Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [conj] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it was sunny we picnicked among the forest 's ponies and searched for fossils on deserted beaches . |
| 2 | I urge the assembly to accept this amendment to depart from this statement , to commend to our churches the use of the apostle 's creed and to wait for a day of broad theological agreement which in the providence of God and by the work of the holy spirit will surely come and then agree upon a statement of faith which we shall all agree and be able to commend enthusiastically to the church but until then to depart from this one . |
| 3 | Desperately she reminded herself that she was Eddie 's sister and prayed for courage . |
| 4 | According to legend , Dame Janet decided that these ducks would be much happier in St James 's Park and arranged for them to be escorted thence . |
| 5 | But if you simply want to enjoy the birds , you will want to visit the Society 's reserves and see for yourself what wonderful places they are . |
| 6 | ‘ When you saw the gun pointing at you , you realised the murderer 's intention and begged for mercy . |
| 7 | And when we were apart and my thoughts were about him , my body absorbed my mind 's obsession and throbbed for him . |
| 8 | This compact volume offers great flexibility and whether used as the basis for a year 's study or recommended for some last minute cramming , the student will derive benefit from it . |
| 9 | Anyone who thinks owning a diesel spells the end of driving fun , should park their backside in the AX 's comfortable , supportive driver 's seat and go for a quick ride . |
| 10 | Expectation was boiling when we all climbed into Reg 's minibus and headed for Chamden on that balmy September Saturday . |
| 11 | Cheery posters hung on the wall , and there were a lot of tables shaped like children 's bricks that did for stools or in-trays , made of clear Perspex and spotted with dabs of red and blue paint . |
| 12 | The affair was also seized on by opposition politicians as an opportunity to highlight the government 's incompetence and to call for its resignation and for an early general election , in the run-up to the regional elections due in March . |
| 13 | China has regretted North Korea 's defiance and called for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula . |
| 14 | For example , the employees who reject their manager 's ultimatum and vote for industrial action have withdrawn their concession that the manager can control their behaviour . |
| 15 | Suppose we believe that the snow is what is muffling the sound of the traffic , or that flipping the switch made the windscreen wipers start to work , or that it is the position of the car 's heater that accounts for the driver 's left knee being warm . |
| 16 | To return to one of our initial examples , consider the belief that it is the position of the car 's heater that accounts for the driver 's left knee being warm . |
| 17 | The auditors find fault with every stage of the ministry 's work and call for a review of site research for road improvements after the cost of improving the A6 at Chapel-en-le-Frith , Derbyshire , had jumped from £17 million to £36 million when an embankment and retaining wall collapsed . |
| 18 | She replaced the phone in Bishop Julian 's hall and stood for a moment indecisively . |
| 19 | Wallace Ellwood sat on a lip of rock above the path that led to Meer 's Point and waited for Tom Carey to appear . |
| 20 | The researchers concluded that ‘ one may infer that many felt there had been a conflict between studying for interest 's sake and studying for examination success ’ . |
| 21 | For women without previous commitment to their own career , dependent as they still often are on the normally higher earnings of men , there may be the excitement of starting their life project , married to their husband 's job and caring for him and their much hoped-for children . |
| 22 | She said that she 'd be happy with wine so he caught somebody 's eye and asked for a carafe of the house red . |
| 23 | In chapter 5 below , David Howell , his leading backroom boy , describes the work of the Public Sector Research Unit , how it scoured North America for business methods adaptable to Whitehall 's needs and searched for think-tanks to visit . |
| 24 | He discarded Fisher 's file and reached for another . |
| 25 | Another person who was around the scene at the time was Chrissie Hynde who , after Malcolm 's shop and writing for the NME , had really been scuffling around . |
| 26 | " The emeralds fetched enough to gain the physician 's goodwill and to pay for board and passage back to England when I was ready . |
| 27 | Laker was the people 's friend and knighted for his achievements , but the airlines did not forgive his cheek and by 1982 Laker was finished . |
| 28 | That small part of the Doctor 's character that allowed for scepticism reminded him of all the times such naivety had landed him in trouble before . |
| 29 | Fenella slithered down from the horse 's back and stood for a moment in the road , feeling the fingers of mist swirl into her face and touch her skin with damp clammy hands . |
| 30 | He makes a secret compact to betray the rearguard of Charlemagne 's army as it passes the Pyrenees , and then returns to Charlemagne 's court and arranges for Roland to lead the rearguard . |