Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 You will be taught about hazards both in the classroom and on the wards and should always adhere to procedures and policies laid down for the safety of patients and yourself .
2 The couple were chauffeured from their homes to the town hall where they put on the replica mayoral chains made specially for the occasion .
3 Several senior officers and other experts argued publicly for the abolition of conscription and for the creation of a smaller professional Army .
4 Then anti-climax , as they watched its tail-lights in the pitchy dark , lights that seemed to throb and waver in their seared sight before they blazed redly when the brakes went on for the corner by the sailing club slipway .
5 Popular styles include pristine trainers bought especially for the trip , squashy leather K shoes with side zips , and the trusty Jesus sandal .
6 He looked about him , noting how Spatz had had his suite of offices decorated specially for the occasion , the furnishings replaced .
7 The columns for support and supply had been alerted long ago , the clansmen waited only for the signal , and his great seal on the writs his messengers carried would bring them out to join him like bees from a hive disturbed .
8 A crowd of Glaswegians waited patiently for the ferry .
9 They pushed for the statement to be brought forward to clear the air before their sons came home for the Christmas holidays at the weekend , palace sources claimed .
10 San Jose-based the Complete PC Inc is to be acquired by Boca Research Inc , Boca Raton , Florida : the Complete PC , a privately held company , develops , manufactures and markets facsimile modem and voice messaging products ; terms were not disclosed ; Boca Research recently raised some $13.6m from its initial public offering and designs , manufactures , and markets worldwide board-level enhancement products directed primarily for the MS-DOS micro market .
11 Here he could live in virtually complete seclusion , at a fraction of the cost it would take in northern Europe or Canada ; where the people were unconcerned as to who you were or what you did ; and where breathtaking vistas opened up for the seeing — both external and internal .
12 However , even a change from one class of use to another will require planning permission only if the change is deemed to be a ‘ material ’ change : if , for instance , an entrepreneur wishes to convert a shop , which falls into the class of buildings used primarily for the sale of goods by retail , into a restaurant see Westminster City Council v. McDonald 's Hamburgers ( 1986 ) 7 CL 325 ( b ) .
13 Sixty fishermen turned out for the competition on Rutland Water , which had opened for the new season only four days earlier , after an initial stocking with 40,000 trout .
14 As the Potato Marketing Board has for many years worked successfully for the benefit of processors , consumers and producers , does he agree that any proposals to scrap the PMB should be strongly resisted ?
15 He was hustled away by some of the extra police officers drafted in for the case .
16 It follows that the conditions laid down for the registration of vessels must not form an obstacle to freedom of establishment within the meaning of articles 52 et seq .
17 At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to .
18 At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to .
19 Where the user takes advantage of the voluntary vision screening programme and as a consequence of vision defects at the viewing distances used specifically for the display screen work concerned is recommended to have a full eyesight examination by an ophthalmic optician , then during this interim period , the user will be permitted to use an ophthalmic optician of their own choice .
20 Where the ophthalmic optician subsequently prescribes special corrective appliances solely to correct vision defects at the viewing distances used specifically for the display screen work concerned , and where normal corrective appliances ( ie those prescribed for any other purposes ) can not be used , during this interim period , a Head of Department will refund such costs up to a maximum of £50 .
21 Twenty-six teams turned up for the sporting events which included bowls , mixed netball , darts , 5-a-side football and the ever popular It's-a-Knockout and Superstars events .
22 We investigate whether the adverse entropy changes observed experimentally for the melting of single strands of nucleic acids provide guide-lines for estimating the entropic cost of organising the nucleotide backbone in double helical structures .
23 As the flames died down and the dancers stood back for the family to precede them upstairs into the Long Room , there was a subtle change in the atmosphere .
24 Insufficient data on survival ( patients admitted only for the management of the acute bleeding ) or incomplete medical records excluded seven patients ; 12 other patients were not studied because of prehepatic portal hypertension ( four ) , associated hepatocellular carcinoma or other neoplasms ( seven ) , or previous shunting ( one ) .
25 There seemed only one answer , for India had seldom boasted fast bowlers of sufficient quality to operate much beyond the first half-dozen shine-removing overs before the spinners came on for the rest of the innings .
26 Gifts poured in for the youngster .
27 We saw no razorbills , which was a surprise , and the few little auks we saw were all out on the water , but the puffins made up for the loss .
28 Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day .
29 Entire villages turned out for the spectacle and in Györ , the Bishop himself headed the assembled burghers .
30 The interiors of a number of parish churches were similarly transformed as the Laudian bishops campaigned vigorously for the erection of altars positioned permanently at the east end of the chancel and railed off from the nave .
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