Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , Fuchs blamed the deficit on the museum 's poor administrative structure , ‘ I did not have a system which enabled me to accept responsibility for the financial affairs of the museums ’ . |
| 2 | Having the responsibility vested in them to provide education for the children in their areas , they were faced with two problems : teachers ' action and withdrawal of goodwill and a central Government elected with the mandate to restrict public spending . |
| 3 | He had a light lunch in a small sandwich bar off the street called Crutched Friars , where monks once hobbled with one leg bound behind them to cause pain for the greater glory of God , and he made up his mind what he would do . |
| 4 | I know people get tired of appeals , but I urge them to organise fundraising for the echo-cardiograph equipment as undoubtedly a great number of people will follow me through the coronary unit and the machine will surely be of great help to them . |
| 5 | If you have been nominated to respond to an SPR , this option enables you to accept responsibility for the SPR or to pass it on to another user . |
| 6 | To mark the country 's first successful bone marrow transplant involving an un-related donor , Norwegian television arranged for her to meet Janet for the first time in front of an estimated two-and-a-half million viewers . |
| 7 | Furthermore , as Henry VIII had relied on the authority of scripture to justify his annulment , it was difficult for him to resist pressure for the translation of the Bible into English , or demands that doctrine and liturgy should conform to the word of God as revealed in the scriptures . |
| 8 | But Hartington soon became alarmed at the plans to give increased powers to what he termed ‘ fanatical local authorities ’ , and he wrote to Rosebery asking him to withdraw support for the measures . |
| 9 | And Madam , I 'd also ask you to say that to him to pay compensation for the minor injuries she 's suf she 's suffered and of course you have to consider that 's a point in a case involving assault , would be to add insult to injury , and would not assist the parties in coming to terms with their relationship and hopefully attempting a reconciliation . |
| 10 | But a court at Bedlington , Northumberland , convicted him of criminal damage and ordered him to pay £1,100 for the damage . |
| 11 | While waiting for this money to come through , he asked the owners if they would allow him to order goods for the coming summer season . |
| 12 | I realized that she — and possibly Jean-Claude — might be expecting me to approach Helmut for the money . |
| 13 | To the extent the seller uses it to manufacture stock for the buyer ahead of any orders he does so at his own risk . |
| 14 | Compression Laboratories Inc , San Jose , says Bell Atlantic Corp has chosen it to supply technology for the phone company 's video-on-demand trial for up to 400 residential homes : Compression Labs will provide digital video encoders and decoders which convert standard analogue video signals to a compressed digital video format ; terms of the pact were not disclosed . |
| 15 | A Primus is a little camping-stove that you fill with paraffin and you light it at the top and then you pump it to get pressure for the flame . |
| 16 | If colleges were experienced in validation and had developed acceptable validation procedures , the Council made Validation Procedures Agreements with them which enabled them to take responsibility for the organisation of validation for their own pilot schemes . |
| 17 | ( To enable us to give instructions for the repairs to be started you should also submit the completed claim form without delay together with a detailed estimate . ) |
| 18 | [ These would ] enable us to do things for the alliance which they ca n't do . |
| 19 | I should clarify that , as you are aware , the shareholders of [ name ] have retained us to seek offers for the x% interest in [ name ] held by [ shareholder ] . |