Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and I wanted to , and eh we had done my blood taken for all kinds of tests |
| 2 | Only last month , my council applied for extra funding for another eight young people to be retained in the constituency rather than making the futile trek southwards . |
| 3 | I pointed out that , their firm being in Birkenhead and my production scheduled for one-night stands in village halls in North Wales , it would be unlikely that any customers for her wares would be among my audience . |
| 4 | Information is also collected about the quality of teaching received , and although this has not yet been formally used in allocating money , one department did have part of its grant withheld for several months until it introduced clear teaching objectives . |
| 5 | She and her boyfriend have had their future planned for some time : they want to start farming in a nearby village , where they also intend to build a bungalow . |
| 6 | However , figures disaggregated by sex on the numbers of claimants who have had their benefit withdrawn for such reasons are not readily available . |
| 7 | The day-school at its inception catered for 19 males and 13 females . |
| 8 | Another girl , placed in a children 's home at 13 after her mother had a nervous breakdown and her father left for another woman , described her shock at finding it was also a place of ‘ correction ’ for young offenders . |
| 9 | Strathaven-based Yuill and Dodds , which was due to have its licence suspended for seven days from midnight on Sunday , has been given 49 days ' grace to decide whether to appeal against the decision . |
| 10 | In addition , those members who retire after age 62 , with Company consent , will not have their pension reduced for early payment . |
| 11 | She liked him still but felt that the familiarity of his uninvited arm about her shoulder called for backing-away tactics . |
| 12 | It had been closed in April 1983 and its chief expelled for gross interference in domestic affairs [ see p. 32221 ] . |
| 13 | His granddaughter had an Anglican cathedral built in East Africa and her brother paid for extensive renovations to St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol . |
| 14 | Here Frampton created ( and from his studio-cum-workshop maintained for forty years ) an interior remarkable for its beauty and its well-thought-out detail , from the mechanism of clocks to the ingenious adaptation of items of furniture . |
| 15 | She opened the door and stared in astonishment at the tall , strongly built man who was standing with his hand raised for another assault on her bell . |
| 16 | have your , you can have your hair permed for six pound . |
| 17 | You wo n't get any increase this year , but if you put in a good bid now you might get your allocation upped for next year . ’ |
| 18 | D9531 did most of the work , but on the day your scribe volunteered for train-crew duty , visiting North Staffs Railway 4F 0-6-0 No. 4422 was marked up on the engine roster . |
| 19 | ‘ Is your house prepared for large crowds ? ’ |