Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To become an agent , these social secretaries simply have to reverse their roles with the agents who have been selling them acts for the previous few years . |
| 2 | ‘ After that I told Sir Alfred of my plans for a monocoque car for the next season , and got a sour letter back saying we had to win another grand prix before we talked about anything . |
| 3 | Fortunately their approach coincided with my plans for a charitable foundation to buy art for Britain . |
| 4 | This episode has not changed my attitude to the job of managing Celtic and I will be going before the board at a later date to give them my plans for the immediate future . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ This episode has not changed my attitude to managing Celtic and I will be going before the board to give them my plans for the future ’ Liam Brady |
| 6 | Now the junior minister says she is pleased ‘ that the West Midlands County Council have accepted my proposals for a sensible and reasonable division of responsibilities . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I am only sorry that my requests for the Public Accounts Committee to investigate royal travel costs as well as the cost of the royal palaces was not agreed to . ’ |
| 8 | Will my hon. Friend accept my thanks for the helpful way in which he dealt with my representations on this subject ? |
| 9 | Ed , — I am writing to express , through Link , my thanks for the marvellous gesture by general manager , who instigated a get-together lunch for the Kirkcaldy maltings ' pensioners on . |
| 10 | Pat had been attending my classes for a long time — years in fact . |
| 11 | I am worried by the enthusiasm of some of my constituents for the Bengal tiger and rare species in various parts of the world , while tending to disregard animals in our local habitats . |
| 12 | I can keep Rainbow in my sights for a little while longer . |
| 13 | I put it with other money I had and part exchanged my irons for a full set of top quality blades which had been in a sale after that my game improved immensely I got my handicap by putting in three cards two terrible scores of 86 and the good card which was 72 my handicap was then 15 I played in a junior competition and came third in the lower handicap section a week later and played in a medal and came down to a handicap of 14 . |
| 14 | Sir , — I was relieved to read Mr Marshall 's letter ‘ Keep the audit , save the practice ’ , ( ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 6 ) because it tells me that there are others who share my fears for the small practitioner . |
| 15 | For what it 's worth , here are my predictions for the major categories : Best Film : Bugsy , Director : Barry Levinson , Best Actor : Nick Nolte , Best actress : Jodie Foster , Best supporting actor : Jack Palance , Best Supporting actress : Juliette Lewis , Best original screenplay : Bugsy . |
| 16 | I 've been very fortunate to be able to become part of your industry , to see part of your contribution to my patients for the great tomorrow . |
| 17 | The fact that hippies were so violently apolitical inspired a lot of my polemics for a long time on Oz . |
| 18 | Sent off for my tickets for the aforementioned match on Monday , only to find out on Tuesday that it 's been postponed ( effin Bright ) . |
| 19 | My arms ached to go round him , but I kept them rigidly at my sides for a long time , punishing him for what he 'd done to me earlier . |
| 20 | I wore a corset over my breasts for a manly appearance . |
| 21 | I believe I was collecting my thoughts for a renewed effort when the young gentleman suddenly rose to his feet , and clutching his attaché case to his person , said : ‘ Well , I think I 'll go and take a little fresh air . |
| 22 | I began to realize how inadequate my picture of Laura was ; that I had made no room in my thoughts for an independent life of her own , let alone one as earthed and pragmatic as the potter 's craft . |
| 23 | And with these words she thumped off down the stairs , leaving me to collect my thoughts for the hard task of Testifying . |
| 24 | However , Muslim ex-singer Stevens , now Yusuf Islam 's reaction was anything but angry : ‘ I 've been trying to get record companies to stop selling my records for a long time . |
| 25 | ‘ Fisher ’ , he said , ‘ was my headmaster and he has known ail my deficiencies for a long time . ’ |
| 26 | Thus , the Cambridge Board had secured resources to begin the development of its policies for the regional provision of adult education prior to the introduction of the 1932 Regulations . |
| 27 | Traders at Goldmans Sachs new London headquarters need no longer leave their desks for a minute thanks to a new system devised by CCG . |
| 28 | As the ANC renewed its calls for a transitional government , President F. W. de Klerk was forced to make Cabinet changes in an attempt to restore credibility to his government . |
| 29 | Notwithstanding that position , the Council clearly had a number of reservations about the design , alignment and environmental impact of of a western relief road and we 've asked the County Council to pursue its proposals for a western relief road on the basis of a single carriageway all-purpose road , and to give further consideration to ways in which environmental concerns can be ameliorated . |
| 30 | This is regarded by the present government , along with its proposals for a national curriculum , as a means of enhancing the quality of education , and making schools more accountable to parents in a system of schooling that it is intended will be more consumer oriented . |