Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [Wh det] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are a number of international schools in the London area as well as support groups which cater for different nationalities . |
| 2 | Measurements of calcium in fertilized eggs or lymphocytes following mitogenic stimulation revealed the existence of repetitive calcium spikes which persisted for as long as several hours . |
| 3 | And the figures would have been higher still , but for a smaller rise in car offences which account for three quarters of all reported crimes . |
| 4 | Travelling back to Vancouver by train I was amazed at the size and grandeur of the forests of giant sequoia trees which stretch for miles to the north of San Francisco . |
| 5 | On Aug. 2 Nakayama and his Lao counterpart , Gen. Phoune Sipaseuth , signed three economic aid agreements which provided for a Japanese aid package to Laos totalling 1,636,630,000 yen ( approximately US$11,000,000 ) . |
| 6 | What we observe in Belfast may therefore be the reflex of a raising rule that was originally ‘ metropolitan ’ or ‘ mainstream ’ , together with some admixture of Scots raising rules which account for Scots [ glΕs , kΕrt ] ‘ glass , cart ’ , and which are now partly superseded in Scots by lowering and backing rules . |
| 7 | The Trust now runs 18 free dispen-saries throughout the country and three maternity homes which cater for women who can not afford the heavy cost of other hospitals . |
| 8 | And yet , he painted delicate water colours which sold for high prices . |
| 9 | Usually , the larval stage confines itself to relatively small mammals such as mice , and it is the nymph and adult forms which go for humans , though usually only accidentally . |
| 10 | The government retained a minority share in the Sicartsa rolled steel mills which sold for $170,000,000 to the Villacero Group , while Grupo Acerero del Norte bought Altos Hornos de Mexico for $350,000,000 and took over $350,000,000 of its debt . |
| 11 | This gives the range of MLU scores which accounted for the middle two-thirds of the 123 children studied at each age level . |
| 12 | The idea is graphically summarised by Alison Norman : ‘ We are all familiar with the advertisements and Christmas begging letters which ask for money in terms which suggest that old people are in danger of hypothermia or social isolation simply because they are old — not because they do not have sufficient incomes to heat and repair their homes or to pay for a taxi or telephone . ’ |
| 13 | By contrast the International Chamber of Commerce , which is an international non-governmental organization with national Chambers of Commerce as its members , promotes non-law instruments which depend for their effect upon contractual incorporation . |
| 14 | In 1508–9 , 20 per cent of the value of Newcastle 's trade was already in coal , and in the following decade there was a boom in coal exports which compensated for a slump in those of wool . |
| 15 | Abu Dhabi has major oil reserves which account for some 8% of |
| 16 | A full-time welfare and education office is complemented by administrative and site executive offices which cater for the day-to-day operation of the Union and provide typing and photocopying facilities . |
| 17 | A full-time welfare and education office is complemented by administrative and site executive offices which cater for the day-to-day operation of the Union and provide typing and photocopying facilities . |
| 18 | Beaver Clear Satin Floor Varnish is available in 1 litre and 5 litre packs which sell for around £13 and £44 respectively . , . . |
| 19 | It is clear that the scheme needs to be administered so that it dovetails with and reinforces the benefits of other grant schemes which provide for hedge renovation and management . |
| 20 | In the interests of conciseness and convention , it is necessary to use here the suffix notation for vector equations which has for the most part been avoided in this book ( the other main exception being the appendix to Chapter 5 ) . |
| 21 | Index linked National Savings Certificates were popular up until the early 1980's , but with a fall in inflation they have tended to be eclipsed by the popularity of fixed interest certificates which accounted for about 16 per cent of total assets in 1990 . |
| 22 | Storage is concerned with space and , conveniently as so often happens , requirements can be summed up in an acronym this time SPACES which stands for — |