Example sentences of "[vb -s] for [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantages to the reader are that he ‘ turns for help to the professional staff ; he learns to appreciate that his needs are not restricted by the limitations of the bookstock of one library . |
| 2 | It is usually to relatives that the peasant migrating to the city turns for help in the new and frightening environment . |
| 3 | Nearer home , he is a stalwart of the chess club at his present school , Yarm School junior department , and he plays for Stokesley in the senior division of the chess league . |
| 4 | These days the Glaswegian goes for consistency in the first ten places while riding as an understudy to a leader like LeMond . |
| 5 | The chord types here are basically dominant sevenths ( root , major 3rd , 5th and ♭7th ) and Shaun goes for notes from the corresponding mixolydian mode in each case . |
| 6 | Trust goes for slice of the American pie |
| 7 | This goes for couples of the same sex too , and for friends who live together . |
| 8 | Looking further ahead , he added : ‘ Much of what matters for Courtaulds in the next century will be decided between now and 1995 — what kind of company we 're going to be and what the balance between the businesses will be . ’ |
| 9 | Much of what matters for Courtaulds in the next century — what kind of company we 're going to be and what the balance between the businesses should be — will be decided between now and 1995 . |
| 10 | NIPPON DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP STRIPS FOR ACTION IN THE JAPANESE MARKET UNDER NEW PRESIDENT |
| 11 | They 're going overland by motorbike ; it 's all in aid of SNAP the charity that stands for Support for the Sick Newborn and their Parents at the John Radcliffe Hospital . |
| 12 | The above Orders , which are now in force , specify cancellation notices for use under the 1992 Act ( 1942 ) and forms of request for repayment of credit ( 1943 ) . |
| 13 | Property : The Irish blessings worth counting Simon Courtauld looks for gold in the Emerald Isle |
| 14 | It follows that the way in which the upper years of junior schools are organised should be seen — just as already happens for pupils of the same age in middle schools — as part of the process of securing good continuity between the primary and secondary phases . |
| 15 | The confidence limits for estimates of the standard deviation of the population can be treated in the same way when the estimate is based on large samples , using the standard error of the standard deviation as the standard error of estimate . |
| 16 | The confidence limits for estimates of the standard deviation of the population can be treated in the same way when the estimate is based on large samples , using the standard error of the standard deviation as the standard error of estimate . |
| 17 | That 's because it 's a breath of fresh air compared to some of the muck that passes for music in the popular music charts . |
| 18 | My constituents often look with envy at the relatively low freight costs for transport from the Scottish mainland to the Western Isles compared with transport costs from the mainland to the northern isles . |
| 19 | First er the precedent that exists for concessions on the electoral quota , the separate cultural identity , the special geographic situation , the economic needs of Cornwall and finally the concerns of Plymouth itself . |
| 20 | Beyond his office , where the desert stretches for miles to the Mazatzal mountains , a few fields have been scraped clear . |
| 21 | The proposed EC directive calls for protection of the 10 most important sites for each designated habitat or species within four years , and the top 100 sites in each case within 10 years . |
| 22 | Motion three O one motion three O one specifically calls for changes to the local government superannuation scheme through the steering committee . |
| 23 | Successful targeting of unemployment benefit policies calls for analysis at the individual level . |
| 24 | Thus demands for change in the two spheres must interlink . |
| 25 | Following the buy-out , the bank will monitor its investment , examining monthly management accounts for compliance with the agreed financial covenants . |
| 26 | Agriculture accounts for 50% of the long-term damage inflicted on these areas . |
| 27 | It accounts for 25% of the British ceramic tableware industry 's output and for 25% of its exports . |
| 28 | Inland Revenue figures show that housing now accounts for 40% of the total value of inherited estates . |
| 29 | The decline in death rates in the past sixty years thus accounts for 10% of the overall 3% growth rate in the economy . |
| 30 | He also competes for Toyota in the Japanese sports car series and earlier this year headed their team in the Le Mans 24-hour race . |