Example sentences of "money for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raising money for your favourite charity can be fun . |
| 2 | The only problem is , she is Ugandan and speaks very little English , has no idea how to get home and has no money for transport . |
| 3 | Look , I 've no money for a hotel so I 'd better make my own arrangements for tonight . |
| 4 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 5 | One man who would sacrifice all his prize money for the year just to win the Wimbledon Singles Crown that has eluded him is Ivan Lendl , and the tension clearly showed when he lost to the Canadian Grant Connell in windy , dark , and damp conditions in the Stella Artois Championship at Queen 's Club . |
| 6 | If it is not the Women 's Tennis Association , spurred on by the vocal support of Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles demanding equal prize money at Wimbledon and the French , then it is the voices on the men 's side who want prize money for the top tier of their tournaments doubled to $2m . |
| 7 | This clearly does not leave much money for other items such as a television licence and rental , or holidays . |
| 8 | He was accompanied by son-in-law Colin Dulson and was raising money for Age Concern . |
| 9 | ‘ We stirred it up , yes , but we never lost any money for anybody and we never added to the unemployment figures . ’ |
| 10 | And there is always the ultimate unbundler 's defence — that he will make money for his backers . |
| 11 | The Vice Chancellors are looking for scholarships to meet these fees , and money for those scholarships may come from government , industry , benefactors or private individuals . |
| 12 | In simple terms , sponsorship of the Universities ' Athletic Union rugby championship alone is not acceptable to the UAU 's hierarchy , who seek money for all student sporting activities and are looking for something in the region of £100,000 to spread around . |
| 13 | He might just as well have said : ‘ It 's all very well asking for more money for the railways , but if the volume of rail freight were doubled , it would still be only a mere 16 per cent of the rail-and-road total . ’ |
| 14 | He refused to elaborate , but is known to have expressed dismay at a proposed increase in prize money for doubles which would give singles only a 70-30 advantage . |
| 15 | Rodney Bickerstaffe , general secretary of the public employees ' union Nupe , said that local management of schools , giving schools control over their own budgets would mean less money for education . |
| 16 | Mr Bakker also took $3.7m of that money for his own use . |
| 17 | Mr Lightman claimed that if the jury which had awarded the £600,000 had known that Mrs Sutcliffe was not adverse to taking money for her story , the outcome could have been different . |
| 18 | Bakker was convicted of swindling followers of his Praise the Lord ministry out of more than $150m ( £90m ) , some of which he used as hush money for his mistress , Jessica Hahn . |
| 19 | Sir Cyril Taylor , the Government 's adviser on CTCs , who had earlier been successful in persuading Mr Baker to commit more government funds to the 20 schools , had been hoping to get more money for a new round of schools . |
| 20 | KENNETH CLARKE , the Secretary of State for Health , yesterday took his battle for more money for the health service to the conference hall at the annual Conservative Party conference in Blackpool . |
| 21 | In a robust speech , which won him a standing ovation , Mr Clarke denied suggestions that Government 's plans to overhaul the NHS were a substitute for extra money for the service . |
| 22 | ‘ We intend to reform as well as spending more money in order to get the most out of that money for the patients . |
| 23 | ‘ I believe players should be able to make money for making a speech or opening a supermarket . |
| 24 | During the First World War a box of matches cost 1d and a matchbox grip 4d : a price just substantial enough to warrant a ‘ Thank you ’ when given free to a pub or grocer 's store customer , and just substantial enough to make money for a stationer or the many charities which sold them . |
| 25 | At no time did I supply money for arms . ’ |
| 26 | For investors who do not want to tie up their money for a year in an income bond , Town & Country 's ( tel : 01-353 1476 ) new Classic investment account is paying 12 per cent net of basic rate tax for sums of £25,000 and over . |
| 27 | Raising money for charity has got to be worthwhile . |
| 28 | Put your best foot forward and walk all or part of a 25 mile route from London to Ware in Hertfordshire to raise money for the Heart Research Charity . |
| 29 | He has been researching and trying to raise money for a documentary to highlight the problem . |
| 30 | Conference provided a focus for Telethon 1990 , when delegates and visitors donned blue ‘ ears ’ to raise money for this charity . |