Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] for [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Robinson 's counsel , Kieran May , had told the judge that the MoD admitted liability for the purposes of the action , but was disputing how much should be awarded . |
2 | The Army admitted responsibility for the deaths in July 1989 of 47 youths who had suffocated after being locked in a railway wagon during a roundup of suspected Uganda People 's Army ( UPA ) rebels around Kumi , some 200 km north-east of Kampala . |
3 | He did n't tell long stories like Patsy did , or wistful tales like Dekko Moore about the time he made harnesses for the Lords of the Soil somewhere down in Meath . |
4 | That provided support for the regulars in a vital role . |
5 | The LEA refused to concede , even when the parents made application for judicial review ; but when the application to the court was amended to focus on the legality of the LEA 's admissions procedures and their operation , the authority finally backed down and found places for the children at two schools where non-white pupils were firmly in the minority ( Overthorpe and Thornhill ) . |
6 | The Denberies or Denes , were lands in the Weald which provided pannage for the herds of swine . |
7 | By showing in what circumstances a firm 's value would not be affected , Messrs Modigliani and Miller provided clues for the circumstances in which it might be . |
8 | The Court of Appeal set aside that judgment and entered judgment for the defendants on their counterclaim . |
9 | Rich Americans , of course , whether healthy or ill — or more precisely their wives and daughters — made tracks for the centres of European culture , though by the end of our period the millionaires were already beginning to establish their pattern of summer residence in custom-built Xanadus along the stern coasts of New England . |
10 | The UVF claimed responsibility for the shootings on Jan. 4 and Jan. 30 of Catholic civilians who it claimed were members of the IRA . |
11 | The meeting stented £10 for the Directors of the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow , " wishing to Contribute for so laudable a Plan , " and a like sum next year . |
12 | Dunphy blamed Taylor for the failings of the English national side . |
13 | Some of their opponents , like Hatta and Sjahrir , expressed sympathy for the sufferings of the Dutch , but Sukarno offered no word of sympathy . |
14 | On the morrow of Marshal Ogarkov 's removal as Chief of the General Staff , Western press comment included speculation that his policy stance had come to obstruct the reassessment of arms control and East-West policy sought by the leadership ; according to one respected newspaper , senior Western military attachés in Moscow were tipped by Soviet army officers that the Kremlin blamed Ogarkov for the disasters of the SS-20 deployment and the shooting down of the Korean airliner off Sakhalin Island . |
15 | Last week 's column expressed concern for the whereabouts of Peter ‘ Ice ’ |
16 | Police said the three-page letter found in the killer 's back pocket blamed women for the disappointments in his life . |
17 | Police said the three-page letter found in the killer 's back pocket blamed women for the disappointments in his life . |
18 | CCG EMPLOYEE in North Yorkshire raised £2,460 for the Children in Need appeal . |
19 | Also in the party are £1.7 million Darren Anderton and Paul Moran , who both hit hat-tricks for the reserves in midweek . |
20 | Requests to Edward VI in June 1552 included relief for the children of the Earl of Surrey , executed in 1547 ; fee-farms for the King 's cofferer , Mr Chitterwood of the Privy Chamber , Dr Leyson , Sir Thomas Dacre , and Sir Ralph Bagenal ; 200 for Sir Nicholas le Strange ; and a pardon to John Smallwood for inadvertent manslaughter . |
21 | Mr Smith asked her to outline the Government 's plans for the community charge and whether she took responsibility for the effects of the tax : |
22 | In the brief civil war that followed he took Worcester for the rebels in January 1322 , but was captured by the king 's forces at Tutbury , Derbyshire , on 11 March . |
23 | Lord George did not long remain in command of such a small vessel , however , and no sooner did he attain a more substantial command than the Duke of Montrose sent orders for the sons of the lairds of Auchenbowie and Balfunning to be sent to London with a view to joining Lord George . |
24 | The play , written by André Birabeau and set in the Paris of 1919 , brought praise for the performances of Crawford and his co-star , nineteen-year-old Sarah Long , who had played the same role a year earlier when a different production was staged in Brighton and London . |
25 | The Dresden city government gave permission for the rallies to be held , insisting that refusal might have provoked violent demonstrations in the city , which had become a centre of radical right-wing activity since the end of the East German communist regime . |
26 | There he gave thanks for the glories of nature to the Great Spirit of the heavens . |
27 | The only person who would n't speak was the woman in a green loden cloak who scattered bread for the birds from a Harrods bag ; Magnus grew fat on brown wholemeal scraps and Gina gave up trying to keep him away . |
28 | Although the atmosphere at Fontainebleau was much more relaxed than that of the Tuileries , it still presented problems for the sovereigns in that guests had to be entertained . |
29 | On hearing this , the king gave orders for the fields around his castle to be planted with almond trees for as far as the eye could see . |
30 | The Court of Appeal therefore allowed the appeal , dismissed the plaintiff 's claim and gave judgment for the defendants on their counterclaim . |