Example sentences of "[verb] to [noun sg] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The claim forms for each section are checked and totalled by administrative assistants , and totals transferred to section registers for record purposes . |
| 2 | * Some 47 per cent of British soils , vegetation and surface water will still be at risk from acid rain early in the next century , despite the planned 60 per cent cut in sulphur dioxide emissions , according to research conducted for Friends of the Earth by consultancy Earth Resources . |
| 3 | Last night I came to school to look for a book , and I found a musician ! … -But Tony learns very quickly . |
| 4 | They also complain about the shortage of wood brought about by iron smelting , and ask for opinions on that matter : " … also of any opinion conceived of the great consumpcon of timber and all other kinds of wood made in divers places thereabouts by the Iron Mynes " ( they must refer to wood taken for charcoal burning for the furnaces , the iron mines at this stage would not be using large amounts of timber , but the woodlands were decimated for this reason . |
| 5 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 6 | I used to sit in my living room with my mouth open , eyes raised to heaven waiting for something to happen to give me this new boldness and this ability to speak in tongues which seemed often to accompany the events in Acts . |
| 7 | Even with Smith & Nephew moving to oxygen bleaching for Lil-lets , and Tambrand 's denial that they use chlorine bleaching ( though Tampax do contain rayon , produced using chlorine ) , there are still problems with tampons and sanitary towels . |
| 8 | They were invited to court to perform for the Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. |
| 9 | The thicker yarns give a fabric that is particularly well suited to winter wear for warm sweaters , jackets and ski wear . |
| 10 | During the talks the USA acknowledged the environmental concerns of South Pacific countries but did not respond to Forum calls for an immediate and significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 11 | Mr Gould failed to back calls for a referendum . |
| 12 | In sharp contrast to his ‘ enthusiasm ’ of 1792 , in 1806 Fox introduced the abolition resolution by reminding the Commons what was owed to its own reputation after its 1792 decision for gradual abolition was not carried through ; he appealed to the memory of Pitt and the arguments of Burke ; he looked to parliament to speak for the nation on ‘ a question in which party feelings , arising out of political connections , can have no share ’ . |
| 13 | Where it is not possible , the surviving partner may go to court to ask for provision from the estate . |
| 14 | Magwitch was taken to prison to wait for his trial . |
| 15 | The question that exercised the National Union most of all was the House of Lords , and regular deputations were sent to Law to press for action . |
| 16 | Similarly , twentieth-century feminists used the importance attached to motherhood to argue for an economic and sexual independence antithetical to the patriarchal attitudes that lay behind theories of sexual difference and maternalism . |
| 17 | She unpacked quickly and changed from her travelling clothes into jeans and a warm sweatshirt , stopping to twist her unruly auburn curls into a topknot , then returned to Reception to ask for directions to the theatre . |
| 18 | NEWSAGENTS will today be urged to back calls for a change in the law to protect them from becoming innocent victims of the law which prevents tobacco being sold to under-age youngsters . |