Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later BT pledged to stop 0898 phone operators using its videophones for sex shows . |
| 2 | At the ruling prices fixed in a market determined by competition to meet this demand , the local authorities placed their contracts for estates to be built for slum clearance and relief of overcrowding . |
| 3 | ‘ They 've been encouraging local authorities to tighten their belts for the last 14 years , ’ he protests . |
| 4 | Soviet spokesmen warned the non-aligned states against succumbing to Western attempts to secure their support for American Rapid Deployment Forces . |
| 5 | A panel of senior journalists made their selection for awards which included prizes of £500 for individual winners . |
| 6 | During November the three largest parties announced their candidates for the presidential elections scheduled for April 26 , 1992 , to elect a successor to Kurt Waldheim , who had in June 1991 declined to stand for a second term [ see p. 38298 ] . |
| 7 | The following day Iran wrote to the United Nations underlining its respect for Iraq 's ‘ sovereignty and territorial integrity ’ . |
| 8 | Rider York , the main bus company in the city , has agreed to hold fares at their 1990 level for another two months to thank their passengers for their loyalty . |
| 9 | Other searchlights came on , but the German-looking silhouette of Campbeltown and some other confusions of identity enabled the intruders to bluff their way for another five minutes and about 2,000 yards ( 1,800m ) nearer the harbour . |
| 10 | The blue eyes surveyed her face for a moment , their expression dark and oddly unreadable . |
| 11 | Other unions were equally alarmed by the potential scale of the problem , which was just emerging as schools received their budgets for the new financial year . |
| 12 | To encourage schools to define their objectives for the school library in terms of the curriculum and the educational benefit anticipated for their pupils , including the development of reading and learning skills . |
| 13 | To encourage schools to define their objectives for the school library in terms of the curriculum and the educational benefit anticipated for their pupils , including the development of reading and learning skills . |
| 14 | Carrie nodded , her eyes searching his face for something . |
| 15 | There are other entries describing my passion for clothes , and also my concern to look good — for example , it notes that I insisted on having long hair , despite problems of manageability . |
| 16 | Instead the MEPs renewed their demand for a directive , based on the World Health Organisation 's code , that would be binding on the industry . |
| 17 | St Magnus joined Hakon in suppressing Viking lawlessness in the Northern Isles and he is said to have married a daughter of a Scottish chieftain — both parties preserving their chastity for ten years . |
| 18 | A boy passing by homewards from the pictures heard his cries for help . |
| 19 | Since Gadfly readers know his fondness for public transport perhaps there will be a substantial saving when it happens . |
| 20 | Steve succeeded John Sewell as Palace 's captain , but in September 1971 he moved over to Chelsea for a fee quoted as £170,000 , as Bert Head sought funds to reshape his squad for 1st Division survival . |
| 21 | The historian knows that something important occurred to transform the disciples from a huddle of frightened men into bold missionaries risking their lives for their faith . |
| 22 | A favoured means of hosting a concert was the ‘ kvartir-nik ’ ( flat-nik ) : loyal fans surrendering their flats for the purposes of performance . |
| 23 | Heroism presented itself to her still as sacrifice ; but she turned her mind in pity to the heroines who had suffered atrocious torments to keep their bud for the eternal bridegroom ; surely , and the paradox hit her humour with satisfying logic , the most excellent act of selflessness for a virgin was to surrender up her state ? |
| 24 | Poor dear Tony stood there with mushrooms in his ears examining his hat for damage . |
| 25 | And in an effort to keep up with the rival performance claims of manufacturers running its database for the purposes of TPC-A and TPC-B benchmarking the company has put together a comparison table : |
| 26 | Opposition parties repeated their call for the election of a national constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution . |
| 27 | Her province was terrestrial , the mountains and hillsides where wild animals needed her protection for their nurture . |
| 28 | ‘ Why ? ’ he rasped again as his eyes scoured her face for an answer . |
| 29 | Both parties stressed their desire for the restoration of full Lebanese sovereignty and for the withdrawal from Lebanon of Israeli forces , as demanded in UN Security Council Resolution 425 . |
| 30 | None of the Saints candidates advanced their claims for inclusion in Malcolm Reilly 's tour squad which the Great Britain coach will announce tomorrow morning . |