Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Affidavits from the defendants ' solicitors established that the photocopy affidavit was supplied to them by the second defendant for the purposes of seeking legal advice in circumstances where litigation was contemplated , but did not indicate whether the photocopy sent was a photocopy which the second defendant made for the purpose of instructing his solicitors or a photocopy which had been sent to the second defendant by the employee himself , prepared for the employee 's own purposes which had nothing whatever to do with the defendants obtaining legal advice from their soliticors . |
| 2 | Many fear they will have to take out a second mortgage to pay for the spin-off merchandise from the Macauley Culkin sequel : Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York . |
| 3 | We have the sixty-first senator to thank for the length of the second . |
| 4 | Wellcome has produced AZT , the first drug licensed for the treatment of Aids , and its share price has risen as a result . |
| 5 | If the trail exists , the first action held for the path in pathitem will be executed and the system status will be changed to REPLAY . |
| 6 | TONY MILES , the first Englishman to qualify for the Grandmaster title , now holds the joint lead after six rounds of the Netway Masters in Auckland , New Zealand . |
| 7 | Victoria Woodhull Claffin — later 19th Century free-thinking radical feminist who was the first woman to run for the office of United States President over 30 years before women 's suffrage . |
| 8 | Also on Jan. 8 at the weekly Monday demonstration in Leipzig protesters chanted anti-SED slogans and for the first time called for the resignation of both Modrow and Gregor Gysi ( who had replaced Egon Krenz as SED leader in December — see p. 37108 ) . |
| 9 | Crawford had been the last actor to audition for the role of Buddy . |
| 10 | Commander George Churchill-Coleman , head of the Anti-Terrorist Squad , last night appealed for the public to be vigilant as a result of ‘ this timely reminder ’ . |
| 11 | HIGHFIELD chairman Geoff Fletcher last night called for the Rugby League 's board of directors to resign after proposals to return to two divisions next season . |
| 12 | Legal expert Diana Brahams last night called for the law on euthanasia to be clarified . |
| 13 | THE BBC 's former director general , Sir Michael Checkland , last night called for the resignation of the BBC chairman , Marmaduke Hussey , in the wake of the row over John Birt 's tax arrangements . |
| 14 | THE BBC 's former director general , Sir Michael Checkland , last night called for the resignation of the BBC chairman , Marmaduke Hussey , in the wake of the row over John Birt 's tax arrangements . |
| 15 | A DUNGANNON councillor last night called for the erection of name plates on roads in the district . |
| 16 | MO JOHNSTON last night pleaded for the chance to prove he can solve Everton 's goal-scoring crisis , writes Des Kelly . |
| 17 | ROD WALLACE last night pleaded for the chance to make up for his England heartache , writes John Edwards . |
| 18 | But Gascoigne last night pleaded for the chance to come to the rescue of his country against Norway . |
| 19 | AS THOUSANDS of East German refugees began leaving Prague in special trains last night bound for the West , the dramatic struggle for emigration reached the streets of the East German capital itself . |
| 20 | A BOOK that blew the cover of spy Ian Spiro was last night blamed for the slaughter of his family . |
| 21 | The family is planning to hand a petition to the Bishop of Chelmsford , the Rt Rev John Waine , in the diocesan office in Chelmsford next month calling for the church to change its mind . |
| 22 | Lindner is sure to be in Australia 's World Cup squad which leaves early next month to prepare for the final against Great Britain at Wembley on October 23 . |
| 23 | Darlington Tory councillor Peter Jones spoke on Radio Four last week calling for the production to be banned from the Civic , where it is due on March 31 . |
| 24 | Its decision last week to call for the removal of all sanctions , except the arms and oil embargoes , from the time that an election date was announced , rather than the elections themselves , indicates a clear understanding of the country 's dire economic situation . |
| 25 | As my hon. Friend will know , an agreement dating back to November last year provides for the Forestry Commission to offer land to local authorities prior to disposal so that an agreement can be reached with regard to access . |
| 26 | Durham are hoping for a quality entry and with £350 £50 up on last year waiting for the champion , they wo n't be disappointed . |
| 27 | Asked what he would feel like if , on Sunday night , he found himself on the 18th tee tied for the lead , he replied that it could only be a ‘ shattering experience ’ . |
| 28 | By the time she drained her glass she also knew that the last van to leave for the country about three weeks ago had been Chertsey bound . |