Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were all so deeply embedded in themselves there was no love or support left for her . |
| 2 | Staff in high risk areas are limited to small sleeper earrings , an identity bracelet or necklace worn for medical purposes only , and a wedding ring . |
| 3 | The capital gain or loss calculated for corporation tax purposes on the disposal of property , plant , equipment or other assets is usually measured as the difference between the sale price and the base cost of the asset plus a deduction for indexation ( an allowance given for the effects of inflation during the period of ownership of the asset ) . |
| 4 | The concern for order that Phillip shows is perhaps unusual in young children , who share little of the attention to detail or sequence needed for complicated adult existence . |
| 5 | In the unhappy event that the Proof proceeded and the Court or jury found for the pursuer , appeal against the decision requires to be taken within twenty-one days of the final Interlocutor , being that awarding the pursuer his damages and finding him entitled to expenses . |
| 6 | Unlike other J'Accuse contributors , telling at least as much about their own problems as the art or artist selected for puncturing , McKee provided valuable insight to the method of Orson Welles 's 1941 movie . |
| 7 | THE POCKET DREAM , by Elly Brewer and Sandi Toksvig , is a TV sketch of no freshness or wit extended for a few hours , like a sausage that is half cereal and half donkey meat . |
| 8 | Claims ( for what they may be worth ) for indemnity from a miscreant partner will more readily be encountered in the context of fraudulent activities in relation to the misapplication of money or property received for or in custody of the firm , to which s11 of the Partnership Act is directed : In the following cases ; namely — ( a ) Where one partner acting within the scope of his apparent authority receives the money or property of a third person and misapplies it ; and ( b ) Where a firm in the course of its business receives money or property of a third person , and the money or property so received is misapplied by one or more of the partners while it is in the custody of the firm ; the firm is liable to make good the loss . |
| 9 | What is perhaps more important for the language learner is that viewing television or film made for a native speaking audience is an authentic experience . |
| 10 | A ‘ substance for use at work ’ is any natural or artificial substance whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour intended for use ( whether exclusively or not ) by persons at work . |
| 11 | no resolution may be passed or order made for the winding up of the company ; |
| 12 | no resolution can be passed or order made for the winding up of the company ; |
| 13 | Is the current illness the consequence of side-effects from medication or treatment prescribed for former illnesses ? |
| 14 | There are several aspects of life in the older family to disentangle , in order to begin to understand the family system , and the family network of any elderly person or couple referred for social work help . |
| 15 | Although macroporous bioceramics show excellent biocompatibility , they are inherently brittle and lack the mechanical strength or toughness needed for high stress use — eg in hip replacements . |
| 16 | Candidates may not remove from an examination any answer books or material provided for the examination , other than the question paper unless it is specified that it may not be removed . |
| 17 | If you 've worked your way conscientiously through all the preceding chapters , sorted out the roof over your head , sussed out the teaching staff , discovered your way round the library and begun to develop good study habits , you may well be forgiven for thinking you wo n't find much time or space or energy left for anything like sex or love . |
| 18 | Customary by the mid-thirteenth century , largely due to Innocent 's introduction of such a scheme , such taxes , however , did not bring money into the papal coffers but were granted to the leaders of the crusades , through there was a widespread belief that money collected for the Crusade by Philip the notary was doing exactly that , and in 1202 Innocent ordered an investigation . |
| 19 | In this society where women hold the ultimate responsibility for the welfare of children , it is vital that money paid for the children is paid to the mother on that basis alone , in order to avoid real hardship particularly in times of crisis . |
| 20 | It took the place in mid-twentieth century demonology that masturbation filled for the Victorians . |
| 21 | Now why ca n't they issue a ticket , transferable ticket So I do n't have to use three buses , all I have to do is I 've got one ticket , now that ticket reserved for particular . |
| 22 | If the reader was nevertheless left with the feeling that music counted for most , it was partly because the bulk of the long treatise was in fact about music and nothing else . |
| 23 | It is very clear that today 's parents do n't fit the mould that society defined for them twenty years ago . |
| 24 | This is a much lower figure than Hand found for his sample of 65 entomological theses . |
| 25 | Soft-hearted Mrs Garwood recalled being told at Dallas airport that food procured for the contras was simply rotting in the warehouses , just as the food sent to Ethiopia in the famine had never reached the starving . |
| 26 | The commission 's role was to ensure that land allocated for development was in fact developed , by channelling it to those who would develop it . |
| 27 | Three years later Dr H. J. Hewitt published his influential book , The organization of war under Edward III , 1338–62 , in which , rather than describe activity of a narrow , military kind , he wrote about the relatively unglamorous background and preparation needed for war at that time and , indeed , ever since . |
| 28 | While you should try to keep most of the hinge and latch painted for appearances sake ( unless it is brass or galvanised ) , you must accept that the main working parts will rust ; so be prepared to apply regular coatings of oil or WD40 to protect them . |
| 29 | Lining is a must except for sheers — and interlining recommended for insulating — both keeping in the heat and keeping out any cold air — cutting down noise and dirt absorption . |
| 30 | ‘ Them stuck in there , all they can see is bars , an' us saying ‘ Look at them , are n't they sweet ’ , and them with legs that can run a hundred miles and skin made for boiling heat standing there in cages in rain and snow and hailstorms and having babies that 've never seen the bush and the jungle and the step — ’ |