Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be the key to success because Coventry have free-running young players who can more than compensate for Quinn 's lack of mobility . |
| 2 | ‘ Ah , but I insist for Hercule 's sake . ’ |
| 3 | Recent authors , mentioned above , distinguish between Stein 's German action and Walter 's Viennese action because in detail their escapements do not function in quite the same way . |
| 4 | His doctor cited dehydration for the Bangkok postponements and migraine for Singapore 's , denying there was any link to stress from the sex allegations . |
| 5 | The sudden sight of her , the extreme quality of her beauty , always moved Aunt Tossie into an ecstasy of appreciation : appreciation and regret for Nicandra 's shocking waste of its potential . |
| 6 | Because , I mean , there you are , look , I mean for argument 's sake , now , well they have e e every Tuesday off or some Monday or Tuesday off do n't he ? |
| 7 | I mean for heaven 's sake , it is only a game . |
| 8 | ‘ If you ask me , it 's just change for change 's sake . |
| 9 | ‘ Change for change 's sake ’ is not our policy and as un-paid voluntary workers — going more or less flat out — we have little or no time to spare for non-essentials ! |
| 10 | Change for Children 's Books of the Year |
| 11 | In fact it is the Templars , some of whose ritual survives in the practices of modern Freemasonry , who account for Pound 's interest in Poitiers , one of their principal centres . |
| 12 | We might at least be fair about the ways in which we account for pupils ' behaviour . |
| 13 | ‘ I was brought up as one , ’ Frau Nordern said , ‘ but after 1945 … a God who would allow that to happen … that 's what I mean about Omi 's honour . |
| 14 | This is an evolutionary process and , while we must not pre-empt the various options which still remain for AEA 's future , neither must we lose our momentum and fail to make the progress we know is needed . |
| 15 | The hotel is one of a select band that qualify for Vorarlberg 's ‘ family specialist ’ status . |
| 16 | It sounded plausible , but the words were a little too pat for Lorton 's liking . |
| 17 | Despite Karajan 's meteoric ascent to positions of power and influence after Furtwängler 's death in 1954 and Böhm 's dismission from Vienna some months later , it is clear that Karajan 's ultimate aim was not power but independence : hence the contract for life with the Berlin Philharmonic , hence the founding in 1967 of the Salzburg Easter Festival , brilliantly engineered and financed by Karajan after his return to influence in Salzburg and his eight-year reign at the Vienna State Opera . |
| 18 | Honour for WWF 's director |
| 19 | Thus Byrne ( 1981:70 — 84 ) creates five categories : ( 1 ) protective services , such as police and fire , that seek to Protect the citizen from various dangers , ( 2 ) environmental services to control and improve the physical environment such as highways , transport and planning ; ( 3 ) personal services , such as education , housing and social work , that seek to enhance personal welfare ; ( 4 ) amenity services , such as museums , theatres and sports facilities that provide for citizens ' leisure time ; and ( 5 ) trading services for which local authorities make commercial charges . |
| 20 | ‘ Let us cheerfully concede that the BBC is the voice of the nation as viewed from London , and provide for ITV 's viewers a perspective on the news the way it is seen from where they live . ’ |
| 21 | Provide for seller 's spouse to renounce interest in property . |
| 22 | IF 80 minutes of dynamic non-stop dance , combined with reverberant rock music seems like an irresistible combination , then head for Glasgow 's Tramway fast to catch the stunning new show from the Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs — Chummlees and Fanshaws to you and me — as conjured out of choreographer Lea Anderson 's febrile imagination . |
| 23 | Reprieve for town 's pigeons |
| 24 | But turn a corner , walk a few yards , and suddenly you have stepped back centuries , to the old town , a place where it is sleepy quiet and easy to believe all they say about Aarau 's eventful past . |
| 25 | You say about Richard 's accent if you hear his sister she 's even broader . |
| 26 | Forget about DOS 's weedy eight/three character limit , you can give a file a meaningful description , up to 68 characters long . |
| 27 | Forget about Conran 's original chic pale blue interior . |
| 28 | A win against the reigning world champions is always good for morale , but in the wake of less than convincing performances against Brazil ( 1-0 defeat ) , Algeria ( 1-0 win ) and England ( 0-0 draw ) , a resounding victory would keep the huge weight of the Italian sports press off Vicini 's back . |
| 29 | In the wake of less than convincing performances against Brazil ( 1-0 defeat ) , Algeria ( 1-0 win ) and England ( 0-0 draw ) , a resounding victory would keep the huge weight of the Italian sports press off Vicini 's back . |
| 30 | Yeah well what I want for Jonathan 's bedroom , you can buy them . |