came to the university to enrol in classes for the first ever diploma in race and community relations . |
| 18 | Inevitably , New Historicist case studies of specific texts and specific contexts start to feel like metaphors for the whole culture . |
| 19 | As we prayed for him it was clear that the Holy Spirit was touching him powerfully , and he began to speak in tongues for the first time . |