Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But my instructions for the lads have always been that if you go to a job for a lady particularly and then a man comes along and starts to get stroppy , you 'll have to explain to the lady you may have to leave it temporarily and go back . |
| 2 | Coun. Frank Robson ( Lab ) said that Leech Homes had again decided to add more houses to their plans for The Pastures , off Hunden 's Lane . |
| 3 | Yet the evidence from their earliest word uses , their requests for the names of things , and their repairs to their own utterances , all indicate that they opt for Conventionality as they begin to use their first language . |
| 4 | The Netherlands had been happy to accept the supranational principle in advance , but insisted on retaining the right to withdraw from the discussions should it prove impossible in its eyes for the ideas to be turned into economic practice . |
| 5 | Sabrina zipped up her anorak as she stepped out into the cold night air and rummaged in her pockets for the keys to the Audi Coupe . |
| 6 | Yet it was the people who continued to embody what English agents called ‘ enthusiasm ’ , the xenophobic church and king patriotism which never lost its terrors for the men of property . |
| 7 | In addition , your legal advisers will be responsible for the drafting of the offer document and associated documentation and for advice as to its contents for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of the London Stock Exchange and the City Code . |
| 8 | We have had debates on the entrenchment of rights ; on federalism or regional devolution as against the unitary state ; on the case for consensus rather than majority as a basis for government , on the relative weight of national versus local mandates and the independence of local government , on the duty of civil servants ; on electoral reform with all its implications for the operations of government ; on who should define the national interest ; on open government and official secrecy ; on complementing representative democracy by referenda and other forms of participation — and much else . |
| 9 | Nevertheless the serial monogamy of kings is likely to have had its implications for the rivalries between their heirs . |
| 10 | Consequently , in exercising its powers for the purposes of defining the conditions for the grant of its ‘ nationality ’ to a ship , each member state must comply with the prohibition of discrimination against nationals of member states on grounds of their nationality . |
| 11 | A favoured means of hosting a concert was the ‘ kvartir-nik ’ ( flat-nik ) : loyal fans surrendering their flats for the purposes of performance . |
| 12 | No unpleasantness seems to have been caused , but in one instance the opposition went home giving their names for the records . |
| 13 | Most kidneys for transplant come from those who have left their bodies for the organs to be used after death , but there were not enough . |
| 14 | CHARITY worker Rod Jones has urged Darlington ‘ godparents ’ to hand in their gifts for the children of Romania before the next convoy departs . |
| 15 | The majority of exhibits have been borrowed from private collections , many of which Dr Barnett has unearthed in the course of her researches for the books and she has chosen works which exemplify Kandinsky 's mastery of technique and his experimentation with processes such as stencil and spray technique ( diluted watercolour sprayed onto paper with an atomizer or blowpipe ) . |
| 16 | I hope we will borrow very modestly , it 'll be affordable , we 're not reckless , we 'll be doing what the majority of people in this country do , borrow within their limits for the things that they need for the future such as a home , or a car , something like that . |
| 17 | Sylvia realised it was to fill their bladders for the games to come . |
| 18 | Scott LJ stated , however , that the lending institutions did not appoint debtors as their agents for the purposes of procuring additional security . |
| 19 | Merrill Lynch 's 1985 survey of relocation policies found that 96 per cent of the ‘ 303 Times Top 1000 companies ’ interviewed compensated their employees for the costs of living in temporary accommodation , with 78 per cent compensating for hotel and/or rented accommodation for a fixed period , generally for up to three months . |
| 20 | In 1916 , a special committee produced its recommendations for the precautions to be taken in the event of an air raid . |
| 21 | SCOTLAND have enlisted the help of leading sports psychologist , John Syer , to help their preparations for the men 's Western European Championships in Turkey in April . |
| 22 | The British men 's hockey team have been putting the final touches to their preparations for the Olympics . |
| 23 | The majority of those who were working lost their jobs for the reasons already detailed above . |
| 24 | They renounced the women as sexual objects , even though their desires for the women had been the original motive for killing the father . |
| 25 | Equally vociferous are the parent-oriented Campaign For One Parent Families and the Family Rights Group , whose arguments for the rights of parents in the face of state intervention have contributed to the pressure which produced the recent DHSS Code of Practice relating to access to children in care . |
| 26 | I would give him companions for the years to come . |
| 27 | Section 5 of the Partnership Act makes each partner an agent of his co-partners for the purposes of the business of the firm . |
| 28 | Beecher , safe in Brooklyn , began sending not only his prayers for the abolitionists but arms in boxes labelled Bibles . |
| 29 | Despite neglecting his studies for the attractions of the cricket pitch James emerged in 1918 with a sound understanding of European civilisation , and a keen interest in ancient Greece , a society in which sport was also developed as an integral part of life . |
| 30 | Thompson , in an interview on BBC Television 's Sportsnight programme , says he is neither pessimistic nor optimistic about his prospects for the Games but is convinced he can still be an athletics force for the next four or five years . |