Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wandered through to the kitchen to get her bag , and checked through her notes for the name and address of the Rose Bowl 's usual wholesaler . |
| 2 | Finding out that the goods were stolen after receipt is not handling , but if the accused then , for example , sells them , he may have arranged for their disposal for the benefit of another . |
| 3 | Sometimes the findings were examined for their implications for the effectiveness of prisons in preventing recidivism ( European Committee on Crime Problems , 1967 ) , but this was a side issue : the sociology of the prison was not about devising effective treatment programmes . |
| 4 | And the woman respected for her concern for the sick and deprived is told : ‘ Not to love is not to live , or it is to live a living death . |
| 5 | Now , aspiring judges are called to a room at the western end of the Palace of Westminster overlooking the Thames , and , seated on chairs stamped with the gilt portcullis , interviewed about their suitability for the job . |
| 6 | They have tiny holes drilled in their heads for the insertion of twisted pairs of gold-plated bronze wire to represent tresses of waving hair . |
| 7 | Even though Garrett was totally immersed in his work for the NASA Space Programme the treasure hunting flame still flickered . |
| 8 | Last year she had come to his school for the first time , and every eye had turned to gape at her long red hair and golden earrings as she swept into the assembly-hall wearing one of her special dresses . |
| 9 | As it was , she went down so badly with flu that she had to be confined to her room for the duration . |
| 10 | When the party was over , all but the very young , who had to be confined to their cages for the night , would find their way back into the forest . |
| 11 | She left him there , and went to have a bath : dressed briskly , went downstairs to inspect the damage , had a coffee , looked at her list for the day . |
| 12 | ‘ And , Herr Busacher , I think something must be done about her costumes for the other productions . |
| 13 | Has a proper analysis been made of its implications for the fishing industry in the Irish sea ? |
| 14 | Braniel woman Mrs Alexander Dodds ( centre ) , was presented with her prize for the ‘ Best Garden in the Braniel Estate ’ by judges Mr Albert Crooks and Housing Executive district manager Mrs Lorraine Campbell . |
| 15 | She walked up the path , her sensible shoes making a crunching sound on the gravel , and searched in her handbag for the key to the front door . |
| 16 | ‘ Not only have I been separated from my wife for the past five years — but in all that time I 've only once managed to make love to her . |
| 17 | If you are charged with , or convicted of , an offence you must report this immediately to your manager , whether or not the incident is related to your work for the ES . |
| 18 | What actually happened is that my Group said simply that our proposals for 11 to 16 year olds were built on our work for the primary stages , and that it would be absurd for us to bring out our second Report if its proposals were out of tune with the earlier attainment targets . |
| 19 | The Scottish bus passengers consultative committee proposed in new clause 5 would consider the needs of the disabled if representations were made to it Provisions for the disabled should also be contained in the code of conduct that we have asked to be drawn up . |
| 20 | In this welcoming speech Mr M A Prouten , executive chairman of Brooke Marine , recalled that Searcher was not the first ship to be built at his yard for the Customs Department . |
| 21 | THE mothers at the centre of the hospital baby swop case talked of their anguish for the first time last night . |
| 22 | There was the most profound admiration mingled with her affection for the elder sister who had brought her up ever since their mother 's death , twelve years ago . |
| 23 | Just before the onset of her fatal illness , Lizzie recorded a superb rendering of the North-east witch ballad Alison Gross , got from her father for the Grampian Television film Journey to a Kingdom . |
| 24 | The ministry 's acceptance of EDI technology was reflected in its support for the law passed in December . |
| 25 | Although originally the Roman calendar began in the spring on 1 March ( as reflected in our names for the months September to December ) , the consuls , who were elected for one year , in 153 BC began to take office on 1 January . |
| 26 | But the memory of those sacred bones remained engraved upon my memory for the rest of my life . |
| 27 | This technique has been successfully used in our laboratory for the identification of B virus DNA in previous cases of fatal B virus infection . |
| 28 | He was educated at Dulwich College and was taught Greek there by A. C. Pearson [ q.v. ] who in 1921 was preferred to his pupil for the regius chair at Cambridge . |
| 29 | The emotion of bitterness is conveyed by his metaphor for the granting of his peril , like ‘ Wealthy men who care not how they give ’ . |
| 30 | The success of the document reuse was measured by its support for the production of a new book entitled Hypertext . |