Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 've been encouraging local authorities to tighten their belts for the last 14 years , ’ he protests . |
| 2 | ‘ Listen ! ’ said the young man named Lawrence suddenly , and checked to strain his ears for the small , recurrent sound that had reached him . |
| 3 | She and Sarah tried to arrange their dates for the same evenings , so that for the rest of the week they were free to go out together . |
| 4 | But there were others who , despite their disaffection to Hanover , had little desire to risk their necks for the positive alternative the Pretender represented . |
| 5 | ‘ Those people — and thousands of them went through the proper procedure — will be contacted later this month and given the opportunity to purchase their tickets for the next home game . ’ |
| 6 | We all met at a pre-luncheon reception and then adjourned to the dining hall to sample the culinary delights which were to space our classes for the next five days ; four classes with dancing after dinner was the order of the day , all meticulously time-tabled . |
| 7 | Schools , in many cases with little preparation or warning , now had to redesign their curricula for the 11–16 age group . |
| 8 | Directors are required to exercise their powers for the proper purpose , ie for the benefit of the company , and it has been held that the power of allotment is given to the directors to get capital for the company . |
| 9 | Coniston Partners , the New York-based investment firm seeking to oust United Airlines ' board , is due to meet the engineers union today to discuss its plans for the big US carrier . |
| 10 | Although the children at the La Mane Centre were made to use their powers for the wrong reasons , when it came to using their powers when it mattered , both Carrie and Michael used them in order to kill and destroy . |
| 11 | All creatures need sleep to replenish their energies for the next awakening . |
| 12 | The French are as committed as the British to the concept of a privately financed Channel Tunnel but are also concerned to maximise its benefits for the surrounding region , and the economy as a whole , by the judicious use of public investment . |
| 13 | Far from trying to develop their targets for the long haul , the Milken minions broke them up for quick gain . |
| 14 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
| 15 | And then we went to a few Western shops to get our costumes for the Urban Cowboy premier . |
| 16 | And with these words she thumped off down the stairs , leaving me to collect my thoughts for the hard task of Testifying . |
| 17 | A hospital for pensioners that opened almost a hundred years ago is about to close its doors for the last time . |
| 18 | Hoccleve duly begins to translate his sources for the main work next day . |
| 19 | In the current market , availability of funds presents no problem for house purchase ; many fixed rate mortgages are on offer from a wide range of lending institutions enabling prospective purchasers to stabilise their out-goings for the next one to two years . |
| 20 | He paid a brief homage to the Gnomes , who had journeyed all the way from the Gallan Mountains to bring their ideas for the new Queen 's Crown Jewels and did not refer to the fact that they were four days late on account of getting lost on the way . |
| 21 | Events having turned out better than we expected , we returned to make our plans for the following Sunday when we intended to open . |