Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is a billion pound bruising for the motorist as today 's Budget will bring the Chancellor more than that figure in general revenue . ’ |
| 2 | The visit is not ‘ unsolicited , ’ and therefore the Regulations do not apply , if the customer has expressly requested the visit , e.g. by completing and returning a reply paid card asking for the visit or by telephoning asking for it . |
| 3 | Stewardship accounting is , therefore , typically limited to the balance sheet showing the money collected by the stewards , the form in which that money is held , and an audit certificate vouching for the truth and fairness of the statement . |
| 4 | Wall treatments vary from red or green with wood wainscotting for the Renaissance and Baroque pictures , to pale shades with chair rails for the Rococo , to lighter colours for the Impressionists , and stark white for modern and contemporary . |
| 5 | Staff had spent most of Friday afternoon and evening looking for the child and the owner , Alan Tym , had gone back again late that night to double check that James had not crawled behind a counter or into a cupboard and fallen asleep . |
| 6 | The departments undertake general scanning for the organisation and help the operation of the overall planning process . |
| 7 | The local authority plan should form the basis of an agreement with the parent or person caring for the child and should be reviewed at appropriate intervals . |
| 8 | And as they came to the final furlongs it was Roc de Prince , Laura 's Beau , Sure Metal going for the line and then on the outside , up came New Mill House . |
| 9 | We returned to our chamber and spent the rest of the day preparing for the banquet or listening to Doctor Agrippa . |
| 10 | In my judgment , in view of the careful warning contained in the letters , the appointment of the son as a messenger assuming for the moment that it occurred , falls far short of the involvement required to visit upon the plaintiffs the unconscionable conduct of the son . |
| 11 | He was well fed , well soused , bursting in strength and eagerness for life , King of the mountaintown making for the pot-house and Joanna . |
| 12 | I 'm the one who 's sacrificed my life paying for the house and its repairs and its decoration , and all the rest of it … . ’ |
| 13 | Legislation providing for the organization and functioning of parties was adopted on Nov. 23 , after Mobutu 's October announcement that he would allow a full multiparty system to operate . |
| 14 | Legislation providing for the organization and functioning of parties was adopted in November [ see p. 37844 ] . |
| 15 | ’ . Prior to the establishment of the modern police system , the control of this underclass was the responsibility of the army working for the monarch or government . |
| 16 | Have you talked only about the bride cooking for the bridegroom when you know she is a career girl and a women 's libber , and if she is not some of the audience will be ? |
| 17 | Notice was given within that time-limit by ‘ exploit ’ of a huissier acting for the appellant and a copy posted at the door of the courthouse . |
| 18 | I understand at one time it was possible to cross the river by means of stepping stones but these are no longer in position and the landowner finds that walkers wander along the river bank looking for the path and for a way to cross the river . |
| 19 | She realised he must be going through some kind of hell waiting for the rime when he could let all his suppressed urges out . |
| 20 | Gould spent his time in the city preparing for the final and most ambitious expedition of all his trips in Australia . |
| 21 | There is still a cult following for the Leger and the Normale , and though I sympathise with it , it 's among the D-series fanatics that you 'll find me swapping gasps . |
| 22 | Whole rooms of the Turk 's Head were taken over by bits of fairground waiting for the revival that would send Uncle Titch and Grandad chortling off to the local branch of the Co-op . |
| 23 | Group environmental manager Jon Lawrence said : ‘ If Wedgwood is to achieve its objectives it will require the commitment and co-operation of every individual working for the Company and not just those who have specific responsibilities in this area . |
| 24 | The regional authorities have a major role in resource and curriculum planning for the school and community education sectors . |