Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Anderson has been using the case to support his argument for a change in the law to allow suppliers to recover goods supplied to a customer who goes out of business before paying for them . |
| 2 | The section prohibits canvassing in the sense of the attempt of an applicant or of another person at his instigation to influence a member of a licensing board to support his application for a grant , renewal or permanent transfer of a licence , or for a regular extension of permitted hours before the application is considered by the board ( subs . |
| 3 | Request : In the guise of pop-group ‘ The Howlers ’ ( ‘ We play loud modern rock music not entirely lacking in melodies ’ ) , we contacted the portly football fan to request his consent for a song ( and concept album ) to be titled ‘ Mad Hattersley 's Tea Party ’ . |
| 4 | The disclosure came as the US secretary of state arrived in Egypt at the start of a tour of the Middle East and met President Mubarak and the foreign minister , Amr Moussa , in an attempt to win their support for an early resumption of the suspended peace talks |
| 5 | In the story I have just told , I explain how self-image dominated my life for a time . |
| 6 | In the Summer of 1958 the Home Secretary served notice to his Ministerial colleagues that he would be making demands on the Government 's expenditure programme to finance his plans for a wholesale prison rebuilding scheme . |
| 7 | Jezrael leaped at the man in a balletic kick , somersaulting as the back of his neck snagged her foot for a second . |
| 8 | If a man was workshy and mutinous I would put him in a cell to cool his heels for a while . |
| 9 | Recognition halted their breath for an instant . |
| 10 | The IBOA supports its arguments for an improvement in the terms and conditions of Bank Assistants under the following headings : — |
| 11 | PETRA KRONBERGER begins her campaign for a fourth consecutive title when the women 's World Cup Alpine ski season opens in Park City , Utah , this weekend . |
| 12 | The moment came , and in walked Robin and Henrietta Tavistock ; his expression was one of sheer amazement , and when he saw his father the Duke of Bedford , whom he thought was at his chalet in Méribel , I saw tears of emotion flood his eyes for a moment . |
| 13 | A small boy asked his mother for a cucumber to take to Sunday School . |
| 14 | Although in some ways it seems hardly necessary to have to justify this , the concerns of management merit our interest for a number of reasons . |
| 15 | Indeed , the left-wing and Communist demands for ‘ All Power to the General Council , ’ in 1924 and 1925 , helped the General Council to strengthen its demand for an ‘ Industrial Alliance ’ . |
| 16 | Bob sends a letter to Housing Dept supporting my request for a transfer . |
| 17 | They themselves invited a little girl to share my bedroom for a while . |
| 18 | Notwithstanding that position , the Council clearly had a number of reservations about the design , alignment and environmental impact of of a western relief road and we 've asked the County Council to pursue its proposals for a western relief road on the basis of a single carriageway all-purpose road , and to give further consideration to ways in which environmental concerns can be ameliorated . |
| 19 | President George Bush had then favoured amending the Constitution in order to prohibit the practice ( and withheld his signature from the Flag Protection Act to emphasize his support for a constitutional amendment ) . |
| 20 | Grandmasters were a little surprised by Yusupov 's decision to surrender his bishop for a knight on move 22 , but the resulting position never looked like ending in anything other than a draw . |
| 21 | A STRAIGHT-talking tycoon ditched his plan for a pork pie factory when a council official told him : ‘ Call me Mister . ’ |
| 22 | University students were particularly angered by the government 's refusal to meet their demands for a minimum monthly grant in line with the country 's average wage . |
| 23 | His team dismissed their opponents for a record low score . |
| 24 | Increasingly labour was forced off the land , and the only right workers had was the right to sell their labour for a money wage . |
| 25 | These commonly give optionholders the right to exercise their options for a fixed period following a scheme of arrangement becoming effective . |
| 26 | Is there anybody who needs anything other than a piano to do their scale for an A minor key i.e. Tuesday 's homework . |
| 27 | The group started its search for a consolidation package in early 1991 . |
| 28 | In the event , the most important repercussion of the appointment was to deprive Kent of the championship , for it proved such a traumatic time for Cowdrey that his team lost their way for a few weeks , and missed the title by just one agonizing point . |
| 29 | TV campaigner Esther Rantzen was tonight announcing a political initiative to back her call for a nationwide witness protection programme . |
| 30 | But , rather than turning up old issues of the journal to check your design for a digital filter , why not have all the articles collected together in one book , Interfacing with C ? |