Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But curiously , as he perused once more the reasons given for Murphy 's rejection , they hardly seemed to be the tall boy 's fault . |
| 2 | She took a BSc honours degree in Sociology at London University , worked as a community counsellor for one-parent families in Camden and was on the literature panel of the Arts Council until their decision to return to the Government some money designated for writers ' bursaries led her to resign in disgust . |
| 3 | If he fixed a price with the buyer , and the buyer asked for Modigliani 's address , the painter was likely to give away his work at a lower price or offer it as a present if the purchaser was shrewd enough to take him out for a meal and a few drinks . |
| 4 | Scottish Grand National winner tipped for Liverpool 's big day |
| 5 | Yet the appointment shows how little Mr Shamir cares for America 's good opinion — and how far his thoughts are from any Arab-Israeli accommodation . |
| 6 | But his omission is because no northern commissions were appointed — something more likely to reflect a readiness to wait for Gloucester 's advice than an intention to snub him . |
| 7 | But his omission is because no northern commissions were appointed — something more likely to reflect a readiness to wait for Gloucester 's advice than an intention to snub him . |
| 8 | While there may be some uncertainty about what the future holds for Britain 's larger provincial cities , there can be little doubt about the massive strength of decentralization forces in the case of London . |
| 9 | IF YOU want to know what the future holds for Europe 's financial markets , the best guess is usually to look at America 's present . |
| 10 | TREVOR FRANCIS last night predicted a record goals output for football 's first season under the new back pass law . |
| 11 | Outsiders criticised while the electorate opted for Iliescu 's slow and seemingly reluctant blueprint for reform . |
| 12 | The rest , as they say , is history as the 6ft 2in lad from Ashby-de-la-Zouch prepares for Monday 's flight with the England team to Delhi . |
| 13 | Corpus Christi College provided for Hoskyns 's teaching in such a way that their parish of St Benet 's , on the edge of the college precinct , was vacant . |
| 14 | Dixon , who campaigned upon the promise to " clean City Hall out not with a broom , but a shovel " , had been the first of the candidates to call for Barry 's resignation . |
| 15 | A degree of frustration With the influx of students from the Republic what does the future hold for Ulster 's high-flyers ? |
| 16 | Ari reached for Leila 's hand and squeezed it . |
| 17 | In addition , not only are the employees of the sub contractor covered for employer 's liability but also the sub-contractor himself . |
| 18 | French channels may buy BBC and Independent TV company programmes and in 1986 the Hersant Berlusconi ‘ le Cinq ’ imported programmes made for Berlusconi 's Italian channels , yet otherwise it seems the four major European countries — Britain , France , West Germany , Italy — buy relatively few programmes from one another : for one French-made ‘ Chateauvallon ’ , there are 10 Australian ‘ Neighbours ’ or 100 US ‘ Dallas ’ and ‘ Kojak ’ on UK television channels . |
| 19 | ‘ Gay footballer advertises for gentleman 's gentleman . ’ |
| 20 | As she was also trying out several other would-be choreographers and having new ballets made for Sadler 's Wells by Ashton and Howard too , she could hardly have done more for someone who was regarded as promising ( by some people as highly promising ) but unproven . |
| 21 | When the coffin had been lowered into the hole and the suitable words uttered , the vicar searched for Stella 's hand in the overlong sleeve of O'Hara 's coat . |
| 22 | Japan 's Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications will send a group of telecommunications experts to Vietnam on April 10 to hold a seminar about infrastructure development in Japan : Vietnam 's Minister of Transport and Telecommunications asked for Japan 's co-operation in developing the country 's telecommunication networks when he visited Japan in February , the Ministry noted . |
| 23 | Stephen Heath argued for MacCabe 's appointment on the grounds of the need to sustain the Cambridge English faculty as the " greatest in the world " . |
| 24 | This daily parade assumed for the bagnini something of the significance that the Changing of the Guard has for London 's tourist guides . |
| 25 | Even a radical writer like Olive Schreiner appealed for women 's right to work , since it would in the end prove beneficial for the race , ‘ parasitical mothers ’ , she argued , produced ‘ softened sons ’ . |
| 26 | Hankin appealed for fans ' patience and encouragement at a critical stage of the season . |
| 27 | But before Willie was involved in these epic encounters , the no-nonsense Glaswegian had his own battle to fight for Trevino 's bag . |
| 28 | Sponsorship found for Cimabue 's ‘ Maestà ’ |
| 29 | Southampton have splashed out £1.5m on Perry Groves and Ken Monkou , with £750,000 earmarked for Sunderland 's Gordon Armstrong . |
| 30 | COUNCIL ASKS FOR RESIDENTS ' VIEWS |