Example sentences of "of [verb] [noun sg] for [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah and Amanda , who are currently studying a college diploma in advanced professional cookery , also received £5,000 of catering equipment for their college , a five-day study tour to Switzerland , a day at The Savoy Hotel with chef Anton Edelmann , and £300 for themselves . |
| 2 | Tin U's remarks , made during a visit by a group of SLORC ministers to the northern city of Mandalay , included a warning of action against people " who attack SLORC and create instability and unrest just for the sake of getting power for their party " , including public servants who were " deceiving " the government by engaging in " political intrigue " . |
| 3 | In 1899 one York wife responded to a question about the difficulties of providing footwear for her family in the following way : |
| 4 | For many years university academic staff have enjoyed the unique position of having tenure for their working lives , the argument in support of this being that it protected academic staff from political pressure and avoided the possibility of someone being dismissed for expressing unpopular or unconventional views . |
| 5 | Cooking huge meals was another predictable way she had of showing love for her family . |
| 6 | Mr Summerchild , however , was evidently feeling his way towards a quite different sense — the idea of some kind of grading system for our experience , of some variable level of satisfactoriness to which life might attain , and which , as he implied , might be enhanced by various practical means . |
| 7 | Is it a way of avoiding responsibility for your life ? |
| 8 | One way of finding material for your essay is to look up your keyword in sources concerned with the social history of language and ideas , such as the OED or Raymond Williams 's Keywords . |
| 9 | They 've attached a map of Loading Bay for your info . |