Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Easements for both gas and water mains may restrict development for a 4 — to 10 -metre swathe through a site , depending on the size and pressure of mains , and both are very expensive or impossible to divert . |
| 2 | The Great Northern Hotel may make way for the new concourse but its loss will compensated for by the refurbishment of the grade one-listed St Pancras Hotel . |
| 3 | The terms and conditions should make provision for the following items . |
| 4 | Your alloted space in purgatory is reserved the moment you decide , for whatever reason , that a bottle of excellent but inexpensive champagne ( Safeway £7.49 ) must make way for a grander counterpart like Bollinger ‘ 83 ( Sainsbury 's £20.45 ) or , if the devil has really got to you , Dom Perignon ‘ 82 ( £44.99 at Tesco ) . |
| 5 | Having settled the principle , the partners must make provision for the actual event . |
| 6 | In time of special and genuine difficulty the Council will of course be prepared to extend the period for submitting applications but bodies must seek approval for a late application no later than the time when the application normally would be due . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , within controlled limits and in certain circumstances , civilised life must provide room for a certain amount of transfer of that responsibility to the social and political structure , but human beings must never forget that parenthood is first and foremost a personal responsibility . |
| 8 | That it is wrong , we may learn from the sights all around us : drunken men lying on the ground , cursing and making oaths ; young women lost to the bondage of early motherhood , always pushing children about in small carts , and making oaths ; reckless gamblers who by their own improvidence must sell double-glazing for the prudent man 's windows . |
| 9 | ‘ They should get credit for the informal aspects of what they did , and their staff work was superb ’ , says , a senior associate with the congressional Office of Technology Assessment . |
| 10 | The Pope 's Vicar of Rome , Cardinal Ugo Poletti , has taken to scolding the Christian Democrats for their divisions which may bring victory for the secular parties and the Communists in city elections on 29 October . |
| 11 | A petition to them might bring assistance for a particular project , but their schools received little attention : salaries were simply noted in the accounts and no one stopped to consider whether £10 which had been generous by the standards of earlier centuries might now be inadequate . |
| 12 | Such a description might sound high-flown for a small , transitory occasion . |
| 13 | In 1338 the northern clergy were to instruct their parishioners about the crucial need for , and inescapable burdens of , defence against the Scots , so that the ‘ pious exhortations ’ of the priests might induce support for a united struggle against the enemies of the realm . |
| 14 | Appetite might be poor and food that is eaten will be difficult to digest ; bowel movements will occur at inconvenient times in the night or at unaccustomed times during the day , or the traveller might suffer constipation for a few days . |
| 15 | He had been wondering if the man suspected , wondering how he could prepare Rim for the final crushing rev elation . |
| 16 | What the CNAA was looking for , therefore , was evidence of a changed organizational and administrative environment , an academic machinery that could exercise responsibility for the continuing scrutiny and health of courses , and this was particularly important in the case of the newly-designed polytechnics , given the emphasis on academic boards and ‘ a large measure of autonomy ’ for institutions under their governing bodies in the government 's 1967 statement on polytechnics . |
| 17 | For instance " Chocolate-coated Bees Gain in UK Popularity " could attract attention for a general survey on sweet-eating habits in the UK ; or " Stamping Machine Breaks the Million Barrier " could stimulate interest in a release on a new piece of machinery . |
| 18 | A PLANNED housing development could spell disaster for a top nature reserve , environmentalists have warned . |
| 19 | One look at the Moon or even back at Earth could spell disaster for the infrared detectors which have to be sensitive enough to pick up tiny amounts of radiation from distant stars and galaxies . |
| 20 | I decided that I could find space for a few really large trees and decided to stock fence in front of the spinney and put in an oak and two beech and three ash well away from the fence . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , does he want a home for the priest , I would take him with pleasure , ’ said Bishop Jon , ‘ and no doubt you could find room for the other if called on . |
| 22 | It is ‘ joint and several ’ : anybody involved may have responsibility for the whole site , however slight the involvement . |
| 23 | The factory used to make leather for the neighbouring MG works . |
| 24 | Tonight she would make love for the first time — and it would be with the man she loved . |
| 25 | In 1963 he called together a representative meeting to discuss plans to move forward from the Curriculum Steering Group and create a new and ( of course ) co-operative body which would assume responsibility for the national examination system , for giving advice on the school curriculum , and for relating the two . |
| 26 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |
| 27 | A quick glance at her watch showed that she would have time for a short walk outside before dinner , and with this in mind she sprang from the bed and raked a comb through her hair . |
| 28 | Milan , perhaps significantly , announced it would have Lendl for the next three years . |
| 29 | I would perform the role of client partner and co-ordinator for the whole assignment and would delegate responsibility for the technical aspects of the three main aspects of the work to [ MAS Partner ] and [ MC Partner ] and [ Lawyer ] at [ Solicitors ] . |
| 30 | As a policyholder , you would receive cash for a wide range of permanent disabilities or you could receive a proportion of these payments for permanent partial disabilities . |