Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer given by the courts in this instance is ‘ yes ’ to both questions , but the reasons given for these conclusions are less than satisfactory . |
| 2 | Reward-based training is the method our experts advocate for most situations . |
| 3 | Four of Africa 's most talented peoples — the Ibo , the Bamilike , the waChagga and the Bugunda — have all had their innovative talents circumscribed for many years . |
| 4 | Sarah schemed for several weeks before daring to put forward a proposal . |
| 5 | West Belfast should be treated as a special case and a uniform grant at the Premium 3 level given for all trainees ; alternative solutions must be found where it is simply not possible to find employers to take second year trainees ; cover should be given to management committees to protect them from personal liability in the event of insolvency . |
| 6 | Conditions of work were not pleasant ; landowners tried to get their estates cultivated by indentured labourers who had come out under a contract to work for some years for the man who paid for the journey or anyone to whom he sold the right to command their services . |
| 7 | It is in its work on health and healing , the Board of Social Responsibility has for some years now been concerned with the provision of training conferences for ministers and others involved in this aspect of the church 's commission . |
| 8 | In the preface to his Hortus Britanno-Americanus ( written in 1749 but not published until 1763 ) Mark Catesby [ q.v. ] , the pioneer naturalist of the south-eastern states of America , said that ‘ Mr. Gray at Fulham has for many years made it his business to raise and cultivate the plants of America ( from whence he has annually fresh supplies ) in order to furnish the curious with what they want … |
| 9 | ‘ And the TCCB 's directive for pitches has for several years now been that they must start dry . ’ |
| 10 | The characteristics of the controlled authority are in some ways those of the classic bureaucracy , in which rules provide for all cases of need . |
| 11 | A similar course , however , was being pursued by the varied groups pressing for such things as nursery schools , a national health service , ‘ new towns ’ and National Parks . |
| 12 | As the Potato Marketing Board has for many years worked successfully for the benefit of processors , consumers and producers , does he agree that any proposals to scrap the PMB should be strongly resisted ? |
| 13 | Advance with English is a four-year language course designed for all children aged 12 years and upwards who have completed an English course at primary level . |
| 14 | Proportional hazards analysis was used to estimate relative risks adjusted for several covariates . |
| 15 | To this end , this association has for some years now made the data sheet compendium — written originally for doctors and pharmacists — available to public libraries and , on request , to individual members of the public . |
| 16 | The whips agree to give a certain amount of time for private members ' bills and private members ' motions , but they then encourage all their own backbenchers to ballot for these opportunities . |
| 17 | The agreement purported to grant a term of uncertain duration which , if valid , now entitles the tenant to stay there for ever and a day at the 1930 rent of £30 ; valuers acting for both parties have agreed that the annual current commercial rent exceeds £10,000 . |
| 18 | Mr Acres appealed for any witnesses to the Sunday night attack to ring police on a special hotline on 051 777 3574 . |
| 19 | The judge will go over the dog using his hands and eyes to look for any faults in conformation , but most of all to ascertain the virtues of the animal . |
| 20 | Until 1986 Andy caddied for several players , including Gary Player and Bernhard Langer . |
| 21 | They pointed out that local personnel in these fields had no experience in long term caring for such children , and they added that such a conference should be convened without delay , as leaving it until the children were returned home would be too late . |
| 22 | As before the Polish crisis , there was little protest except from the far left who kept the local Councils of Action going for some months as centres of mobilization and revolutionary propaganda . |
| 23 | The arenas hired for these meetings seemed to match the modern creed of the new popular movement . |
| 24 | Ms Torcato worked for several newspapers and magazines in India and , more recently , in Gulf countries . |
| 25 | If , for instance , there has been a cold wind blowing for several days and the water temperature has been well down for the time of year , then the wind ceases and the sun brings a sudden warmth to the water , you can almost guarantee that the carp will begin to feed . |
| 26 | … female friendship represented for most women simply a rapturous sentimental union , springing perhaps from fear of male aggression or neglect but fed primarily by yearning for a partner in sensibility , a confidante in literature . |
| 27 | But while the BHRCA speaks for many companies and individuals , it does not represent everyone , or even every sector , and is sometimes at odds with the views of other bodies . |
| 28 | Aiming at these targets will help you to achieve the goals fixed for all students . |
| 29 | As the broadcast drew to a close a voice proclaimed ‘ a vote cast for any parties which oppose each other is a vote for conflict ’ . |
| 30 | All but a handful of LEAs bid for these grants ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Table 11.1 ; CIPFA , 1989 , p. 18 ) . |