Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We carry out rummage searches of the islands to deter such activities as smuggling , and terrorists from using them as locations for weapon hides . |
| 2 | Beginning in the 1860s , Degas made small wax statuettes of horses and female figures , keeping them in his studio and occasionally using them as models for his two-dimensional work . |
| 3 | You may then think of them as questions for each paragraph to answer . |
| 4 | So as far as this meeting 's concerned , erm , most of our meetings are basically business meetings , but we , we have tried and we will try to put in speakers and , and do different things from time to time , we had er , er a woman last time who 'd been to Central America recently and she gave us a very interesting talk on a visit to El Salvador and Guatamala , erm , and we , we 'd like to do that more often , but , but what we do really erm , to begin with any rate , is we go th we go through the , the headings on this sheet , on the , on the minutes , we use them as headings for others and erm , items on the agenda and er some may have more to say than others and there are one or two not on there which we 'll pop in as we go along . |
| 5 | There is no evidence that the court circle in East Anglia , including those elements most closely identified with the queen , was inimical to Gloucester , or that the duke regarded them as rivals for power in the region . |
| 6 | There is no evidence that the court circle in East Anglia , including those elements most closely identified with the queen , was inimical to Gloucester , or that the duke regarded them as rivals for power in the region . |
| 7 | Ironically , the dismal failure of the labour relations element of the campaign was directly attributable to Ford 's attempts to impose quality circles as a structural remedy for relatively poor productivity and quality , rather than introducing them as mechanisms for mobilizing employee commitment to company goals . |
| 8 | There are many of these power bases and their usefulness depends on whether other people concede that the individual has them as bases for power or not . |
| 9 | Black kids look to them as blueprints for their own development . |
| 10 | Teachers and schools , however well resourced and staffed , can only do so much to counter the effects of social disadvantage , and it is too easy to use them as scapegoats for the failure of political and economic policy . |
| 11 | The consultation exercise involved supplying members of the Library Advisory Committee ( LAC ) with copies of our current list , and asking them for suggestions for cuts . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm very sorry I ca n't oblige you with cigarettes for her , sir . |
| 13 | If your new employer has offered to provide you with facilities for updating , make sure that this is included in your contract of employment , and that it is backed up with meaningful support and supervision . |
| 14 | The Sports Council should be able to provide you with details for contacting such groups , contact them at 16 Upper Woburn Place , London . |
| 15 | Are you on tablets for Angina . |
| 16 | Thank you very much for that very comprehensive answering of all the queries and comments that were made and thank you to members for |
| 17 | Any maternity certificate such as MAT B1 given to you by employees for whom you paid SMP . |
| 18 | Guard duty over the two women was much lighter than tree-felling in the steamy forest or sawing up the timbers into six-feet lengths , then splitting them into staves for the stockade , the master 's house , and the other habitations they were erecting in the settlement . |
| 19 | He mentioned some plan they had of buying old houses and converting them into flats for sale . |
| 20 | PC margins have grown so slim that no one was incorporating them into PCs for multi media applications as there were no applications that could provide value to a user that bought them . |
| 21 | De Valois , Ashton and MacMillan have studied paintings and drawings by English artists and/or the words of such great playwrights as Shakespeare and translated them into gestures for which the dancer 's whole body has to play a part . |
| 22 | In August the concession of autonomy to the universities simply turned them into centres for the most frenzied political activity and public debate . |
| 23 | I will offer up these sacrifices , they 're nothing I know , but what can I do , I want to do something , give me a cart load of prickly pears and I 'll do it , I 'll spin them into fripperies for sorceresses , but please please do n't let nothing happen to me . |
| 24 | This means sacrificing the crate of export and the three pounds of reheatable madras curry in a Tupperware box , and replacing them with objects for your more immediate use , like the tent . |
| 25 | Now the summer bedding plants in tubs and window boxes are fading or frosted , chuck them out and replace them with flowers for the winter and spring . |
| 26 | A letter says authorities ‘ should in particular consider expanding the role of local GPs in family planning by supplying them with condoms for free distribution to any patient whether or not at high risk if this is thought desirable as a means of preventing HIV [ the Aids virus ] ’ . |
| 27 | To persuade their clients of the merits of the extension , the DLC salon is holding monthly wig parties , and punters are already swamping them with demands for afros and bouffant , bum-length Dolly Parton styles . |
| 28 | The theme of the week was ‘ Dangerous Bands in safe Hands ’ , and this was an attempt to highlight the union 's concern that live music promoters should be aware of their responsibilities to new artists , and provide them with opportunities for live work with fair conditions and rates of pay . |
| 29 | I have mentioned Captain Stephen Roskill , the official naval historian and the most charming of scholars , who was of great assistance to me in researches for my naval documentaries and books . |
| 30 | Many local authorities in addition to ‘ pointing ’ applicants , place them in queues for accommodation , based on type of dwelling required and location . |