Example sentences of "for [v-ing] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the war he appeared before a court martial as a captain in the Royal Armoured Corps for refusing to take part in the bombardment of Le Havre in 1944 and his attempt last year to clear his name was rejected by the Ministry of Defence . |
| 2 | Michael Cole , the media director for the House of Fraser , said on March 7 , 1990 , that the report was inept and prejudiced , while on the same day Sir Edward Du Cann , chairman of Lonrho ( which had itself desired to take over the House of Fraser ) , criticized the government for refusing to take action against the Fayeds and said that damages would be sought against the brothers through the courts . |
| 3 | During Yokota 's visit the UN General Assembly 's committee on social , humanitarian and cultural issues unanimously approved a resolution condemning Myanma 's ruling military junta , the State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) , for refusing to surrender power to the country 's democratically elected parliament [ for victory of opposition National League for Democracy in May 1990 general election see pp. 37457-58 ; 36612 ] . |
| 4 | Efforts to persuade Iraq to pump oil to pay for essential imports , under the terms of UN Resolution 706 [ see pp. 38406 ; 38451 ] , ended in failure on Nov. 24 after six days of talks in Baghdad between government ministers and the head of the UN 's Inter-Agency Humanitarian Programme for Iraq and Kuwait , Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan , who told a press conference that " the government of Iraq may be held responsible for failing to take advantage of the window of opportunity … afforded by the arrangement for oil exports and imports of essential needs " , but added that Western governments could alleviate Iraq 's humanitarian problem by releasing all Iraqi assets . |
| 5 | The company claims not to have defaulted on the NAB loan and criticised the bank for failing to take account of the ‘ extraordinary financial difficulties ’ being faced throughout the country 's business community because of high interest rates . |
| 6 | School attendance officers were disliked for failing to take account of the need of some poor families for a child 's income . |
| 7 | This practice is criticised by disability organisations for failing to take account of the practical difficulties of living in unsuitable housing and focusing instead on health problems . |
| 8 | He was also given three-month sentences for failing to keep his vehicle at the scene of a crash and for failing to give information concerning the accident to the gardai . |
| 9 | CHANNEL 4 boss Michael Grade last night slammed BBC chiefs for failing to boost morale on the sinking soap Eldorado . |
| 10 | Not listening was always one of my faults and one of the reasons I so frequently found myself isolated in misunderstanding : like a careless rider , cut off from the company , alone and benighted for failing to pay attention to the prevailing agreements as to intention and direction . |
| 11 | Although a date for the elections was not set , the government indicated that it was anxious for voting to take place before the end of the year . |
| 12 | The story concerns Crowland 's bailiff , Ashford of Helpstone , who in 1076 was summoned by Ingulph before the King 's Justices at Stamford for trying to extort land from the abbey . |