Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Anderson has been using the case to support his argument for a change in the law to allow suppliers to recover goods supplied to a customer who goes out of business before paying for them . |
| 2 | That failure owed as much to English inability to sustain their efforts for long enough as to successful Scottish resistance . |
| 3 | GMTV took over the morning franchise from TV-am and last month brought in LWT 's chief executive Greg Dyke as chairman to spearhead its fight for more viewers . |
| 4 | The first news of the coup was a statement signed by Yanayev , Pavlov and Baklanov and distributed bythe official news agency Tass on the morning of Aug. 19 , saying that , in keeping with the Constitution , presidential power had been transferred to Vice-President Gennady Yanayev " due to Mikhail Gorbachev 's inability to perform his duties for health reasons " , and that a state of emergency had been introduced in ( unspecified ) parts of the Soviet Union for six months to overcome " the profound crisis , political , ethnic and civil strife , chaos and anarchy that threaten the lives and security of the Soviet Union 's citizens " . |
| 5 | Only one patient ( 6% ) receiving cyclosporin met our criteria for nephrotoxicity and that patient improved after reducing the dose . |
| 6 | The section prohibits canvassing in the sense of the attempt of an applicant or of another person at his instigation to influence a member of a licensing board to support his application for a grant , renewal or permanent transfer of a licence , or for a regular extension of permitted hours before the application is considered by the board ( subs . |
| 7 | Overlooking the Daily Express building has its advantages for Drury House staff . |
| 8 | This necessity of the pace of social and industrial change has its implications for teaching method : the student must increasingly develop and practise the skills of enquiry and discovery , in order to experience the confidence and pleasure of it and to be able to make fullest use of " recurrent education " possibilities and requirements in later life . |
| 9 | We will require British Rail to tighten its targets for reliability and punctuality on all lines , and report monthly to passengers on how it is doing . |
| 10 | In cases where an employee sues his employer for breach of statutory duty , the court will be slow to find that the employer was guilty of contributory negligence . |
| 11 | The Night Superintendent clapped her hands for silence . |
| 12 | On Jan. 9 , 1990 , the US administration announced its support for the restoration of World Bank loans to China which met " basic human needs " ; the International Herald Tribune reported on Jan. 13 that this covered about $2,000 million of the $7,000 million sought by the World Bank . |
| 13 | A second , searing stroke made her gasp for breath , as fire exploded in her backside as if she 'd been hit by a ball of lightning . |
| 14 | Government will work in partnership to secure our heritage for the benefit of future generations . |
| 15 | I shall return to this point later , but must first record how matters went in the Divisional Court , omitting for present purposes any reference to an alternative ground of relief concerning the Director 's refusal to wait whilst the applicant pursued his application for legal aid , which failed in the Divisional Court and was not renewed on appeal . |
| 16 | For example , a white mother with two children in my study described her strategies for budgeting on benefit in great detail , ending her account by noting how these strategies floundered : ‘ Because he spends his money and we could do with it . |
| 17 | Request : In the guise of pop-group ‘ The Howlers ’ ( ‘ We play loud modern rock music not entirely lacking in melodies ’ ) , we contacted the portly football fan to request his consent for a song ( and concept album ) to be titled ‘ Mad Hattersley 's Tea Party ’ . |
| 18 | The card signifies our regard for you as an important customer who warrants priority attention at our service station . |
| 19 | I know that today is Saturday because already I am thirsty for a dry , hoppy pint of bitter at the end of the afternoon : an aperitif to sharpen my appetite for this evening 's Indian meal . |
| 20 | Nor , despite the merit of the achievement , did the Ryder Cup team get the vote when the Golf Writers ’ Association announce their selection for their annual trophy this year . |
| 21 | He stood in the corridor outside while the priest prepared his wife for death . |
| 22 | It has been estimated that one farmworker loses his job for every 750 acres of set-aside . |
| 23 | LITTLETON villagers are planning a summer of action to highlight their campaign for road improvements . |
| 24 | He lay there dead , his blood soaking my shoulder for half an hour . |
| 25 | Mayor dropped his plans for the new committee and agreed to keep the Executive Board more fully informed of his actions in future . |
| 26 | The disclosure came as the US secretary of state arrived in Egypt at the start of a tour of the Middle East and met President Mubarak and the foreign minister , Amr Moussa , in an attempt to win their support for an early resumption of the suspended peace talks |
| 27 | Ste Barbe 's episcopal acta confirm his sympathy for the ethos of the Yorkshire monastic reform movement . |
| 28 | In the story I have just told , I explain how self-image dominated my life for a time . |
| 29 | Wimbledon 's large delegation shows their determination for Jones to get off a playing ban . |
| 30 | From under the counter Franco produced the familiar battered grey hat which had been left behind in the confusion surrounding their departure for Maidstone 's apartment . |