Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As India 's leading political parties shift into gear for the forthcoming general election campaign , no fewer than three of the ex-Maharajah 's once-royal relatives are jostling for the right to contest the Bharatpur seat . |
| 2 | Physical gratification often plays a contributing role in the exercise of persuasion : what does the marketing manager expect in return for the expensive lunch she 's buying you ? |
| 3 | sensor technology and materials research as candidates for the joint approach . |
| 4 | At local level , voluntary welfare organizations , usually run on a diocesan basis , often act as agents for the local authority in providing facilities for the reception of unmarried mothers and some provide long-term accommodation for mothers and their growing children or general social work help as long as it is necessary . |
| 5 | In the latest poll , support in Brescia for the Socialist Unity Party ( PUS-formerly the PSI ) fell from 15.5 per cent to 10.3 per cent . |
| 6 | Prices range from £8,144 for the basic three-door 205 style diesel to £10,346 for the GT turbo diesel . |
| 7 | Prices range from $20,000 for the stand-alone versions to $77,000 for unlimited-use server versions . |
| 8 | As we 've noted , all forms of life on Earth depend on water for the simple reason that life 's very origin on this planet involved water . |
| 9 | Being both eminent authors and psychotic persons our sample is scarcely representative , either of writers or of the mentally ill and therefore can not , by itself , stand as evidence for the supposed connection between creativity and insanity . |
| 10 | They tune into satellite for the extra choice , not the quality of programmes . |
| 11 | Whatever has gone wrong , it was all our fault , but we are trapped in helplessness , and as we contemplate the dull ruins of the fabric of our lives in the light that shines from our visions of what might have been , our ‘ real ’ life seems messier and drabber , and we weep in self-pity for the golden afternoons that never were ours . |
| 12 | Dutch kennels often travel to Germany for the larger shows . |
| 13 | Within Scotland , the largest proportions of overseas researchers on Scottish geology are in Strathclyde and Dundee , and it may very well be that the difficulties such researchers experience in publishing their results account in part for the low productivity of these departments compared to those in other universities . |
| 14 | Within Scotland , the largest proportions of overseas researchers on Scottish geology are in Strathclyde and Dundee , and it may very well be that the difficulties such researchers experience in publishing their results account in part for the low productivity of these departments compared to those in other universities . |
| 15 | It was reported on April 10 , 1990 , that Poland had presented a 4,500-million rouble ( approximately $7,450 million ) demand for reparations for the forced labour of Poles in the Soviet Union during the Second World War . |
| 16 | He summarizes the kind of attitudes and assumptions towards religion which a majority of children when they arrive in school for the first time will be likely already to have assimilated . |
| 17 | A word-processing and DTP package is urgently needed and we appeal to SNH for the maximum 60% grant to help us acquire it . |
| 18 | If England decide on changes for the second Test at Lords the bowling department is the one most likely to suffer , with DeFreitas ' name top of the list unless he produces something special in front of Gooch . |
| 19 | Two organizations which advise on sports for the disabled are the British Sports Association for the Disabled , and ‘ Les Autres Sports ’ . |
| 20 | Today , though , Gray wo n't have the chance for another unconventional greeting when Arsenal and Wright arrive at Tottenham for the 216th derby between the clubs — Spurs lead 86-85 in wins . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Kevin Keegan delivered his half-term report at Newcastle , declaring : ‘ We are bang on course for the Premier League . ’ |
| 22 | Ask for quotes for the full job , which will including fitting charges , plus any structural alterations needed . |
| 23 | UK prices go from £20,800 for the 500,000 vectors per second Freedom 1050 unit plus display — or £34,400 with a Sparcstation 10/30 — to £62,750 for the 3,000,000 vectors per second Freedom 3300 with display — £81,600 including a Sparcstation 10/41 . |
| 24 | Barcelona are only two points behind Real and , as long as they stay in contention for the Spanish championship , an obsession last satisfied under Terry Venables in 1985 , the club will have no need to calculate the cost of a pay-off . |
| 25 | They insist that this group is ‘ nominal ’ , rather like Christians who go to church for the comfortable feelings they get , but who never put their faith into practice . |
| 26 | The bowling rate for each batsman should start off at Slow for the first ‘ over ’ of six balls , then go to Medium for the next over , and Fast for the third over ; this sequence then repeating if the same batsman is still at the crease . |
| 27 | The lifestyles experienced by people who live in homes for the elderly are undoubtedly shaped by the nature of the physical setting they occupy as well as the social and organisational regimes which characterise such establishments . |
| 28 | Any mail messages which already exist in LIFESPAN for the specified user are formatted into a * . |
| 29 | Which horse was it you backed let's see how it faired as we cross to Stanton for the big race |
| 30 | They now start at £33,600 for the 4.0-litre XJS Coupe but the £52,900 price tag for the range-topping V12 Convertible is still about £43,000 cheaper than its Mercedes SL equivalent . |