Example sentences of "to [verb] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unit was featured on BBC2 's Gardeners World , and Brian is fully geared up to meeting demand for the new pond season . |
| 2 | Captain George Sutherland , director of marine operations for Shetland Island Council , said : ‘ The proposals for traffic separation should go a long way to providing protection for the adjacent coastline and we are content with the measures . ’ |
| 3 | Trevelyan , on behalf of the Lords of the Treasury , acknowledged Hall 's draft Bill on 5th December , 1856 , but said that the Government would not be committed to asking Parliament for the necessary funds during the ensuring year , and : . |
| 4 | Staff at Marks and Spencer in Darlington presented £2,000 to the Alzheimers Society and £1,500 to Hearing Dogs for the Deaf . |
| 5 | A number of interviewees ( 12 per cent ) stated that they did not object to nominating others for the actual snowball sample itself because they could first ask the nominee , but would not furnish identity codes on an indiscriminate basis . |
| 6 | As a kind of amalgam of a Ministry of Justice ( dealing with the rights of the individual ) and a Department of the Interior ( responsible for internal order and the integrity of the state ) , it would hardly be surprising for the Home Office to show symptoms of schizophrenia ; it controls immigration , prisons , and drug abuse , for example , in addition to carrying responsibility for the Metropolitan Police and the Special Branch , and all these activities depend heavily on collecting and using personal information . |
| 7 | Jackson recently sat down and listened through his collected works , prior to making selections for the current live show , and found the thread wearing a little thin in places . |
| 8 | The trio felt the time was right ; they had worked together for four years , and they had a good track record — an important factor when it came to raising money for the new venture . |
| 9 | The computerised exchange — known as Direct Dialling In ( DDI ) — has already gone a long way to reducing delays for the thousands of callers daily using the Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust switchboards . |
| 10 | The third session was devoted to developing the ability to interview others and to drafting questions for the following week 's visitors , who would be able to recall the war . |