Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [conj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An examination of magistrates courts revealed that for the under-21 population , black youth on average received 12 months imprisonment , whilst white youth only 9 months for similar offences . |
| 2 | Although there was widespread speculation as to the authenticity of the leaflets , experts believed that for the first time there was fairly solid evidence to show that the group was experiencing internal problems , with the possibility that a moderate faction had appeared to question the cult of leadership of Sendero leader Abimael Guzmán Renoso and his military strategy to bring down the state . |
| 3 | In the old days the surgeon made an incision in the lower portion of the tummy and reached the enlarged gland that way , but before the coming of antibiotics it was quite common for infections to develop or for the prostate to turn cancerous . |
| 4 | Half a century later the 1851 census provided clear evidence that an historic turning point had been reached ; the returns showed that for the first time more people lived in towns than in the countryside . |
| 5 | Conscious that she must make the most of these last weeks , and grateful for all the happiness and love which she had enjoyed in childhood , she was nevertheless eager for the days to pass and for the news to come that João had arrived from Lisbon to collect his bride . |
| 6 | Experts know little about how people are coping , but research in the past couple of years shows that for the majority of India 's people the cooking energy crisis is already here . |
| 7 | ‘ Did n't you say her handbag had been torn open , the contents gone except for the photo in a zipped pocket ? ’ |
| 8 | It took him two weeks to die and for the second of those we spoke together every night by telephone , often for more than an hour . |
| 9 | The weeks changed and for the last two days of my stay , I was the only attender . |
| 10 | Later figures showed that for the whole of 1922 over twice as much grain was transported by rail and waterways as in 1921 . |
| 11 | The same principles apply as for the control of parasitic gastroenteritis in ruminants . |
| 12 | SDLP deputy leader Seamus Mallon has called for the immediate suspension of the officers involved and for the investigation to be carried out by officers from another police force . |
| 13 | Their talk and behaviour took a slightly different form from ours just as their uniforms did and for the same reason but their major premises seemed to be the same . |
| 14 | Although Winch contends that there can not be causes for the rules followed or for the intentions and motives of the actors who follow them , other philosophers disagree . |
| 15 | Under Article IV , signatories agree that for the duration of the Treaty ( initially 30 years ) sovereignty claims will not be pursued or strengthened , i.e. are effectively shelved . |
| 16 | They ask for more stimulus than their children provide and for the opportunity to give expression to their other creative and intellectual drives . |
| 17 | The men claimed that for the last six weeks women and children had been ‘ assaulted and humiliated ’ during raids on houses in loyalist areas . |
| 18 | An analysis by marital status and number of children showed that for the married the main difference was between those with no children , 17 per cent of whom had been in a residential home , and those with one or more , for whom the proportion was 5 per cent . |
| 19 | Court fees are prescribed by the Supreme Court Fees Order and the County Court Fees Order except for the requirements relating to deposits payable on the presentation of bankruptcy petitions which are to be found in the Insolvency Fees ( Amendment ) Order 1990 ( 51 1990 No 5 ) . |
| 20 | A government survey of family shopping trolleys revealed that for the first time , we are buying as much low-fat milk as the traditional whole variety . |
| 21 | Commentators noted that for the first time since 1986 , the 1990 defence budget would fall below 1 per cent of Japan 's gross national product ( GNP ) — the decline being due more , however , to rapid economic growth rather than budgetary restraint . |
| 22 | Using the estimates for the BP options , the hedge ratios work out as follows : therefore , for the options expiring in October we should write 1.1886 option contracts per 1000 shares held and for the options maturing in April we should write 1.9279 contracts per 1000 share held . |