Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's er unfortunately the case that relations between the partners broke down and this led in due course to proceedings being commenced by the plaintiffs against the defendant in relation to the dissolution of the partners , those proceedings were commenced in nineteen eighty nine , , er in the High Court Chancery Division , there were a number of issues raised in the litigation , one of the matters was a preliminary issue , er concerning the terms of the partnership and that came before er Mr Justice on the eighteenth of February nineteen ninety one , whereby he found in favour effectively of the defendant on that preliminary issue er the plaintiffs it seems were then claiming that partnership , the partnership at will , but Mr Justice held that they were part of the terms of the particular er partnership deed , so the defendants succeeded on that issue , the trial of the action then followed on the twentieth of March nineteen ninety one and er Mr Justice made an order for dissolution of the partnership , he then give various directions for accountant enquiries concerning the partnership and he made orders for payments of costs , now the orders for costs were this , that effectively the defendant was entitled to some costs of the preliminary issue and that the plaintiffs were entitled to costs of the er ma if I may put it this way , the main action , and there was then the provision for , set off for the defendant 's costs against the costs ordered to be paid by the defendant , perfectly normal form of order . |
| 2 | To consolidate the learning process , workshops are held at Henley to provide a forum for interaction with tutors and other programme members . |
| 3 | It was not until the 17th century that Swanage became a port for tone . |
| 4 | Linda became a target for abuse from others who knew about her friendship but it did n't worry her . |
| 5 | It took over two years of treatment and months of distress before 28-year-old Bethan Roberts found a cure for acne |
| 6 | Mrs Wordingham received an income for life ( some £8,000 a year ) as a result of her father 's will . |
| 7 | From the chef to Their Majesties of Prussia Dumas obtained a recipe for bear 's paws , Moscow style . |
| 8 | Bratby combined a talent for self-publicity with a bold but essentially traditional style indebted to Sickert , producing a large body of work of variable quality . |
| 9 | Brassard had a liking for retsina , fostered by his annual package holiday to Greece . |
| 10 | Two police officers from Wiltshire are now going to Ireland to arrange an application for extradition . |
| 11 | Rev. Leslie Lloyd Rees led a meditation for Lent , which opened with a hymn and went on to consider the ministry of Christ 's passion and resurrection . |
| 12 | The Prince of Wales , who like the Sultan has a passion for polo , has already taken a close interest in the environmental impact of destruction of the world 's rainforests , a key factor in global warming . |
| 13 | Elena received a fee for permission to purchase what was by Romanian standards a luxurious limousine , even if in the West the car might have been only a family saloon . |
| 14 | This was a matter of mini-politics : the Shetland Branch of the NFU opposed an article for imposition , the crofters ' union supported the suggestion . |
| 15 | The Fawcetts were a fighting family , although neither George nor Sidney received a medal for valour between them — a clear injustice . |
| 16 | After being dismissed from his post as head of religious education at King 's Norton Boys ' School in December 1988 , Mr Nicholson began a fight for compensation . |
| 17 | It was clear that Suragai had a talent for fieldcraft . |
| 18 | Terry Merriman scored a goal for Town … but Villa with Spink … |
| 19 | Burun sent a slave for water and towels . |
| 20 | Chris Patten deserves an award for endurance as well as resilience in the face of adversity . |
| 21 | Ernest had an eye for detail , and Undertown displays this to the hilt . |
| 22 | Socrates had a contempt for tragedy ; yet we hear anecdotes about him helping Euripides with his plays and only watching tragedy at the theatre if there was a new play by Euripides on . |
| 23 | Again , Guérard gives a recipe for saddle of hare with hot beetroot which differs only in minor respects from the one Pomiane published two or three times and which I myself used often in the fifties , and eventually quoted , with acknowledgements , in French Provincial Cooking . |
| 24 | WHITE PAPER pushes for wealth creation The UK sets a strategy for science and technology |
| 25 | After yesterday 's meeting , committee chairman Councillor Charles Booth said a recommendation for removal of W.H.Spence from the list of approved contractors would now be made to the council 's general-purposes committee . |
| 26 | As the Cabinet met for an unprecedented late-night session , Mr Major was searching for a way out of the deadlock that would help Chancellor Norman Lamont unveil a mini-Budget for recovery next week . |
| 27 | As the Cabinet met for an unprecedented late-night session , Mr Major was searching for a way out of the deadlock that would help Chancellor Norman Lamont unveil a mini-Budget for recovery next week . |
| 28 | Andy Craggs kicked a penalty for Park . |
| 29 | Skinner had a reputation for diplomacy , and was known to have maintained cordial links with Congress and with other sections of the administration . |
| 30 | In the house , wife Betty is phoning Dr Smedley to arrange an appointment for confirmation of her pregnancy , anxious not to tell Frank until she is sure , because of the shock it might cause him . |