Example sentences of "for [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The decision in Smith v Baker ( 1891 ) made it difficult for employers to rely on a volenti defence .
2 A property company may promise restoration of the house in return for permission to build in the grounds .
3 The time had come at last for Confucius to bow to the sages of the modern world !
4 They 're leaving this place in the afternoon and we have another lot coming in , so Stella has arranged for Jean to attend to the chalets and bed changing while she does the barbecue at the end of the rafting . ’
5 He said that he much preferred the money they could afford for clothing to go onto the boys ' backs , and onto her .
6 But there is a view , which is gaining political support , that suggests that the best way to guarantee a ‘ responsible and representative ’ media , especially with regard to broadcasting , is to remove all regulatory mechanisms altogether : for broadcasting to follow in the footsteps of the ‘ free ’ press .
7 But , uncompromising in their beliefs , the leaders of the CRREC chose to go their own way , negotiating directly with the Home Office for permits to bring over the children of strictly orthodox families .
8 On any given occasion , however , the contravention of one 's own desires is sufficient justification for refusal to comply with the wishes of others .
9 For erosion to continue at the rates noted above it is necessary that the material supplied by the cliff should be transported away by the sea : otherwise there may be formed extensive beaches , spits , bars and comparable forms , which dissipate the energy of the waves and prevent , at least temporarily , the base of the cliff being attacked .
10 At the following meeting on 5 February 1991 , in view of the continuing delay , the General Commissioners awarded initial penalties of £50 for failure to comply with the precepts in respect of each appeal under s 98 , TMA 1970 , and adjourned the hearing .
11 This in turn raises conflict between sub-units of the organisation and there is a tendency for individuals to identify with the sub-goals of their sub-unit to the detriment of the organisation as a whole .
12 The size of the taps throughout the house is one of the few exceptions to scale , as an exact one twelfth in the plumbing system would have been too small for water to run through the pipes .
13 The most effective way of doing this is for X to comply with the provisions of section 136 of the Law of Property Act 1925 , i.e. to give Y a written notice , signed by X , unconditionally assigning to Y all X 's rights as buyer under the contract of sale .
14 Mr Stewart added his voice to other MEPs in the region in stressing that Objective One was not an indication of failure nor poverty but an opportunity for Merseyside to build on the initiatives which were beginning to take shape .
15 liaison with staff and students , for example to advise on the regulations ;
16 When he remembers Christ condemned to carry his cross out of Jerusalem to the place of execution , he prays for compassion to identify with the sufferings of Mary , and when Christ is nailed to the cross the meditator 's awareness of the deadly processes of sin in himself appropriately obtrudes into the meditation .
17 On a cold and very windy afternoon at Athletic Park it was far removed from a smiling task for Danaher to sit on the benches and watch his men concede an avalanche of tries , 11 in all , the greatest concession to any Irish opposition in 118 years of international participation .
18 The dismissals followed calls from many quarters for Sacher to resign on the grounds that he was not doing enough to dismantle the StB structure ( although officially the organization had been abolished on Feb. 1 — see p. 37255 ) .
19 Yes we were told they 're going to be trees like that because they 've had a lot of trouble with pigeons roosting in the erm the mature trees and it 's impossible for people to sit on the benches underneath cos of er pigeon mess .
20 This is for teachers to come in the evenings after school and erm work with computers and perhaps more important is discuss with each other how they 're using computers or whatever in , in their classes .
21 Because of the slight bend in Captains Road to the west of No 109 , it would be unsafe for buses to stop outside the shops at numbers 119/121 , unless land were to be compulsorily purchased from the front gardens of Nos 113 , 115 , 117 and 123 to permit a realignment of the road .
22 But I do n't think I 'm famous enough for photographers to hide in the bushes for me . ’
23 Ecstasy is also available at schools and at clubs , where often special ‘ chill-out ’ rooms are provided for users to recover from the effects of the drug .
24 this Swedish consensus is a precedent to the development of certain institutional forms rather than a result of them , and it would be useless for Britain to look to the forms rather than to the antecedent substance .
25 In France there is 40% inheritance tax for children to pay on the estates of their parents .
26 Eventually things got cool enough for the protons and neutrons to fuse and form atomic nuclei ; later still it was possible for electrons to cling to the nuclei , thus creating atoms .
27 Jessamy had been thinking about it while she had been waiting for Julius to return with the blankets , and she thought she knew the answer .
28 It was this which led the following day to Eighth Army 's request for authorization to negotiate with the Soviets for a hand-over , " on advice Macmillan " , and which led to Robertson 's order from AFHQ later that day for negotiations to begin .
29 These modules will provide the opportunity for students to specialise in the Sciences and develop vocational competences including Lead Body Standards where these are available .
30 If district councils in Northern Ireland are to have a meaningful role in promoting tourism and job creation within their areas , can the Secretary of State give us an assurance that he will ask the planners to deal more sympathetically with applications that have district council approval for facilities to cater for the tourists who are coming now and the many more that we expect in the future ?
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