Example sentences of "[vb base] for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exuberance of their music and sincerity of their worship readily compensate for flaws in performance or thin theological content . |
| 2 | Each of us jostle for space in our dream cities of the late 20th century . |
| 3 | Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face . |
| 4 | Shock and indignation jostle for position in the following quote from a speech of the president of the Royal Society , delivered in 1978 : ‘ Ominously , voices have been raised claiming that limits should be set to scientific inquiry — that there are questions which should not be asked and research which should not be undertaken . ’ |
| 5 | We do n't believe that pension rights should be undermined by privatization or by C C T. We agree with motion three seven one but add one qualification the best way to provide protection for members threatened in this way is to force the government to honour its obligations under European law and push for pensions to be included in the regulations . |
| 6 | FLYING wingers John Hendrie and Stuart Ripley swapped starring roles in Middlesbrough 's promotion push for rolls of wallpaper yesterday . |
| 7 | Hodai , your arrows have n't enough spline for use with my bow . |
| 8 | Repeat for rest of fish . |
| 9 | Is your kitchen the sort of place where family and friends congregate for chats as a matter of course . |
| 10 | Philip of Swabia had restored the title of king to Ottokar , duke of Bohemia , a fief of the German empire , on his eastern borders , but Ottokar was persuaded by Innocent to desert Philip and declare for Otto of Brunswick . |
| 11 | I fear for Birmingham with this madman let loose , wandering around the streets frightening the children . |
| 12 | The February 1971 auction saw the majority of the Tora fleet sell for $2,000 to $5,000 , depending on type and aircraft time . |
| 13 | Sell the 5,000 units to Noxid and reduce their other sales of units that sell for £22 by 556 units ; this would result in a total contribution of or : |
| 14 | IBANEZ RG-560 , white , Floyd Rose , 6 months old , hardly used , superb condition , £500 new , sell for £380 with case . |
| 15 | WASHBURN Jumbo acoustic , sunburst finish , current price new £550 exc case , sell for £275 inc case , mint condition . |
| 16 | I mean for instance on the question of identification after 45 years it 's very difficult , I saw that in the Demianuk trial , to get satisfactory er evidence , but of course er I think British rules of evidence probably would simply mean it was excluded if that was the case , and it was fairly done and the law were n't changed and it was the law as it stands er then I 'd be in favour of it . |
| 17 | And er you know he was I mean for instance at Salisbury Park he probably did n't mean anything but on Saturday when I was saying goodbye to him he said now I hope there 'll be somebody here at ten past ten to open this church tomorrow . |
| 18 | erm so I mean for example with something like statistics that covers different techniques and activities from , you know , different books erm something like erm something like social most of it comes out of that which is a thing we did because people were experiencing difficulty with it so we thought well right we 'll , we 'll , we 'll sort of anchor the syllabus mostly to , you know , one particular book erm so different , different staff use different techniques , some people ha have drawn on a whole variety of things and , and , and some people have just drawn on one erm I think the main priority is to try and do some coursework though in your case erm |
| 19 | He saw her bewilderment and said , ‘ We always change for dinner at home . |
| 20 | Service industries predominate for employment in the island offices , shops , banks , garages etc , as well as the whole infrastructure which is associated with tourism . |
| 21 | But health , education and social security together account for 61% of public spending . |
| 22 | Likely beneficiaries of a boom in personal computer sales include Lotus Development Corp , Microsoft and Borland International Inc , which together account for 90% of Japan 's spreadsheet market . |
| 23 | These companies account for 82% of Scotch Whisky output . |
| 24 | The nine leading companies account for 82% of SWA output ( by volume ) and just under 93% of employment . |
| 25 | The National Health Service administrator may be critical of the doctor who is profligate in the use of equipment and resources and at the same time the doctor may resent having to' account for expenditure to the administrator who may lack the medical expertise to understand why such equipment and resources were used . |
| 26 | According to Durex , whose condoms account for 80% of the British market , purchases made by women have risen steadily over the past 10 years . |
| 27 | Under the existing byelaws , complaints relating to non-reserved work which account for 80% of all the complaints that the Institute receives — can only be investigated against individuals . |
| 28 | The Autoglide can even be used on trackless doors of the canopy variety , which account for 80% of the garage doors installed in the UK , and which conventional garage door openers can not cope with The Autoglide works on a cable principle , with an advanced electronic control box . |
| 29 | In the second phase , small studies will be undertaken in a number of local authorities to assess the extent to which socio-economic factors account for variations in the rates of children in care in ‘ similar ’ authorities or for patterns of care that are at marked variance with national trends . |
| 30 | Since the Winterlite product range was introduced — the warmest , lightest product of its day — sales of Winterlite and its derivatives now account for 5% of thermal volume . |