Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time , the Daily Mail was reporting his conviction for armed robbery . |
| 2 | Here in California , this sow is doing her part for erosion in the West Coast watershed . |
| 3 | Although it seems that the South is recovering its appetite for fresh fish , with restaurants buying about 30 per cent of the fish sold in the area , there is no doubt that there has been a positive nosedive in the demand for fresh fish in Britain as whole . |
| 4 | Moscow 's main response to such attempts to apply reverse influence was to intensify its search for access elsewhere , especially in Syria . |
| 5 | THE PEACE train organisation is renewing its campaign for more people to sign a Declaration for Peace petition . |
| 6 | If the port of Murmansk is blocked up for weeks and mackerel arrives spoilt , is it wrong that the crew be given its bonus for so many fish caught , or that the dockers be paid for so many tons unloaded ? |
| 7 | He believed an , as yet unidentifiable , soccer manager was using my house for adulterous purposes with a young female on his staff . |
| 8 | The C-in-C was sending his car for her , and when it arrived , I saw her to the quay . |
| 9 | , The UK government is reviewing its support for renewable energy projects . |
| 10 | Milan can be circumspect about visiting conductors , but on this occasion even the orchestra was stamping its approval for Lorin Maazel , a phenomenon I was told the Scala had not witnessed for over two decades ( you would have thought they might have managed it in the recent past for Muti , watching with no evident rancour from the box : but apparently not ) . |
| 11 | A TEESSIDE pensioner is taking her fight for better British pensions to Brussels this weekend . |
| 12 | A couple are suing their bank for half a million pounds because they say it bungled advice on small business and forced them into debt . |
| 13 | As a captain with literary leanings , he 'll no doubt be saving his version for the eventual book of memoirs . |
| 14 | Another point worth remembering is that it is important to make sure that your parent 's larder is well stocked with the right kind of non-perishable foods to deal with any emergency such as extreme weather conditions , or times when you may be unable to visit her because of illness or holidays , unless a neighbour is doing her shopping for her . |
| 15 | In addition , the company is extending its support for tennis by sponsoring LTA Rover squad coach , Ian Barclay . |
| 16 | Sylvia was pestering her mother for a story one morning after breakfast . |