Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pron] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By introducing a programme for the training of drawing teachers in 1871 , the school opened up a vocation to women : a vocation through which they could attempt to have more secure incomes . |
| 2 | Those who do their best but , for reasons for which they may not be to blame , are not temperamentally suited to deep involvement in the special problems of the elderly , may have other talents for caring . |
| 3 | It 's an inset problem , and therefore one is looking inevitably at the reasons for which you can moved an inset boundary , supposing that one already exists , which it does n't , but let us suppose it does . |
| 4 | ‘ Doone phoned me yesterday to say he 'd been to the boatyard and taken away some objects for which he would give me a receipt . ’ |
| 5 | These six activity books provide children who are beginning to learn English with a wide range of activities through which they can practise English grammar and vocabulary , and develop their reading and writing skills . |
| 6 | But if there was no advantage for him he would n't come . ’ |
| 7 | As it is , Bernard has no intention of trading in his guitar for anything you might see in a Kraftwerk video . |
| 8 | Having left behind the bigoted Bolivian elite for whom he would always be only a rich cholo , the contemptuous South American term for anyone of mixed blood , Simon Patiño had his family enter a far grander arena through a series of aristocratic matches , and when he left his fortune estimated by some to have reached a billion dollars to Antenor following his death in 1947 ( as well as his taste for all things French ) , he also left behind a legacy of bigotry borne of his wish to improve his family 's social standing . |
| 9 | If you have any queries about what we can do for you , please do n't hesitate to call us on |
| 10 | Thirdly , the obligation to pay loan interest on the due dates creates an immediate debt between the company and the loan stock holder for which he can sue , whereas a preference dividend does not become a debt until it is declared and due . |
| 11 | They would sit and talk for hours about what they would do when they left school . |
| 12 | Sapt talked to me for three hours about what I must do and what I must say , what I liked and what I did n't like . |
| 13 | Er I mean I , I mean have we really thought this through because er if we 're an anticipating having hundred , hundred and fifty people here which I suppose is of course about what we would hope for , the response that NUPE er as you know they would need to actually achieve the yes vote , I mean we need this sort of room full er would n't it not be more sensible to split up between co or not , would it not be normal for the tutor to expect the group to split up to address specific areas like , I do n't know , Labour Party membership , erm finance , I do n't know , whatever |
| 14 | Revealingly , not one of the 24 leading directors invited to fantasise in Projections about what they would do with complete creative freedom and limitless cash can make any sense of the question . |
| 15 | It has received meticulous counsel from one of the nation 's highest courts about what it might wish to say on the subject in the future . |
| 16 | There 's a telephone on the wall just by my table and I think for a bit about who I 'd like to phone . |
| 17 | Melissa will make her own decision about what she will read . ’ |
| 18 | The fact that local people had not been informed of the exploratory work as it proceeded , or asked what they thought , had been discussed at some length during the evening , and there seemed to be little doubt that people who are to be " invaded " by a major installation for which they will bear much incidental , site-specific cost , would like to be party to discussions about the project . |
| 19 | A subordinate may have a responsibility for which he will be called to account by his superior ; a board of directors may have a responsibility to its shareholders ; and a government in a democracy will have a responsibility to the electorate . |
| 20 | If we wish to reclaim responsibility for ourselves we must aim for self-sufficiency because only then can we have control over our lives . |
| 21 | This may take several hours during which she will lay small groups of eggs , which the male fertilises and covers with more bubbles . |
| 22 | The plan turned out to be North 's own favoured ‘ final act ’ for the contras : that if Congress did not approve any more money for them they would seize a piece of Nicaragua , establish a provisional government and there make a last stand , while the American Navy blockaded the rest of the country . |
| 23 | Instead of keeping the money for ourselves we will re-invest it on your behalf in your endowment plan . |
| 24 | While this spared the Bush Administration from the perils of thinking for itself , or heaven forbid , taking a policy decision for which it might get criticised , it naively ignored the danger that Bonn might have a large axe of its own to grind . |
| 25 | As soon as it is over and both males are exhausted they have a brief opportunity during which they can launch an attack and win the harem from both of them , and this has been seen to happen . |
| 26 | There is little to say about this except that if living alone is a new experience for you you will tend to buy too much at first and waste a lot unless you cook and freeze . |
| 27 | What really matters is not how the horse won , but that he did win , and that in doing so he ended his racecourse career displaying that sparkling but short-lived turn of foot for which he will long be remembered . |
| 28 | From this , nursing managers can calculate the peak periods across the whole unit and also identify times for which it would be beneficial to employ part-time staff . |
| 29 | Discussions about what they should wear had been interspersed with sexy gossip concerning the star of the occasion , Nathan Bryce . |
| 30 | This would not be a problem if it was n't for another silly set of rules about what you must wear . |