Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the tyranny of ‘ promotion examinations ’ has mercifully decreased in the past decade , in many countries yearly and termly examinations and preparation for them account for a quite disproportionate amount of school time and teachers are virtually ignorant of how and why and when to test . |
| 2 | The submission of the father had been to the effect that the court should leave open the opportunity for him to apply for custody of the children in the divorce proceedings then pending . |
| 3 | This is just asking us for permission for them to apply for planning permission . |
| 4 | Mr Dane ( 49 ) of Mountsandel Road is seeking an injunction allowing immediate reinstatement to his post and provision for him to care for his private patients . |
| 5 | ‘ What can a piece of mine do for an audience that has really come to enjoy one of the great operatic masterpieces of all time ? ’ asks Jonathan Dove . |
| 6 | Laura , knowing how much this vehicle meant to Bernard , had a miniature of it made for her husband , which he kept in his office . |
| 7 | Russia invaded by Germany , the non-aggression pact between them counting for nothing . |
| 8 | The atmosphere thus acts as a ‘ bottleneck ’ , and could have retained sufficient heat of formation for it to account for the present excess radiation . |
| 9 | It 's a question of you pay for what you get . |
| 10 | Any law against me stopping for a quiet smoke ? ’ |
| 11 | It must fuel his work like it does for Woody Allen . ’ |
| 12 | Having passed the equivalent of the first MD examination , the universities could hardly turn her away , though places were made conditional on her waiting for her eighteenth birthday before going up . |
| 13 | We will consider you to be wasting ES time if you spend long or frequent periods of time talking about personal matters which have no relevance to you work for the ES . |
| 14 | Moreover , it is not our function to form a view in relation to any one of these appellants of the proper period for him to serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence , and then if we disagree with the Secretary of State 's tariff say that the Secretary of State was wrong and quash his decision . |
| 15 | If Vecchi had been to the apartment and got what he wanted before killing Mahoney , there was no need for him to return for another look round . |
| 16 | The IRA slaughtered a girl 's pet sheep and stuffed a bomb into it aimed for her father , a part-time soldier . |
| 17 | She remembered how she had looked at Rose in some surprise , and said , ‘ Yes , that would be swell , but I have n't enough money with me to pay for supper . ’ |
| 18 | I mean if there are two or three days off during that or one day off you take for instance , as long as it 's fifteen working days . |
| 19 | This publication manages to pack into its few pages masses of useful information for those with allergies who have to pick their way through foods the rest of us take for granted . |
| 20 | A sure signal for those in the ‘ Couples Only ’ seats to adjust their dress , and the rest of us to prepare for the pre national anthem stampede . |
| 21 | Kunio and Judith prepared a large picnic hamper of chicken legs , dill pickles and assorted sandwiches , the rest of us arranging for an ample supply of lager and other liquid refreshment . |
| 22 | Cos I , a friend of mine works for Young 's and got the gravel rails and all that . |
| 23 | In the unlikely event of it surviving for three years , it becomes mutton . |
| 24 | I have a burning desire to see you spread out on my bed , every inch of you revealed for my delectation … ’ |
| 25 | As a matter of fact , it was one of those cases where the nursing staff had an unreasonable wish for him to live for ever — he was a very charming man . |
| 26 | I think the death of David 's father was probably what took him a while to make the decision about leaving Ken , because to lose his father , who he really adored , who had always been a pillar of strength to him , changed his life , and I think David carried a bitterness about him dying for a long time . |
| 27 | Those behind the Premier League shudder at the prospect of them heading for the big time . |
| 28 | Authority chairman Tony Russell said the hearing , which had already cost the authority £90,000 , was only due to last ten days but now there was prospect of it continuing for up to three months . |
| 29 | If this is the case always take the policy with you to produce for the doctor . |
| 30 | It therefore makes good sense for us to control for date of birth when looking at the effects of terminal education age . |