Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Churchill 's speech in Zurich in 1946 he laid down his ideas for a ‘ kind of United States of Europe ’ : ‘ The first step in the re-creation of the European family must be a partnership between France and Germany . |
| 2 | The vague red haze swam over his eyes for a moment , then cleared . |
| 3 | There is every possibility that he has mixed up his candidates for unity and division . |
| 4 | When it drew up its ideas for 1994-97 , the Clinton administration assumed the Bush programme was underfunded by $10 billion . |
| 5 | I continued teaching for about 18 months , keeping up my studies for an M.A. in my spare time . |
| 6 | Leaning over the parapet to watch the young bloods in the river sprucing up their horses for the fair . |
| 7 | Between now and the early spring he will continue to consult people and build up his plans for the crucial meeting with ministers . |
| 8 | He holds up his hands for quiet again . |
| 9 | Did n't they all know about the terrible appearance of the Conablaiche last time , and how it had prowled the country , snatching sleeping children from their beds and tearing out their hearts for its Dark Master . |
| 10 | In spelling out its arguments for the proposed pattern , the Council was once again reinterpreting the balance that had been at the centre of its concerns from the beginning : there was nothing in the Charter and Statutes ‘ which prevented greater recognition from being given to an institution 's own internal procedures where these could be shown to be rigorous and effective . |
| 11 | The purges have proved to be one of the most hotly debated topics for historians because , due to the harsh censorship and killing of many opponents of Stalin , there is a lack of opinion and primary sources which show how they affected the whole country , and nobody could read Stalin 's obviously warped mind to find out his reasons for this holocaust . |
| 12 | She said : ‘ He holds out his hands for him and loves to have him on his knee . |
| 13 | This is not surprising , because although capitalists and socialists are usually reluctant to spell out their plans for global domination , Green politics are largely based on a straightforward conception of planet earth and what needs to de done at the global level to sustain human life on it . |
| 14 | Barry Stewart , defending , said Watson and Paul Cocker had had the offences hanging over their heads for a long time , adding : ‘ It was Darren Cocker 's godfather who was the tragic victim of crime . ’ |
| 15 | The SSA would not normally condone betting , but for a good cause head office staff are positively encouraged to have a flutter by SSA chairman On February 5 around 8O people put down their stakes for four horse and four videoed greyhound races . |
| 16 | Or the actor who stumbles over his words for the second time at a rehearsal . |
| 17 | We 've got the contract to convert the place into holiday flats and Collins wanted to talk over our arrangements for doing the work . |
| 18 | Lexington society were present and the newspapers had been busy taking photographs and writing up their accounts for the morning editions . |
| 19 | CD began writing up his travels for the Daily News , of which he was the first editor , and 8 ‘ Travelling Letters ’ appeared there between 21 Jan. and 11 Mar. 1846 , ending with the section entitled ‘ Piacenza to Bologna ’ in the book ; the ‘ Travelling Letters ’ were revised , and the remaining sections written for its publication as Pictures from Italy in May 1846 ( Bradbury & Evans , 1 vol . ) . |
| 20 | ‘ I have hung up my guns for good . ’ |
| 21 | It 's given me five clear working days to set up my appointments for next week . |
| 22 | Taking a steady look at it , thought Nelly to herself , easing off her shoes for greater comfort , it was n't such a bad little house , and certainly very much more conveniently placed for shopping than her own cottage at Lulling Woods . |
| 23 | Citizens who had the orthodox Soviet version of Ukrainian history rammed down their throats for decades are now being told a completely different version , arguably also coloured by the political prejudices of its authors . |
| 24 | ‘ The problem is that the Government has n't properly thought through its proposals for contaminated land , ’ says Mr Humber . |
| 25 | Either to close the new business altogether and run off its assets for the benefit of existing policyholders , or to seek new capital in a deal with another company . |
| 26 | Mike ‘ Tubular Bells ’ Oldfield shows off his plans for the world 's first outdoor pizza |
| 27 | As he turned the torch towards the door to the house , he gasped with horror , then screwed up his eyes for a moment , thinking of his kids , before letting his gaze rest again on the ghastly thing that dangled before him . |
| 28 | Some people in publishing like to think of theirs as a glamorous medium , so they sometimes copy the Hollywood glitter , They certainly did so last week , when the Periodical Publishers Association handed out its awards for 1983 . |
| 29 | THE North-Eastern Co-op is to appeal after councillors threw out its plans for a superstore development on the outskirts of Middlesbrough . |
| 30 | Many of the grisliest stories about Nicu 's alleged brutal debauchery were attached to the gymnast , Nadia Comanecj , whom rumour had it that he claimed was ‘ state property ’ and that he even ripped out her nails for refusing his attentions . |