Example sentences of "for the [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | to provide computer assistance for the lexicography of the New OED |
| 2 | But the old religion had elements which prepared its adherents for the symbolism of the new : the death and resurrection of Osiris , the representations of the mother goddess Isis with her son Horus on her lap , the symbol of life in the form of a cross , the Egyptian ankh . |
| 3 | I turned and started to head for the dunes at a slow run . |
| 4 | If the Policyholder was unaware of the faulty roof or did not have reasonable time in which to carry out repairs , then it is in order to deal with the claim for the damage to the internal decorations and/or contents but not the repairs to the roof , which the Policyholder should have carried out as soon as possible . |
| 5 | The Scottish Office is yet to be guaranteed a slot for the legislation in the next session of parliament . |
| 6 | That is despite the fact that I am paying hundreds of pounds a year for the privilege of a so-called collection service . |
| 7 | All for the privilege of a little pussybumping ! |
| 8 | The Profitboss steers clear of such indulgence , for in the end everyone pays dearly for the privilege of the few . |
| 9 | And they were the sort of corsets that gave you the the straight boyish look that was necessary for the clothes of the twenties and the early thirties which were cut on the cross . |
| 10 | First , any new source of revenue should be capable of producing a yield large enough to provide for the possibility of a substantial reduction in both grant and domestic rates . |
| 11 | ‘ No-one would go to the trouble to devise such an imposture , and kill at least once , probably twice , to maintain it , just for the possibility of a few snippets of military information . |
| 12 | In this sense , the ideology allows for the possibility of an implicit , internalized dialectic . |
| 13 | This question allows for the possibility of an actual mistake , big or small , as well as acknowledging that you can always do even better than you did . |
| 14 | Conservative Party rules , first drawn up in 1965 but partially modified in 1974-75 [ see pp. 26989-91 ] , provided for the possibility of an annual election for the leadership of the party . |
| 15 | However , if our policies once allow for the possibility of the human race existing for ever , or into the indefinite future , one can take average happiness over all future time as the effective goal , even from the totalistic point of view , since the contribution to quantity of happiness from population size will anyway be maximal . |
| 16 | Her argument was that the subjects of the old master paintings could be disregarded by a painter who wished to find lessons for the present in the artistic practice of the past . |
| 17 | There was a whole lot of other stuff scheduled for the beginning of the second millennium : green rain , black snow , animals learning to talk and a heck of a lot of red-hot hail . |
| 18 | In time for the beginning of the new academic year , WWF has produced a new education catalogue . |
| 19 | The agreement came only 10 hours before the deadline for the beginning of the new fiscal year , after which automatic spending cuts triggered by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction law would have become operational . |
| 20 | Eventually a further final , concurrent budget resolution has to be voted on and submitted for the president 's signature , theoretically in time for the beginning of the financial year on 1 October . |
| 21 | As to the prospects of a resumption of oil exports by Iraq , Baghdad 's State Oil Marketing Organization ( SOMO ) forecast this for the beginning of the third quarter of 1991 . |
| 22 | I can no more vouch for the loyalty of every one of my tenants than His Grace the King or my Lord Cardinal can guarantee the loyalty of every Englishman . |
| 23 | Sir John can not be held responsible for the loyalty of every one of his servants , and Cosmas 's death , God rest him , is a mystery . ’ |
| 24 | But the constitution itself was explained as a gift from the Emperor as a reward for the loyalty of the restricted numbers that were enfranchised , and its whole ethos was rooted not in the rights of individuals but in their duties as obedient subjects . |
| 25 | Was he right then when he told the people of Scotland , ’ Do n't vote for the proposals of the Labour party because they do not contain any responsibility for raising revenue . |
| 26 | When he told them that the Government could have used more oil at the power stations this summer and so built up coal stocks for the winter against a possible strike , but had n't , they merely retorted , ‘ More fool you ’ and thanked him for letting them know how strong their position was . |
| 27 | If , for example , to carry out a particular operation meant further long-term treatment , this must enter the equation ; as must also the comparative cost in caring for the patient without the particular treatment . |
| 28 | So , what is the best treatment for the patient with a solitary cerebral metastasis — biopsy and radiotherapy , or surgical excision and radiotherapy ? |
| 29 | Consuelo had taken them out to get at the anti-inflammatory tablets for the patient with the sprained ankle . |
| 30 | Phenothiazine treatment will be required for the patient with an acute schizophrenic illness . |