Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [noun] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as a rector would put in a vicar or curate to care for the souls in his parish , or a landlord would employ a bailiff or steward to manage his estates , so an officer would appoint a deputy to conduct the business of the office , usually for a small pittance , while he himself enjoyed the bulk of the proceeds . |
| 2 | A parent , guardian or person caring for a child may seek advice and assistance on his behalf ( Legal Advice and Assistance ( No 2 ) Regulations 1980 ( SI No 1898 ) , reg 8(2) and reg 14(2) ( a ) ) . |
| 3 | Claims ( for what they may be worth ) for indemnity from a miscreant partner will more readily be encountered in the context of fraudulent activities in relation to the misapplication of money or property received for or in custody of the firm , to which s11 of the Partnership Act is directed : In the following cases ; namely — ( a ) Where one partner acting within the scope of his apparent authority receives the money or property of a third person and misapplies it ; and ( b ) Where a firm in the course of its business receives money or property of a third person , and the money or property so received is misapplied by one or more of the partners while it is in the custody of the firm ; the firm is liable to make good the loss . |
| 4 | Whether the issue is whether to buy a motor motor bike , what college or university to apply for , or what job to look for , a calm discussion of all the factors involved is far more fruitful than teenage demand met by flat parental refusal , with no real thinking on either side . |
| 5 | British farmers are not producing enough organic food to meet rapidly-rising consumer demand , with the result that imports account for 70 per cent of the annual market , according to the Organic Food and Farming Centre . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , keep in mind that results derived for stationary or uniformly moving bodies will not necessarily apply when the body is accelerated . |
| 7 | He called Sophie and listened while her voice ran through the little script that people write for answerphones , then doubled his double Scotch and went back to the window . |
| 8 | A worn and hollowed keyboard does not suggest an instrument that had been recently refurbished with extended keyboards but rather an old instrument that Handel admired for its tone . |
| 9 | While Labour needs to think hard about a coherent and realistic policy , to give substance to what is otherwise simply a slogan , there were signs in Inverness of regeneration — and a recognition that Labour has for too long taken its political dominance in Scotland for granted . |
| 10 | This is a much lower figure than Hand found for his sample of 65 entomological theses . |
| 11 | This was the beginning of a close association and collaboration lasting for twenty-five years , interrupted only by Bulleid 's war service from 1915 to 1919 , when he was involved mainly in the operation of military railways serving ammunition dumps near the front in France . |
| 12 | Willman and co-workers looked for loss of IRF-1 and several flanking genes in 12 patients with myelodysplasia or acute myeloid leukaemia associated with cytogenetic abnormalities of 5q31 . |
| 13 | Individual manufacturers can monitor their own stock and sales to look for trends . |
| 14 | She got up angrily and went through to her bedroom and bathroom to prepare for bed . |
| 15 | But is the private sector really going to provide the investment and planning needed for this sudden introduction of information technology ? |
| 16 | Binary code compiled for the 80486 will run on Pentium with a 10% performance loss and binary compiled for Pentium will run on the 80486 . |
| 17 | Now there 's a complementary shampoo and conditioner to match for use at home . |
| 18 | The paring of hooker and tight-head going for the opponents ' ball is a great skill which will serve them well in the adult game . |
| 19 | ‘ If I 'm going to watch games , I would be of more use studying the following week 's opposition and helping prepare for them . |
| 20 | The good news for pigs is that the Agriculture Minister John Gummer has announced his intention to introduce regulations banning the narrow breeding stall and neck and girth tethers for sows . |
| 21 | Oil is the most versatile , flexible and valuable of the primary fuels and part of the process of improved use of energy over the past decade has been for users to switch to other fuels to generate heat , thus saving oil for the transportation and speciality uses for which there are no cost effective substitutes . |
| 22 | The campaign works indirectly by rumour to frighten people , and whatever they can or ca n't prove the threat is carried by word of mouth and claimants run for cover . |
| 23 | It is assumed that provisional agreement has been reached between prospective partners , all of whom are fully qualified solicitors ; that the firm name has been chosen and premises identified ; that certificates and licences have been obtained as necessary in relation to specialist aspects of the work of the practice and registration obtained for VAT ; that the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund has been informed of the existence of the new practice ; and generally that there is no legal or professional obstacle to accepting instructions from clients . |
| 24 | Like the craftsman , the strategic visionary would appear to develop strategic perception as much through practice and gut-level feel for the business , product , market and technology as through conscious cognition . |
| 25 | The hue and cry started for you , but you could not be found . |
| 26 | Though Conrad 's Narcissus runs it close , Crime and Punishment remains for me the most accessible and exciting novel in the world . |
| 27 | Gentlefolk of a quiet disposition should be aware that Girlschool are back with a new album and tour scheduled for the autumn . |
| 28 | STING has a new single , album and dates set for the New Year . |
| 29 | By early 1949 the outlook was improving , yet there was a lack of will on the part of both industry and government to plan for there turn to free markets at home and abroad . |
| 30 | The poised , lively writing in this incident adds a different dimension , unfortunately a rare one , to novels which for all their scholarship and vigour seem for the taste of the eighties a little sedate , a little soft — in short , a little too romantic . |