Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What remains For MacDonald and Wimpey , of course , is patenting their process and cloning their hybrid for the purpose of franchising . |
| 2 | THE SCOTTISH Milk Marketing Board has bowed to pressure and withdrawn its bid for the Co-op 's Scottish milk business . |
| 3 | Wexford closed the books and emptied his tankard for the third time . |
| 4 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |
| 5 | When we arrived half an hour later , all the canoes were unloaded from the trailer and we were all kitted-out with a helmet and life-jacket and given our canoe for the day . |
| 6 | So get phoning and voice your vote for the Scouseology superstars . |
| 7 | He was impressive in his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest and retained his place for the 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 8 | Michael Dods replaced Appleson and retained his place for the plate match with New Zealand , for which , happily , there was some cloud cover from the blazing sun . |
| 9 | Bob Hodson phones the Wilton sales office on a Thursday and places his order for the following week . |
| 10 | She saw her tutor 's enquiring look and dismissed her benefactor for the moment . |
| 11 | On his way to the restaurant he passed a man and a woman arm in arm , a man walking purposefully , as if late for an appointment , a woman standing next to her car and searching her bag for the key . |
| 12 | Let us consider here just the relationship between the focusing and reasoning components in a system of this general type , and restrict our attention for the moment to the case of one pronoun in a sentence in the absence of any non-anaphoric ambiguity . |
| 13 | Your sincerely PS Join us today : just fill in the application form in the enclosed leaflet — there 's FREEPOST so you do n't need a stamp — and show your support for the countryside . |
| 14 | It was no secret that Michael Foot — believing that he had a duty to the late Dick Crossman to procure the publication of the diaries — was courageously prepared to accept this risk and to bare his breast for the dagger . |
| 15 | He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time . |
| 16 | discuss the proposed change with the New OED Project Director and obtain his approval for the change |
| 17 | He undid her nightgown and admired her body for the first time . |
| 18 | At the time of his father 's death in April 1788 Sutton and his brothers were still ‘ very eminent in the practice ’ and in 1796 he published The Inoculator , in which he explained his method and displayed his contempt for the medical establishment . |
| 19 | You have an urge to taste freedom and desert your owner for the excitement of the wild . |
| 20 | In a statement afterwards , the BBC said it had ‘ apologised to Mr Wright and his family and expressed their regret for the damage and distress caused ’ . |
| 21 | In Brazil Bush thanked President Fernando Collor de Mello for adopting sanctions against Iraq ( one of Brazil 's major export markets ) and expressed his support for the government 's efforts to protect the Amazonian rain forest . |
| 22 | Nicci Gerrard in the Observer reckoned Conran had cribbed the plot from King Lear and indicated her preference for the original , which was hardly biting , but Ruth Dudley Edwards in The Independent ( ’ bilge ’ ) and Moira Shearer in this paper ( ’ high-flown twaddle ’ ) did n't mess about and Julie Burchill in The Spectator ( ’ truly appalling book … ) was predictably excoriating . |
| 23 | True , the new Secretary of State for the Environment laid stress , from the outset , on the need for economic regeneration , and indicated his sympathy for the voluntary sector in the tackling of urban problems . |
| 24 | To book on to any of the seminars , or to receive a complete package of information including an up-to-date list of the forthcoming dates and venues BE SURE TO RETURN THE COUPON TODAY AND SECURE YOUR SUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE ( For more information simply attach business card — we 'll do the rest ) . |
| 25 | The book helped him and satisfied his mind for the time . |
| 26 | When Teacher came out and rang his bell for the children to line up in neat rows , she held Frankie back so that he was the last to obey the signal . |
| 27 | They echo the theme set in last year 's CBI Business Agenda for the 1990s with the emphasis on controlling inflation , public spending , strengthening the Department of Trade & Industry and giving it responsibility for the National Economic Development Council and opposing a national minimum wage . |
| 28 | Read on and whet your appetite for the ‘ New England Connection ’ … |
| 29 | One day , in Times Square , Dustin looked up and saw his face for the first time on a billboard . |
| 30 | In Britain 's heyday we provided financial subsidies as well ; but though we have retained our fighting abilities , as was demonstrated by the Falklands Campaign , the decline in our resources relative to the superpowers now limits our influence and inhibits our quest for the greatest possible measure of national independence . |