Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [pron] [noun pl] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reports in mid-July suggested that the government faced continued opposition to its preparations for a national convention to draft a new Constitution [ see p. 38913 ] . |
| 2 | At 4.00 p.m. on Saturday 11 June the drivers engaged in their traditional sprint start to their cars for the 23rd Le Mans , scheduled to cover more than 4000 mkm ( 2500 miles ) . |
| 3 | Whilst the 1985 Act obliges us to ‘ afford access to our lands for the purposes of knowledge and enjoyment ’ , it is perhaps true to say that most visitors , possibly as many as 95% , make use of the Gardens as an amenity , and that we may have failed to emphasise the ‘ knowledge ’ goal . |
| 4 | European Community officials in Brussels said the move had removed a barrier to their plans for a similar levy , which were frustrated by opposition from the Bush administration to the idea . |
| 5 | From 1898 the Prison Commissioners became , as their chairman already was , Directors of Convict Prisons in addition to their responsibilities for the local prisons . |
| 6 | I held her hand to my lips for a moment . |
| 7 | Although within Goody 's own terms they do provide a challenge to his claims for the consequences of a shift from oral to literate culture , they do not provide an unambiguous or ‘ scientific ’ starting point from which to test those claims . |
| 8 | I 've been very fortunate to be able to become part of your industry , to see part of your contribution to my patients for the great tomorrow . |
| 9 | Hostels Researchers at The Policy Studies Institute were commissioned by the then Department of Health and Social Security to study the extent to which hostels for the needy provided care as well as accommodation and food , to enable the department to decide if , how , and by whom they should be funded . |
| 10 | I admit I was party to their tricks for a while but in Brittany the Luciferi began to remove , through assassination or spurious trials , any who opposed the French crown . |