Example sentences of "for [noun pl] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Thus we are appealing for things to sell at the car boot sales , or maybe you would prefer to make a small donation to our funds . |
| 32 | ‘ The Occupational therapy department are looking for things to put on the wall , whereas for the elderly patients themselves , it is just the process of working that they find enjoyable . |
| 33 | Seven of our Section were detached for a fortnight to make our creche , so each day after parade they would go off with a Corporal to hump sand , fill wheelbarrows with moss and look for things to add to the project . |
| 34 | That the sunniest months are May and June is related to the tendency for anticyclones to develop in the Atlantic during these months bringing fine , clear weather to the islands , sometimes for long periods ( Manley 1948 ) . |
| 35 | Thus unease over Soviet conduct in Eastern Europe and further afield did not immediately end Bevin 's search for ways to co-exist with the USSR despite a warning to Attlee on 10 April 1946 that , while he believed the Soviets preferred to expand without the risk of war , their policy might acquire a dynamic of its own , and result in an unintended conflict . |
| 36 | He told a packed lecture chamber at Strathclyde University that the increase in CO emissions was now so large that even if there were a 1 per cent reduction worldwide from 2000 , it would take 100 years for levels to stabilise in the atmosphere . |
| 37 | Baroness said she found it absolutely accept unacceptable for patients to wait in the corridor on trolleys . |
| 38 | They are looking for sponsors for kneelers to put in the church at £10 a time . |
| 39 | It is seen at Harman 's Cross waiting for passengers to arrive off the train to take them on to Corfe Castle . |
| 40 | ISO has three detector systems for astronomers to position at the telescope 's focus to investigate different aspects of infrared sources . |
| 41 | But he admits that the UK Championship is the most attractive title for players to win after the World Championships . |
| 42 | This is for teachers to come in the evenings after school and erm work with computers and perhaps more important is discuss with each other how they 're using computers or whatever in , in their classes . |
| 43 | Given alternative attractions this afternoon , though , we shall make sure this is not the only opportunity for members to contribute to the debate . |
| 44 | Because of the slight bend in Captains Road to the west of No 109 , it would be unsafe for buses to stop outside the shops at numbers 119/121 , unless land were to be compulsorily purchased from the front gardens of Nos 113 , 115 , 117 and 123 to permit a realignment of the road . |
| 45 | As an extension of Acheson 's ideas about communism it was likewise impossible for Americans to think of the Chinese embracing communism of their own volition and rejecting the US in such a humiliating fashion . |
| 46 | Finally he took me in to his office and said he was looking for Girls to work at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool . |
| 47 | The interest sparked by the new series is expected to rival Thunderbirds and already the province 's top toy stores have taken orders for toys to coincide with the TV launch . |
| 48 | This had opened the way for landlords to profit from the programme . |
| 49 | But I do n't think I 'm famous enough for photographers to hide in the bushes for me . ’ |
| 50 | Ecstasy is also available at schools and at clubs , where often special ‘ chill-out ’ rooms are provided for users to recover from the effects of the drug . |
| 51 | There is so much opportunity for children to look at the nature of the physical world around them which is n't taken advantage of , and which could be , and I think that may have something to do with the attitude of teachers as much as the attitude of children . |
| 52 | There is so much opportunity for children to look at the nature of the physical world around them which is n't taken advantage of , and which could be , and I think that may have something to do with the attitude of teachers as much as the attitude of children . |
| 53 | In France there is 40% inheritance tax for children to pay on the estates of their parents . |
| 54 | In summer it is a wonderful place for picnics and for children to paddle in the stream . |
| 55 | Eventually things got cool enough for the protons and neutrons to fuse and form atomic nuclei ; later still it was possible for electrons to cling to the nuclei , thus creating atoms . |
| 56 | Bridbury also suggests , from the admissions to the freedom of the boroughs , that the ranks of the citizens were being widened , and that even at a time when rural conditions provided more incentive for men to remain in the country than at an earlier date the towns were still able to attract them ( 61 , pp.62–4 ( Tables , 65–9 ) ) . |
| 57 | It was the custom for men to come to the place only by invitation . |
| 58 | Rather than rely on common law , it is normal practice for purchasers to specify in the sale agreement the basis on which damages will be calculated . |
| 59 | There is a tendency for colds to locate in the chest . |
| 60 | A COMPLAINTS system is being set up by a local authority to make it easier for residents to complain about the service that the council offers . |