Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Although his regime was credited with having introduced a degree of economic prosperity , it was widely criticized for its disregard for human rights . |
| 2 | If someone has looked after your child for 5 years or more they could apply to the court for permission to adopt your child . |
| 3 | If someone like a foster carer , relative or a step-parent has looked after your child for 3 years or more they can apply to a court for custody of your child even if you disagree . |
| 4 | I have looked after my husband for seven years , he had a brain tumour operation nearly eight years ago , and he 's in a wheelchair he ca n't walk , but his , after the first two years of caring for him , he 's become bright enough to do the Daily Telegraph crossword , and so he 's er erm brain 's alright . |
| 5 | So the following afternoon , as soon as Mrs Wormwood had departed in her car for another session of bingo , Matilda set out for Fred 's house to investigate . |
| 6 | MOTHER-of-two Wendy Pearce was trapped in her home for two days by a ram in her garden . |
| 7 | ‘ My Aunt Belle was confined to her bed for many years , ’ Finch said , blowing his nose in his health . |
| 8 | Then I thought it might be an in-body experience — that my soul was to be confined to my body for some sinister theological reason. , |
| 9 | On one occasion when Tolkien tore a ligament playing squash , and was told that he would be confined to his bed for ten weeks , Lewis went to see him — but , as Warnie recorded , he ‘ found Madame [ i.e. Tolkien 's wife ] there , so could not have much conversation with him ’ . |
| 10 | And the kids , then aged eleven and thirteen , sat by her side for four hours holding her hand and telling her she was going to get better . |
| 11 | The Company made a 60-mile withdrawal to the beach at Betano and were picked up with Portuguese and Dutch civilians evacuated at the same time , the relief ships being bombed during their approach for this night landing . |
| 12 | Duncan Dawson ( left ) is photographed with Engineering Manager , Ian Haveron , after being presented with his watch for 25 years ' service . |
| 13 | One patient might attend the ward as a day-patient , another may be seen with his partner for marital therapy , another may continue in individual problem-orientated therapy , and so on . |
| 14 | She was transferred from Mostar Belgrade , dumped in a childrens ' home separated from her family for four months , then shelled while escaping to safety in Croatia . |
| 15 | She was transferred from Mostar Belgrade , dumped in a childrens ' home separated from her family for four months , then shelled while escaping to safety in Croatia . |
| 16 | Shankly , in case you had n't guessed , is Mowbray 's labrador dog who has been separated from his master for six months last season . |
| 17 | One year earlier she had been seen in our hospital for joint pain and skin lesions on the lower legs which resembled erythema nodosum . |
| 18 | If , however , your parent is so seriously ill physically or mentally that she is no longer capable of dealing with her own financial affairs at any level , arrangements can be made by her solicitor for these to be dealt with by a government department known as the Court of Protection , and you should discuss this matter with the solicitor . |
| 19 | On a clean parchment headed by the British crest were the deeds to his home in Jaffa , bought from his father for 3,493 Palestinian pounds and dated 27 October 1947 . |
| 20 | that it has reduced over the last year at Thornhill and I do know that we have agreed in our budget for this coming year to put in closed circuit television at all four Park and Ride car parks , which presumably will reduce it at the others as well . |
| 21 | Computer hackers are helped in their quest for confidential information by bulletin boards which operate as electronic mailboxes available to subscribers . |
| 22 | The questions will explore : claimants ' work history and perceptions of their job prospects ; their experience of claiming benefits and the effect it has had on their search for paid employment : their awareness of dependency on the state on their own part and among other claimers : and their general ideas about the role of claimant . |
| 23 | She must have talked to your mother for some time , she must have let something slip . ’ |
| 24 | Well , not too radical actually , since trades unionists are not noted for their enthusiasm for rapid change . |
| 25 | Children come from all over the world and are observed and assessed for their suitability for Conductive Education . |
| 26 | Under s5 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 ( Appendix B ) , the saving to a plaintiff of his being maintained wholly or partly at public expense can be offset against his claim for future loss of earnings . |
| 27 | He seemed resigned to this twist of fate that the first calf to be born into his stable for two years had been brought to life before it was ready , before the winter was even through . |
| 28 | Professor Richard Owen 's ( the eminent anatomist ) wife noted in her diary for 27 March 1841 : ‘ Lord Northampton 's evening party . |
| 29 | It was the first time that Ethel had been summoned to her form-mistress for any reason other than praise . |
| 30 | TICKET touts are not known for their flair for public relations . |