Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But ‘ Tarzan ’ Heseltine , professing total support for Chancellor Norman Lamont revealed the plans in a radio interview . |
| 2 | And if the herd is threatened , they will gallop off together or maybe huddle together , touching each other for reassurance . |
| 3 | The local authority , which shared parental responsibility for J. in consequence of a care order made under the Children Act 1989 , obtained leave under section 100 of the Act to invoke the court 's inherent jurisdiction to determine whether artificial ventilation and/or other life-saving measures should be administered to J. if he were to suffer a life-threatening event . |
| 4 | We 've seen Turners opposing each other for Australia and New Zealand , Richardses for West Indies and England , Manns for England and South Africa ( they both dismissed each other during the 1948–49 series , but it was George catching Tufty which gave rise to John Arlott 's legendary comment about ‘ Mann 's inhumanity to Mann ’ ) , and yet more Smiths ( T.P.B. and F.B. ) for England and New Zealand and for England ( D.V. ) against West Indies ( O.G. ) . |
| 5 | Most towns have a former industrial area close to the centre — it may be a railway goods yard , cattle market or former brewery — which offers ample space for car-parking as well as large areas for shops . |
| 6 | Southern African states , such as Zimbabwe , Botswana and South Africa , have already declared their opposition to a ban , as their stocks of elephants are rising , allowing profitable culling for ivory , meat and leather . |
| 7 | ‘ If the vow you made that night for Minch 's safe return is holding you back do not let it , for there are many ways such a vow may be fulfilled , ’ she said . |
| 8 | In a classic experiment reported in 1964 , John Wing and his colleagues showed that long-stay schizophrenic patients given advance preparation for placements in an industrial rehabilitation unit were less likely to suffer a relapse than those who were unprepared . |
| 9 | A normal child of 3 is far from being a completely effective language user , and yet it would be inappropriate to target that child for therapy . |
| 10 | More generally , colonial criminal law made little allowance for variations in caste status . |
| 11 | JOHN SMITH today voiced strong support for Britain 's trade unions in an effort to sweeten the mood for his planned curb on the power of the block vote in Labour elections . |
| 12 | reading literature for enjoyment , responding to it critically and using that reading for learning . |
| 13 | All sorts of different tunings suddenly became really easy for me and we wound up using that guitar for Friends , The Extremist , War and Motorcycle Driver . ’ |
| 14 | The problem lies in using that information for selection . |
| 15 | She and Bernard could come and go as they pleased , partly thanks to Ruby and Molly , two local women who kept Rhydoldog clean and checked each day for telexes which might announce the Ashley 's return , in which case the beds would be aired and food prepared . |
| 16 | This kind of interpretation , not surprisingly , is the predominant type in civil-law institutions , because their formality offers little scope for construction . |
| 17 | It is hard to argue the point since no broad surveys have been carried out in Bangkok , but what is known offers little ground for hope . |
| 18 | Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc says it plans 1993 capital spending of $650m , a rise of $220m from a year ago , in anticipation of double-digit growth in the world semiconductor market this year , including 25 pct in the US market ; it expects the Japanese semiconductor market to grow at 5% this year , with the Japanese economy beginning ‘ slow recovery ’ in the second half ; it said it has shipped more than 100,000 of its new SuperSparcs in a year , and expects to release several client-server products this year ; commenting on first quarter figures ( page seven ) , it added that software revenues for the first quarter were lower than expected , leading to a small loss in its information technology business ; it continues to see strong demand for notebook computers and printers . |
| 19 | These grants equalled nearly a third of all EEC grants that year for uranium prospecting ( £416,000 ) . |
| 20 | Who was the Guardian 's Welsh correspondent before she became Labour MP for Cynon Valley ? |
| 21 | You should have heard her when she got that craze for Vegetarianism and Bernard Shaw . |
| 22 | Organic farming is better for wild birds as well as producing healthier food for humans , according to early returns from a three-year study by the British Trust for Ornithology . |
| 23 | Given that safety for passengers must be paramount , you might like to consider if such a code of practice should be given some statutory status , or how else the good practice it describes might be disseminated and enforced . |
| 24 | Fromkin ( 1973 ) gives the example of a speaker erroneously producing fran sanisko for San Francisco , in which the final segment of Francisco is produced in its correct position but the preceding segment is not . |
| 25 | Now that the calls are almost constant , allowing little time for relaxation and getting to know other volunteers , the group is having to explore the possibilities of support groups and regular discussion weekends . |
| 26 | The epidemic of the new disease AIDS offers clear evidence for Rupert Sheldrake 's hypothesis of causative formation . |
| 27 | It offers further confirmation for GR outside the solar system and it provides the first evidence , albeit indirect , for gravitational radiation . |
| 28 | Offers further information for people with Haemophilia . |
| 29 | Mark plays star role for Ireland |
| 30 | He recommended some training for hotel staff to be a bit more professional in their attitude . |