Example sentences of "for [noun] [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the only court of appeal for cases tried by the military court , and looks only at points of law and not at facts and findings , thus providing a restricted appeal . |
| 2 | Resistance to the EEC-funded search for uranium began with the anti-nuclear movement but quickly developed , in the major area being prospected , Co . |
| 3 | The other Senate seat up for election went for the first time to the PAN , which won 17.7 per cent of the vote and secured 92 seats in the Chamber of Deputies . |
| 4 | The use of airpower by both belligerents , in addition to supporting their ground forces , was largely designed , first , to damage the enemy 's morale and , second , in retaliation for acts perpetrated by the other side . |
| 5 | Chartering aircraft for pleasure began in the 1920s . |
| 6 | The Law Reform ( Limitation of Actions ) Act 1954 for Scotland provided in the relevant section : |
| 7 | It is also proof of the high regard that the right hon. Member for Finchley had for the right hon. Gentleman and his presence in her Cabinet . |
| 8 | In his reference to the poll tax , the hon. Member for Teignbridge referred to the many things that had to be built on to it and the many anomalies that had to be addressed . |
| 9 | The turning point for Hunt came in the last race of the first half of the season when Lauda retired from the French Grand Prix with a rear mechanical fault and Hunt took full advantage by winning . |
| 10 | My hon. and learned Friend the Member for Burton referred to the 1,000 members of the Prison Service Union , which is seeking recognition from the Home Office . |
| 11 | ‘ Lack of employment for women and boredom for men emerged as the main reasons people indulge in prostitution . |
| 12 | Reconstituted in November 1988 [ see pp. 36399 , 36939 , 36960 ] , it campaigned effectively on the single issue of compensation for property expropriated under the communist regime [ see p. 38352 for eventual legislation on this in July 1991 ] , with the Independent Smallholders ' Party winning 44 seats in the 1990 elections [ see pp. 37325 ; 37380 ] and becoming a coalition partner in the government of Jozsef Antall . |
| 13 | Calday Grange School voted to leave local authority control in June last year , and Wirral School for Boys went along the same path one week later . |
| 14 | The right hon. Member for Sparkbrook and the hon. Member for Huddersfield spoke about the unintended consequences of people 's actions , and I understand the worries about that matter . |