Example sentences of "in [noun] for [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | At the fourteenth siege of Tor Alessi he charged right into the heart of the Dwarf infantry and was cut down by King Gotrek who snatched the Phoenix crown from his corpse and took it in payment for the Elves ' insolence . |
2 | The Society reached an agreement with most tuna-canners in 1990 , setting up the labelling scheme in return for the canners ' agreeing not to buy tuna that had been caught through drift-netting or " setting-on-dolphins " ( where the mammals are rounded up to catch the schools of tuna which swim beneath them ) . |
3 | In return for the unions ' consent formally to acknowledge managements ' prerogatives of decision-making at plant level , employers would recognise the right of workers to join unions and would not discriminate against them for doing so . |
4 | In return for the lenders ' initiative , the Government agreed to pay lenders directly the mortgage interest for unemployed borrowers receiving income support . |
5 | Mr Davis has spent thousands of pounds fighting in court for the gypsies ' rights to stay . |
6 | The Court of Appeal dismissed the plaintiffs ' appeal from Wright J. 's order , holding that it was not open to the court to devise protection in substitution for the defendants ' privilege against self-incrimination , and that the plaintiffs ' claim was neither proprietary nor within section 72 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 |
7 | A few years ago this game was used in evidence for a players ' international quality , but there is so much serious , competitive rugby now that a post-Christmas frolic is not rated in assessing credentials . |
8 | Sent to Santa Anita in California for the Breeders ' Cup Turf a month later , he could only manage fourth behind Manila , Theatrical and Estrapade . |