Example sentences of "of [verb] [art] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It came to the reverse conclusion so far as the crime of administering a drug for the purpose of obtaining sexual intercourse was concerned and recommended that all sexual acts should be covered . |
| 2 | The text as structured above should be capable of generating the typography for the New OED . |
| 3 | In Chapter 2 we embarked on the task of building a house for the writer-self , a beloved abode where the writer in you can live . |
| 4 | The third rule is that an application to a tribunal claiming unfair dismissal casts the burden of proving a reason for the dismissal falling within the Act on the employer . |
| 5 | In the overhaul of government that accompanied the War of the Spanish Succession the servants of Philip V rejected the system of the Great Councils , less because it gave the grandees too much political power than because it was incurably inefficient and incapable of organizing the monarchy for the defence of the French dynasty . |
| 6 | If , however , the court order specifies that the lump sum is to be used for the purpose of purchasing a home for the assisted person or her dependants enforcement of the charge can be postponed ( Civil Legal Aid ( General ) Regulations 1989 , reg 96 ) . |
| 7 | The increased use of trained child care officers who had studied the growth and development of personality meant that more people were aware of the difficulty , if not the impossibility , of compensating a child for the break-up of his or her natural home . |
| 8 | Their generosity was appreciated being so willing to give some time explaining to a fellow enthusiast the intricacies of steaming a locomotive for the first time and the difficulties which had been experienced in the rebuilding process . |
| 9 | She was in the middle of writing a report for the monthly meeting of the board of governors but she laid down her pen immediately . |
| 10 | There is unfortunately no obvious way of writing an expression for the energy in the simultaneous presence of all the charges . |
| 11 | However distasteful and frightening an act of incest may have been , the earlier fantasies of wanting the parent for the self may leave a trail of connected guilt . |
| 12 | With the draw being kind to them , Glasgow Western , Britain 's most successful side in Europe , have a realistic chance of securing a medal for the fifth successive time . |
| 13 | Did you ever think of suing the firm for the stress problems that you 'd been caused . |
| 14 | While Mrs Thatcher will welcome the proposed postponement of fixing a date for the conference , she will bitterly oppose the West German move to fix a closing date . |
| 15 | Ranteallo had already confessed to us that much of the problem of fixing a date for the rites had also been the laborious process of raising money from the banks in Makassar . |
| 16 | no , what I 'm say is they might of had an interview for the university as well |
| 17 | I am in the process of compiling a catalogue for the collection of 20th century religious art belonging to the Methodist Church , a collection that was created in the early 1960s . |
| 18 | An answer to the originating summons in favour of the plaintiff would mean that the appeals could continue before the Special Commissioners without the plaintiffs ’ first having to undertake the long and expensive task of compiling the information for the Revenue . |
| 19 | I do n't rate your chances of getting a ticket for the Leeds end , touts never seem to have them coz of hassles with membership cards . |
| 20 | But they can ‘ know ’ them , in the sense of getting a feel for the sort of person they are , a closeness with them , even an affection . |
| 21 | Welcome to these two newcomers but meanwhile , ‘ old hand ’ Diane Bennett tackles the decision of buying a computer for the knitting machine , so do n't miss Oh Brother if you are about to do the same . |
| 22 | As a resident of Whaddon , and therefore presumably a member of ‘ the ex-agricultural working class ’ , I am anxious that fellow voters should not be deceived into believing that another candidate would have had a better chance of holding the seat for the Conservatives . |
| 23 | In addition to the hazard of wearing the equipment for the first time , each man would have to walk more than 800 yards through the disused roadways while wearing it . |
| 24 | As for what may be called , although not very properly , the conflict with our ordinary ways of speaking , in which events , facts , and things are mentioned as causes or conditions , and also other items ( Ayer , 1972 , p. 133 ) , the principal explanation is that we are in accord with the rooted practice of taking the whole for the part . |
| 25 | They now face the enormous task of reproducing that sparkling form in the hope of prolonging the fight for the major domestic honour . |
| 26 | The order for the appointment of such an examiner is the modern equivalent of the long-obsolete practice of issuing a commission for the taking of evidence out of the jurisdiction . |
| 27 | Would it be better to confirm the order for the west coast main line instead of negotiating a bonus for the chairman that is worth £53,000 ? |
| 28 | THE IDEA of preparing a budget for the building of a house is a daunting thought , especially to someone who is more used to budgeting for the family holiday . |
| 29 | Both vessels had withdrawn from Colombian territorial waters by Jan. 9 and the incident did not prevent a meeting taking place between representatives from Colombia , Peru and Bolivia on Jan. 10 in Santa Cruz , Bolivia , for the purpose of preparing the ground for the international drug summit ( which Bush was expected to attend ) scheduled to begin in the Colombian city of Cartagena on Feb 15 . |
| 30 | Partly because for the past year the finance minister , Leszek Balcerowicz , and the former prime minister , Tadeusz Mazowiecki , stuck to a policy of preparing the nation for the worst . |