Example sentences of "[noun] and [noun prp] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeats in a letter specifically invoked the name of Wilfred Scawen Blunt on one of many occasions when he girded in rage against the ‘ unnatural labour ’ that verse writing had become for him , with the disappearance of the less egalitarian society that Gregory and Blunt stood for . |
| 2 | Malaysia , Thailand , Indonesia and Bolivia account for 70 per cent of world output . |
| 3 | In 1989 Indonesia and Malaysia accounted for almost three-quarters of world sales of tropical hardwood which were worth a total of US$7,000 million . |
| 4 | In December the joint forestry committee of Indonesia and Malaysia called for retaliatory action and said that it was " unfair " for Western environmentalists to blame Association of South East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) countries for global problems , and said that Indonesia and Malaysia had both taken steps " to sustain forest resources " . |
| 5 | The show was The Henderson Kids and Kylie auditioned for the part of Charlotte Kernow — known as Char — in a tomboy role that was to prove remarkably similar to the character that would one day transform her into a superstar . |
| 6 | What Eleanor and Mary took for granted in their lives Anna was just creeping towards , as a novice . |
| 7 | It was always going to be a tough qualifying group with Italy , Portugal and Scotland fighting for the two places . |
| 8 | Troops committed by Pakistan and Bangladesh left for the Gulf in early September , while on Sept. 18 Argentina became the first Latin American country to announce that it would send forces ; two frigates , a Hercules aeroplane and 450 soldiers left on Sept. 25 , despite opposition claims that this action violated the Constitution and was inconsistent with Argentina 's diplomatic tradition of neutrality in overseas conflicts . |
| 9 | The book appeared anonymously in September 1798 , just as the authors and Dorothy departed for Germany . |
| 10 | Julio Salinas and Michel scored for the Spaniards , while both Hungary 's goals came from Pinter . |
| 11 | In 1908 , the men met in Ayr and Kilpatrick asked for settlement of his share of the Baron 's earnings . |
| 12 | Since then , their differences on economic reform have become apparent , with Klaus leading the monetarists and Komarek arguing for a more Keynesian approach . |
| 13 | This caused an angry confrontation and Minton apologised for his deceit . |
| 14 | So-called " dollar bananas " from Costa Rica , Honduras and Panama and also from Colombia , Ecuador and Guatemala accounted for over 50 per cent of EC banana imports according to World Bank figures . |
| 15 | Both Lyell and Wallace opted for a theory in which a supernatural force had affected the later stages of human development . |
| 16 | Douglas Connell of the Edinburgh solicitors Dundas and Wilson acting for Lord Minto , comments : ‘ The name of the Japanese consortium involved with Minto can not be disclosed , at their request . |
| 17 | The following year , after an excellent May and June playing for David Waterlane , Drew felt he ought to put something back into the game . |
| 18 | Such taxes begin with the levies imposed by lay rulers to raise money for the crusades ( as the kings of England and France did for the Second and Third Crusades ) . |
| 19 | In 1982 the Conference of Bishops of England and Wales asked for a new Religious Education programme that would reflect this thinking . |
| 20 | One indication of the importance of state pensions in increasing the financial security and independence of the bulk of the British population can be drawn from statistics of wealth distribution in England and Wales collected for the Royal Commission on the Distribution of Income and Wealth . |
| 21 | The rest of the sale items were a mixture of paintings , clothing , models and medals reflected the state of the market at the moment with a pair each of metal desk-top models of Mosquito and Hampden going for £130 and £70 respectively . |
| 22 | The days when the Royal Brothers and Jackie Pallo plied their trade in exotic venues like Brent Town Hall and WWF stood for the World Wildlife Fund , not the World Wrestling Federation . |
| 23 | Tom-Frode , Odd-Knut and Tony wait for us to arrive . |
| 24 | The angel struck Jacob on the thigh and Jacob limped for the rest of his life . |
| 25 | Anthony and Geoffrey worked for Michael already . |
| 26 | One report will suffice for July and August making for 11 Reports per year . |
| 27 | Me an , Me and Gemma and Jane went for walk yesterday some people we met along the road I di I did it all and erm |
| 28 | Disappointingly for the authorities , Moscow and Leningrad voted for the ‘ renewed federation ’ by tiny majorities ; in Gorbachev 's own district in Moscow 375 voted against the proposition and 376 in favour , the only uncertainty being whether the General Secretary or his spouse had cast the decisive ballot . |
| 29 | Encouraged by Lawyer , Monteith responded by stationing troops on Weippe Prairie and on the Wallowa , where the Nez Perce and Umatilla fished for salmon . |
| 30 | The way of life of the Dalmatian peasants and fisherfolk , and of the citizens of the former Venetian colonies of Split , Šibenik and Zadar has for centuries resembled that of the Italians on the western shore of the Adriatic rather than that of their Slav cousins who inhabit the Balkan interior . |