Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun prp] [vb -s] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European Commission 's approval of the programmes for RECHAR grants for British coalfield areas is overdue . |
| 2 | When he reflected with sadness on the unhappiness of his marriage towards the end of 1929 , he noted , ‘ Friendship with Lewis compensates for much . ’ |
| 3 | He was given a life sentence by the judge and has been told by his lawyer that such a term in Thailand means for the rest of his life . |
| 4 | Although all four projects received high scores for their scientific content , PRISMA appears to have suffered from the high costs of its proposed European launch , and MARSNET from uncertainty over US plans for the study of the planet , while STEP was seen by some participants as requiring further technical refinements . |
| 5 | Several of the unsuccessful court actions brought during this decade arose out of opposition to LEA plans for the introduction of comprehensive schools . |
| 6 | you know , presumably the erm , Duchess of York qualifies for child benefit . |
| 7 | Steyn 's report , which followed the exposure of SADF plans for " dirty trick " activities against the African National Congress ( ANC ) , had indicated that there was evidence that some SADF members were involved " in illegal and/or unauthorised activities and malpractices " . |
| 8 | The Big Heart of England provides for its visitors on a grand scale , offering a wealth of glittering entertainment . |
| 9 | Ecolo-J , a branch of Les Verts for young people , has barred around 20 members in Normandy , Nantes , Angers and Grenoble . |
| 10 | The University of Warwick has for some time provided the possibility of studying both English and foreign texts in a comparative way at undergraduate level . |
| 11 | The story of Ruth illuminates for me the unbridgeable difference , rather than the similarity , between her situation and mine . |
| 12 | The substantial proportion of Cabernet makes for a slightly more elegant wine , with a delicious combination of spice and blackcurrant fruit . |
| 13 | Mother Teresa 's invitation to Kensington Palace confirms the admiration and respect the Princess of Wales has for the 82-year-old aid worker . |
| 14 | The continuation of Thursday starts for Test matches . |
| 15 | 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 … |
| 16 | It is impossible to fault the engineering on L'Oiseau-Lyre 's disc of Bach works for harpsichord played by Christophe Rousset . |
| 17 | We 'll be taking a look around the scene here in a few moments , but first let's see how the people and town of Cheltenham prepares for the biggest invasion of the year . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The gambling tax in Nevada pays for a considerable part of their social services ; so their state sales-tax is less than in neighbouring states , while capital taxes are non-existent . |
| 20 | PRICE OF SPARCSTATIONS TUMBLES FOR RUSSIAN CUSTOMERS |
| 21 | Evidence from Re-Os isotopes for plume-lithosphere mixing in Karoo flood basalt genesis |
| 22 | The Department of Agriculture in Scotland has for many years conducted individual farm assessments with appeal committees on which farmers are represented . |
| 23 | Adoption of XIMP allows for a common interface to the different vendors ' kana-to-kanji conversion front-end processors . |
| 24 | The revolutionary democracy of Russia stands for the indivisibility of the State . |
| 25 | We agreed on the use of Gordon Ingles for another commercial film and Leon suggested I could make any necessary further contact on such matters directly with Hellen who was apparently designing film sets , writing scripts and sometimes directing Shelly productions . |
| 26 | That 's what a week in Dublin does for you , he thought . |
| 27 | Many of these have been published as national biographical repertories , but not all are complete ( that for France , for example , had reached the letter D when the first edition of this book appeared and has now , nineteen years later , almost completed G , Italy , in the same time , has got from B to C. Works for reference such as these form the scholarly end of a spectrum of contemporary works which runs at its other extreme into straightforward journalism . |
| 28 | In respect of UK membership of the EC it should be recalled that Article 3(f) of the Treaty of Rome provides for ‘ the institution of a system ensuring that competition in the common market is not distorted ’ . |
| 29 | New legislation in the German state of Bavaria provides for a sophisticated system of recycling rubbish . |
| 30 | Consideration of Lawrence prepares for the climax of After Strange Gods . |