Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pos pn] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lastly , I would like to thank my parents for making me the Judaeo-Christian hybrid that I am ; and my husband Timothy Boon for his support and ( not always welcome ) criticism . |
| 2 | To continue my predictions for the future . |
| 3 | I felt comfortable and at home and began to search my cases for chocolates and ribbons and toys . |
| 4 | So it is possible to meet my standards for a quality basic marine system for below £250 and it was time to go cap in hand with a swift apology to the PFK Editor for doubting his judgement . |
| 5 | He considered the biographer had entirely misunderstood the period and wanted to know my reasons for doing the book and my qualifications for attempting it . |
| 6 | Emphasis must be put on the task , individuals must accept the need to modify their views for its sake , and group effort must be seen to be superior to individual effort . |
| 7 | Ultimately , effective child protection is dependent on political will to support both parents and professionals with the resources they need to meet their responsibilities for children 's welfare . |
| 8 | University students were particularly angered by the government 's refusal to meet their demands for a minimum monthly grant in line with the country 's average wage . |
| 9 | Ab van Marion , director of Progress ' European operations , admitted that Progress version 6 users will have to rewrite their applications for version 7 . |
| 10 | ‘ They 've been encouraging local authorities to tighten their belts for the last 14 years , ’ he protests . |
| 11 | Some felt that they needed to compensate their children for the ‘ loss ’ of the other parent , and so should devote more time to them . |
| 12 | In other words , the great domain , far from being a closed unit , required the market to dispose of its surpluses and to meet its needs for extraneous products . |
| 13 | A report by the Commission of the European Communities ( EC ) , details of which were published by the Economy Ministry on Nov. 4 , called for at least another year of economic stringency , noting that by the end of 1991 ( the first year of the three-year stabilization plan which the EC had required when making its February 1991 loan — see pp. 37968 ; 38478 ) the government would have failed to meet its targets for the reduction of inflation and of the public-sector deficit . |
| 14 | We will require British Rail to tighten its targets for reliability and punctuality on all lines , and report monthly to passengers on how it is doing . |
| 15 | ‘ The Government can not afford to continue to neglect its responsibilities for wildlife , and here that means helping farmers with grants for conservation in place of grants for over-grazing . ’ |
| 16 | When , for example , Matsushita decided to build an export-oriented air-conditioner plant in Malaysia , it also had to adjust its plans for investment in Mexico and its export policies from Japan . |
| 17 | In a Spanish case in 1984 , the PSOE government intervened in the restructuring programme of the state-owned steel firm Aceriales , forcing it to modify its plans for severe cuts in the workforce . |
| 18 | LEEDS opened and finished this Regal Trophy second-round game at Headingley with tries of such quality as to mollify their followers for all the dross in between . |
| 19 | Respondents were asked to indicate their requirements for catering facilities . |
| 20 | In order to secure sufficient parliamentary backing in February 1991 from the opposition Radical Liberals , Centre Democrats and Christian People 's Party for the approval of the 1991 budget , Schlüter was forced to modify his plans for income tax cuts [ see p. 38020 ] . |
| 21 | Dane Jacobsen was one of the best known and most accomplished actors of his generation , so it had been a real coup for the tiny television station to secure his services for a drama serial on the Vikings , to be shot in Cumbria . |
| 22 | It was hard to meet his eyes for long , and she looked away . |
| 23 | He met her gaze with a certain amount of scepticism , looking very satisfied when she found herself unable to meet his eyes for long . |
| 24 | Was he really so unbelievably sure of his charms that he thought he had only to indicate his wishes for them to be fulfilled ? |
| 25 | Obviously I was interested to find his entries for 1934 . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Listen ! ’ said the young man named Lawrence suddenly , and checked to strain his ears for the small , recurrent sound that had reached him . |
| 27 | My answer to this criticism was that teachers of English are virtually unanimous in their enthusiasm for literature , but need persuasion if they are to accept our recommendations for the teaching of grammar , Standard English and knowledge about language . |
| 28 | ‘ You do n't have to mince your words for my benefit , Harry . ’ |
| 29 | In the short time available to her on 16th October Hilary could do no more than give a very sketchy account of her visit but enough to whet our appetites for more . |
| 30 | I am afraid that due to limited time available I do not have time to write your articles for you . |