Example sentences of "to [pron] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was due to my enthusiasm for the excellent achievements of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister at Maastricht . |
| 2 | Ed , — Thank you very much for sending the LINK magazine to my husband for the past few years . |
| 3 | The smallest company , Dutchman Biscuits , surprisingly identified an even greater predominance of English ( 80% ) over German ( 20% ) due to its importance for the Scandinavian market . |
| 4 | This was the obvious sequel to its policy for the past four years . |
| 5 | That road leads inexorably to her work for the sick , the dying and the distressed . |
| 6 | In addition to their work for the Fabian Society and the Labour party , and the prodigious nature of their social inquiry work , they were responsible for founding — as institutional outlets for their ideas — the London School of Economics in 1895 and the New Statesman in 1913 . |
| 7 | RUGBY UNION : French selectors have made no changes to their squad for the final game of the International Championship against Ireland in Paris on March 21 . |
| 8 | Soviet officials were gratified by the reaction of the radical Arab states to their plan for the Persian Gulf but they could anticipate a less forthcoming response from the conservative Gulf states . |
| 9 | Applications must be processed Assuming that the company requires a range of different skills , the applications must be divided into groups according to their suitability for the different posts Some applicants may appear in more than one group , in which case some account will need to be taken of their preferences Managers involved in the selection process must choose those to be invited for initial interview . |
| 10 | Sir Richard , in hose and open cambric shirt , wiped dust from his hands , apologising that he had been out with the craftsmen who were putting the finishing touches to their pageant for the young king 's coronation . |
| 11 | Dexter was irritated by Blanche 's love of the difficult and complicated as opposed to his preference for the simple and straightforward . |
| 12 | Will the Prime Minister come out of his ivory tower across the road , put his photo calls on hold and face up to his responsibility for the past 13 years of Government mismanagement , which has culminated in the worst economic crisis since the 1930s ? |
| 13 | MARK ‘ HE SLIMED ME ’ CASWELL tracked our sluggy hero to his lair for the full slippery story . |
| 14 | He provided the essential vision ; it was his power of persuasion , exercised via the telephone or in face-to-face meetings with members of congress , that brought sufficient votes to his side for the crucial roll calls . |
| 15 | A driver going north along the A68 through the village of Earlston had mistaken an access road to his right for the southward lane of a dual carriageway . |
| 16 | I have apologised to your master for the regrettable error . |
| 17 | With regard to your order for the above tape , I understand from a conversation that I had with Sue Atkins on her return to this country that you were tracing the Agreement documents before returning these to us for signature by the Press and despatch of the tape . |
| 18 | I write with regard to your order for the above tape , as I am unable to trace having received a reply to my letter to you of 14 February last . |
| 19 | We , Your Majesty 's most dutiful and loyal subjects , the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , in Parliament assembled , beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament . |
| 20 | I refer to your application for the above post with this Council and write to inform you that you have been included in the list of candidates who are to be invited for an interview . |
| 21 | I refer to your application for the above post in the Unit of this Department of the Regional Council and to your interview on |