Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The Orcs rampaged through Solland for weeks , burned and looting , until turning north once more towards Altdorf . |
2 | What 's more , I knew people like a one-armed inside half — he 'd lost an arm in the First World War — who played with murderous brilliance for Caernarvon for years when I was a boy . |
3 | She coldly snubbed the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for years , and it was revealed recently that she failed to visit two cousins who had been committed to mental institutions . |
4 | To consolidate his position he had given the baronage their first general charter of liberties , and he had promised generous payments to the count of Flanders for mercenaries . |
5 | The multidimensional structure of Improv for Windows supports a robust spreadsheet design , so that users can display , arrange an manipulate up to 12 categories of data with a worksheet at one time . |
6 | There is a new version of WordPerfect for Windows ( 5.2 ) in Beta test at the moment that does work with ATM and you might consider an upgrade . |
7 | The final punch line from WordPerfect was that enhancements in the new release 5.2 of WordPerfect for Windows invalidated most of Microsoft 's arguments anyway . |
8 | After enduring a year of indifferent reviews , WordPerfect UK has released a much-needed revised version of WordPerfect for Windows . |
9 | North West MBEs include , Arthur Addis for services to the community of Culcheth , Warrington ; Alan Deakin , of Warrington , for services to fire safety ; Muriel Downs , managing director of Daryl Industries for services to manufacturing industry and Harold Edwards of Warrington for services to the Citizens Advice Bureau . |
10 | The strength of their personalities partially explains the fact that Charles III was able to exert more effective authority than any ruler of Spain for generations , and that the powers of Maria Theresa were greater than those wielded by any of her predecessors . |
11 | Agincourt faces , Jo had called them ; the bony , resolute features of a dynasty which led the people of England for centuries . |
12 | Though Cranmer drew from many sources , it was his own touch which gave the Prayer Book the charm , perfection of form and expression which were to endow the Church of England for centuries with unity , strength and a way to the hearts of men . |
13 | Prepare Listings Of SSRs For Modules |
14 | This points out the bridging nature of WordStar for Windows — it really is an amalgam of word processing and DTP concepts , and is likely to develop further towards the DTP arena as subsequent versions are released . |
15 | In effect , Henry acted in breach of the treaty of Paris by using his style as duke of Normandy and count of Anjou for acts of English internal administration . |
16 | Sir Robert had served as Governor of the Indian province of Rajputanah for years , and was a fountain of information on Asian affairs . |
17 | The 2nd edition of Cobol for Students by A. Parkin came out just in time for a course which started in January . |
18 | He did not openly support the maintenance of the power of the House of Lords to veto legislation but he seemed to do so implicitly since he expressed concern that the authority of the Lords had been ‘ gravely diminished ’ He did , however , explicitly propose the introduction of proportional representation arguing that it ‘ may sometimes secure a hearing in the House of Commons for opinions which , though containing a good deal of truth , command little or comparatively little popularity ’ . |
19 | He read aloud : ' ’ Delicate delineation of a boy 's sensations on discovering physical love … powerful and evocative description of adolescent suffering in an unsympathetic society … the best to come out of Canada for years … . ’ |
20 | Striped deck chairs had gone from the long , grey stretch of shingle below the Promenade , and the fairy-lights that spiralled around the white lampposts were never turned on after the beginning of October for reasons of economy . |
21 | The importance of the birth of Jesus for Christians today |
22 | The importance of the birth of Jesus for Christians can not be overestimated . |
23 | The Doges ' Palace was home to the rulers of Venice for centuries . |
24 | Arafat met with King Hussein of Jordan for talks on June 11 and again on June 21 . |
25 | It is worth remembering that the UK at the time of this publication was already adrift of the best practice elsewhere , with fatality rates double those of the Netherlands for pedestrians and more than triple those of Sweden for children . |
26 | The company says it has four new products coming this quarter — Stacker for Macintosh , Stacker for OS/2 & MS-DOS , and two new releases of Stacker for Windows & MS-DOS to address the compression shortcomings of MS-DOS 6.0 , and it now has a streamlined organisation . |
27 | FROM POYNTON TO WALSINGHAM : A break en route ( left ) for the great shrine of Walsingham for parishioners of St Paul 's , Poynton . |
28 | Nauru has sought from the International Court of Justice a declaration of the liability of Australia for breaches of the trusteeship agreement and article 76 of the UN charter . |
29 | The repercussions of that controversial decision will be the loss of Hateley for Rangers ' game against Marseille in France on 7 April and Goram was still remonstrating with anyone who would listen to his complaints as the teams left the field for the break . |
30 | Rover 's Cowley works which has dominated this area of Oxford for decades … the play 's writers talked to current and former workers . |