Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 31 | In 1988 , amidst a great burst of publicity , one forestry company announced plans for the future management and improvement of a river they owned . |
| 32 | On Feb. 1 , 1990 , Saudi Arabia announced plans for the first electronic share dealing system in the Gulf , to be launched in April , which bankers said would revolutionize the market and attract many new investors . |
| 33 | In a speech marking the 20th anniversary of his reign on Nov. 18 , Sultan Qaboos bin Said announced plans for the creation of a Consultative Council " to provide more opportunities for the Omani citizen 's wider participation in the responsibilities of … the fatherland " . |
| 34 | In November 1990 he announced plans for the creation of new Consultative Council of provincial representatives [ see p. 37873 ] . |
| 35 | Leading bankers voiced enthusiasm for the programme . |
| 36 | I wanted the sugar and rather than wait for the waiter to return or ask this boy to get it , I asked Harvey for the sugar . |
| 37 | Langbaurgh planning committee yesterday recommended permission for the Guisborough by-pass and the long-awaited East Cleveland Community Hospital at Brotton . |
| 38 | He also had a keen grasp of steam locomotive matters and was responsible for introducing suburban passenger locomotives in 1945 , in which year he also made proposals for the first LMS ( and British ) main-line diesel-electric locomotives , which were finally introduced under his successor H. G. Ivatt two years later . |
| 39 | Both SMP [ originating in the boys ' public schools ] and MME [ originating in state secondary schools ] produced proposals for the redefinition of school mathematics that were clearly orientated to the demands of various powerful , i.e. resource-controlling , extra-school groups . |
| 40 | ‘ You got change for the machine ? ’ asks Des , and I step inside . |
| 41 | We then laid plans for the next voyage . |
| 42 | He asked Sarah for the photo and he was doing his usual stuff , you know , hand on heart . |
| 43 | BELOW : Camp Mill at Soudley , now home to the Dean Heritage Museum , produced leatherboard for the Dulcote Leatherboard Company . |
| 44 | I see that Wetherall got MOTM for the game on Saturday from one of the tabloids , so much for me saying he was at fault for the goals . |
| 45 | He rode winners for the stable managed by his brother Joseph in Bedford Cottage Yard at Newmarket , including Lord Lonsdale 's Pilgrimage , on which he won the One Thousand Guineas and Two Thousand Guineas in 1878 . |
| 46 | Angie Bowie : I actually met David for the first time when he was with feathers at the Roundhouse and I was with the European head of Mercury Records , a gentleman called Lou Reisner . |
| 47 | He did n't tell long stories like Patsy did , or wistful tales like Dekko Moore about the time he made harnesses for the Lords of the Soil somewhere down in Meath . |
| 48 | He became mayor for the first time in October 1261 and was reappointed in October 1262 , years in which the king dominated London , having thrown off the restrictions imposed on him by the Provisions of Oxford in 1258 . |
| 49 | He made his official Palace debut in the FA Cup tie with QPR on 5 January 1946 and was between the posts when Palace met Mansfield for the first post-war League match on 31 August 1946 . |
| 50 | The little boy loved toy soldiers and drafted speeches for the commanders-in-chief . |
| 51 | There was little to indicate what a busy area this was to become , with buoyed channels for the large tankers , and the storage tanks and quays of Sullom Voe tucked away neatly out of sight amongst the low hills . |
| 52 | In a letter to Arthur Dunkel , the GATT Director-General , on Jan. 1 , the then Minister for Economic Affairs , Chen Li-an , sought entry for the " customs territory " of " Taiwan , Penghu , Kinmen , Matsu " — a formula which avoided the assertion of sovereign statehood . |
| 53 | A DUCK Race , organised by a group of members , made £220 for the building fund of the Welsh Congregational Chapel , Newtown . |
| 54 | He tried very hard not to cough like he 'd seen people cough in westerns when they tried whisky for the first time , and got away with just clearing his throat rather loudly ( he looked round at the curtains , afraid somebody might have heard ) . |
| 55 | Others , such as the sex fiend dubbed the ‘ Shopping Bag Rapist ’ ( Sun ) , and the soft-spoken brute , known as the ‘ Lonely Heart Rapist ’ , believed to be a loner who regularly visited clubs for the divorced and separated in the Home Counties ( Sun ) , do not have nicknames which provide instant headlines . |
| 56 | The individual being insufficient for the expression of these values , they might be extended in vicarious forms such as footservants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity , or pets , which provided surfaces for the further display of luxury . |
| 57 | The revolution promised paradise for the poor . |
| 58 | It 's much blander than it was when the Stones invoked Sympathy for the Devil . |
| 59 | Dahl retained responsibility for the environment while the energy portfolio went to Rune Molin , vice-president of the Trade Union Confederation ( LO ) , who also took over the industry portfolio from Ivar Nordberg . |
| 60 | In a move meeting with approval from the financial markets Pierre Bérégovoy retained responsibility for the economy , finance and budget ; reflecting Cresson 's commitment to industrial regeneration , his responsibilities were expanded [ see attachments of Ministers-Delegate ] . |