Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would they find each other much changed , or would it be like it was when he had come back from school for the holidays ? |
| 2 | Even when published , aspects of APPN networking remain covered by IBM patents , and Data Connection says it is negotiating with the mainframe manufacturer and hopes to have this sorted out in time for the InterOp show later this month . |
| 3 | The name of June Shaw , of Lakemba , in Australia , really deserves to be picked out in gold for the way she drew my attention ( and that of all our readers ) to an easy way of making cables . |
| 4 | According to a report in the Guardian of June 20 the attack was probably carried out in retaliation for the killing by security forces on June 18 of Mohammed Abdullah Bangroo , field commander of the Hizbul-Mujahidin , one of the largest guerrilla groups operating in Kashmir . |
| 5 | Rangers ' pitch will now be lifted at the earliest opportunity and a new one laid in its place , so long as the work can be carried out in time for the new season . |
| 6 | That Molla Fenari was not unaffected by the upheaval caused by Timur is indicated by Asik Celebi who , in the biography of his own father , Sayyid Ali writes as follows : " In the interregnum [ caused by ] Timur Buhari ] Efendi , Molla Fenari and Sayyid Natta " [ Asik Celebi 's great-grandfather ] fell prisoner to Timur 's men ; and though at first they were afflicted with chains and fetters , they were later freed out of respect for the distinction of [ their ] status as seyyids and the distinction of [ their ] learning . " |
| 7 | Neil was also drafted in on bass for the Guitar Legends festival in Seville , alongside Brian May , Joe Satriani , Steve Vai et al , not to mention ‘ doing ’ The Stonk , the charity single which went to No 1 . |
| 8 | " The Meeting Considering the great Exertions of the Legislature in Surpressing the Distilling of Spirits & the great revenue given up by Ministry for the purpose of providing a sufficiency of Grain for the use of the nation , which in many parts is threaten 'd with a Famine , and Considering that great Exertions have already been made in surpressing the Distilling in this Island , This Meeting unanimously Resolve Individually and Collectively to exert themselves in putting a total stop to the said Illegal Practices … " |
| 9 | A mutiny against the rowing establishment last summer by oarsmen being coached by him was patched up in time for the world championships in Yugoslavia , but at the end of the championships Spracklen declared that he had no future in British rowing . |
| 10 | The film is bogged down in exposition for the first hour , remains plodding , and shifts uncertainly between protagonists . |
| 11 | Conservative commentators are urging Republicans to stage an all-out attack on Mr Clinton as an old-fashioned ‘ tax-and-spend ’ liberal , locked out of government for the first time since 1981 , |
| 12 | But all those changes could be justified out of respect for the principle of freedom of choice in sexual matters , particularly where the enquiry is so straightforward . |
| 13 | The Squadrons of Land Sailors ( Esquadras de Navegação Terrestre ) were formed out of nostalgia for the military service . |
| 14 | UN information sources reported in November that a new Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab region and Europe ( CEDARE ) , proposed by UNDP 's regional Bureau for Arab States and Europe , was expected to be set up in time for the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development . |
| 15 | ‘ Railway enthusiasts will also be delighted that a lengthy section of one of the world 's oldest railways will be brought back into use for the purpose for which it was originally built carrying freight from Wenfordbridge . |
| 16 | They had walked the perimeter his men had already marked out in preparation for the stockade he planned around the new settlement ; the deputies had taken this in , uttering cries among themselves at the tools his men handled . |
| 17 | The judge , an ex-RAF flying officer brought out of retirement for the trial , told the men : ‘ I take into account that none of this would have happened if the girl had not gone to your barracks for sex . |
| 18 | It would always be a secret : even if the doctor 's wife died and the doctor married Miss Lavant it would still be a secret about the child that had been born , because they 'd never want it to be known out of respect for the dead . |
| 19 | The next morning , after Master had gone off to school for the day , Sergeant decided to pay a visit to Riverbank to see his new friend Anabelle Hedgehog . |
| 20 | When it passes out of his hands , Gollum is so eaten up with desire for the Ring that even though he has become evil he helps Frodo find Mount Doom in order to stay with the Ring . |
| 21 | THE lights of the Empire State Building , the brightest jewel on the Manhattan skyline , have been switched off in retaliation for the jailing of Mrs Leona ‘ Queen Meanie ’ Helmsley , the self-styled Hotel Queen who failed to pay her million-dollar tax bill . |
| 22 | Matters are put right and the rocket is put back on course for the target . |
| 23 | Population regulation , however , if it has any advantage at all , can only be a long-term one ; it must therefore be a consequence of individual decisions to emigrate , taken on the grounds that conditions will be better elsewhere , not on the grounds that the population level must be kept down in order for the local resources to be conserved . |
| 24 | The house alone had been like a dream come true after the two-bedroomed flat on the outskirts of Stirling where she and her mother had lived in near penury for the past seven years since Shiona 's father 's death . |
| 25 | From Burwell Fen , sedge was sent out by boat for the purpose of drying malt , and Cambridge imported fen sedge as kindling . |
| 26 | As the ash dries hard it is dug out for sale for the construction industry , yet another habitat is created With the layers of rock compacted over millions of years , this soft ash forms perfect artificial gifts for burrowing animals like rabbits For this young fox , what better place to practise digging than a soft cliff of ash , watched nervously by potential lunch Another predator not necessarily fond of the ash , but very keen on the animals that it attracts , is the polecat ferret Once used by poachers many of these agile hunters are now wild and range freely over the rough ground near power stations in search of prey Round at the top of the ash are the nest borrows of one of Britain 's rarest bird , the sand martin the monitor of this power station has ensured special in there so the birds can find ideal nest sites . |