Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] [noun] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Did the timeless beauty of the Fowey River provide the inspiration for the immortal children 's classic , ‘ The Wind in the Willows ’ ? |
2 | This would set the scene for a super power scramble for the Middle East 's oil resources , the Soviet Union being driven to desperate measures by its lack of hard currency . |
3 | The argument here is that it is tax schedules as shown in Table 16.6 , widely publicized in newspapers and annual tax returns , which form the basis for the ordinary citizen 's notion of tax burden . |
4 | RACING tipster The Squire defied the Pope 's ban on betting yesterday and prepared his weekly column — for the Catholic church 's newspaper . |
5 | I got involved with agencies who specialise in placing children who were difficult to place , be it handicapped , black or of the wrong age , and that led to my doing a lot of work taking photographs for a magazine published by the British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering and various publicity and public relations work for the Catholic Children 's Society . |
6 | Last night Det Chief Supt Colin Port , heading the kidnap hunt , said : ‘ We are gravely concerned for the abducted man 's safety . |
7 | The military importance of the islands in safeguarding the Soviet fleet 's access to the Pacific , together with the potentially rich fishing rights , the past Soviet stance on the issue , and the precedent which it could set for those wishing to revise the Soviet Union 's post-1945 boundaries , were all cited as reasons for the Soviet government 's reluctance to surrender the territory . |
8 | Moscow has also sought military access to port and air facilities in the Seychelles and built the Angolan port of Luanda into the main support facility for the Soviet Navy 's West Africa Patrol . |
9 | Foreign trade officials from all 15 union republics met on July 26 and signed an agreement to divide among the republics Soviet diamond , gold and hard currency reserves , and foreign credits to the Soviet Union , as well as sharing responsibility for the Soviet Union 's $65,000 million foreign debt . |
10 | More to the point , the use of Eastern Europe as a crutch for the Soviet economy 's deficiencies has only reduced the ability of both to compete with the outside world . |
11 | Time Out has repeatedly pledged its support for the Famous Compere 's Policedog ( alternative cabaret event ) through sponsorship and advertising . |
12 | We are already attracting sponsorship for the Famous Compere 's Policedog in January 1992 and a great deal of interest has been shown in the celebrations to mark the end of Amnesty 's thirtieth year . |
13 | De Freitas needed on-field treatment to his right hand before a ball was bowled in Lancashire 's Sunday league game against Essex and only minutes after England 's high noon selection for the second Lord 's test . |
14 | In relation to English , however , the Council showed more sympathy for the working party 's views in its recommendations to the Secretary of State . |
15 | This openness also showed that in relation to science the consultative process revealed massive support for the working party 's view on the time to be devoted to science and on the position of balanced science but that the Council , with some reluctance , made recommendations in accordance with the Secretary of State 's different view . |
16 | On Page One , at the top of the TV news , the fight for the Democratic Party 's nomination for the Presidency of the United States had become a media-induced fight between two minorities : Jews and Blacks . |
17 | Former Massachusetts senator Paul Tsongas , 50 , who abandoned politics in 1984 after being diagnosed as suffering from cancer , became the first person to declare his candidacy for the Democratic Party 's nomination for the 1992 presidential elections . |
18 | On Tuesday Feb 12 there will be a benefit to raise money for the 1991 women 's Delegation to Belfast and Derry featuring women 's bands , Irish music , food , videos etc . |
19 | Charles Gordon , Strathclyde 's vice-chairman of roads and transportation , said Mr Freeman 's comments underlined the good reasons for the regional council 's refusal to invest further in rail unless it was assured the PTE was involved in franchising services . |
20 | ‘ We believe the items are a vital breakthrough in the hunt for the young couple 's murderers . ’ |
21 | ‘ We believe the items are a vital breakthrough in the hunt for the young couple 's murderers . ’ |
22 | Det Supt Jack Leyland , heading the investigation , said : ‘ We believe the items are a vital breakthrough in the hunt for the young couple 's murderers . ’ |
23 | When Mazarin invited Cavalli to Paris in 1660 to provide an opera with text by Buti for the young king 's marriage , the master encountered all sorts of difficulties and had to substitute a performance of his Xerse in the Louvre , with an overture and ballet music by Lully . |
24 | Various factions are at work , each seeking to promote its own interests — I 'd not give a fig for the young king 's life if he fell in with one of them ! |
25 | 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 . |
26 | He 'll be pinning his faith on Henry and his autumn parliament to raise the money for the young man 's ransom , no doubt . |
27 | General Nocenzi had offered his office for the young Prince 's use , and it was there , at the very top of the vast , three-hundred-level fortress , that he planned to meet the boy . |
28 | The Priority Care Unit benefitted to the tune of £2,300 with the purchase of outward bound equipment for the young people 's unit , mirrors for the occupational therapy unit at Ellesmere Port and equipment for the physiotherapy gym , plus televisions , videos and pictures for wards . |
29 | Officially , authority is vested in the Libyan people , with local " basic people 's congresses ' forming an electoral base for the General People 's Congress ( GPC-parliament ) , which is serviced by a Secretariat . |
30 | Officially authority is vested in the Libyan people , with local " basic people 's congresses " forming an electoral base for the General People 's Congress ( GPC — parliament ) which is served by a Secretariat [ for details of GPC 16th session see p. 37333 ] . |