Example sentences of "[verb] for the [noun sg] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the award is conventional in its nature and can not in fact compensate for the injury suffered there is no logical reason to take one figure rather than another . |
| 2 | got clapped for the beamer did he ? |
| 3 | Any golfer who qualified for the Tour had assuredly earned and paid for the privilege . |
| 4 | The list developed for the study reported here ( Woll , 1983 ) contains in its full form 257 items , many of which do appear in the other lists . |
| 5 | Somewhere lay the sound of singing — I say lay for the voice seemed to float on the waters as gently as a slight mist . |
| 6 | As a result the vector is seen to rotate through an angle φ which is the separation in longitude between A and B. In general the rotation of a local vector when carried round a closed path on any two-dimensional surface is given by the expression which is easily checked for the route discussed . |
| 7 | The deficit on the income and expenditure account for the year amounted to £65,988 ( 1991 — deficit £21,759 ) which is transferred from the accummulated fund . |
| 8 | Tunstall Group ( community alarm systems and hospital communications ) has not satisfactorily applied UITF 3 , Treatment of Goodwill on Disposal of a Business , in its p&l account for the year ended 30 September 1992 |
| 9 | Consolidated profit and loss account for the year ended 31st March 1991 |
| 10 | Profit and loss account for the year ended 31st March 1991 |
| 11 | The Society 's Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 1992 shows a surplus of £3.7m . |
| 12 | CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for the year ended 31st March 1993 |
| 13 | THE MEDAU SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1979 |
| 14 | We have examined the abbreviated accounts on pages 1 to 3 together with the full financial statements of A. Layout Limited for the year ended 31st March 1991 . |
| 15 | What kind of accommodation and and equipment and that did you need for the hen did you just big henhouse |
| 16 | Ask Computer Systems Inc warns that it will only break even , and may make a loss for its fiscal third quarter , adding that the poor profit forecast results from its failure to close about $10m in sales in the period but that does not necessarily mean the company permanently lost those sales ; the company said a significant amount of software licence sales it had expected for the quarter did not close in time . |
| 17 | A weight loss of only 1 lb ( 0.4 kg ) in the previous week ( less than expected for the effort put in ) . |
| 18 | However , the best was yet to come for The Committee lost no fans when a decent third behind Zeta 's Lad in the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park in January before an equally encouraging third behind Wee Madge at Down Royal . |
| 19 | The winds that were being reported for the hurricane did not include the ground speed that the storm was tracking . |
| 20 | Yet that was not how most politicians pressing for the inquiry had seen it . |
| 21 | The one you 'd booked for the summer had apparently dropped out . ’ |
| 22 | Cos , you used to work for the castronery had to pay you see , not the firm . |
| 23 | The solicitor acting for the Duchess spoke ‘ in polished Eton and Oxford tones ’ , while the one acting for the Duke was ‘ an effervescent 35-year-old blonde ’ . |
| 24 | McMurdo and Waugh paid their share but Johnstone prevaricated until 1989 when Sheriff Officers acting for the brewery issued arrestment orders ‘ freezing ’ Johnstone 's wages from his work in broadcasting and sports journalism , where he eventually found his niche as a witty and streetwise commentator . |
| 25 | The solicitor acting for the College sought a review of the decision on the ground that no argument on the Rybak decision had been heard before the IT . |
| 26 | The solicitor acting for the College sought to argue that the Rybak case did not help Mr Sen as he had also acted on the advice of a solicitor . |
| 27 | Position papers written for the initiative covered the areas of epidemiology , treatment , services , crime , policy , behaviourial research , the pharmacology and the economics of addiction . |
| 28 | A charge could be made for the work carried out and this could offset the cost of the paper . ’ |
| 29 | Payment will be made for the accommodation reserved whether the guest arrives or not . |
| 30 | Counsel on both sides seem to have accepted that an Anton Piller order could have extra-territorial reach ; the challenge made for the defendant rested partly on an argument that an English court could not deal with title to or possession of foreign immovables ( rejected as there was an equity between the parties ) and partly on a plea of forum non conveniens ( rejected on the facts , and because reliance on an application in an alternative forum would cause a delay during which assets could be disposed of ) . |