Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The princess sang along with old favourites such as The Streets Of London and My Liverpool Home — plus the hospice hymn Give Me Oil For My Lamp . |
| 3 | Ste Barbe 's episcopal acta confirm his sympathy for the ethos of the Yorkshire monastic reform movement . |
| 4 | FAMILIES of victims of the Hove arson tragedy take their fight for justice to the High Court next week . |
| 5 | When Dr A B Granville published his famous and best-selling guidebook , The Spas of England in 1841 , he made very clear in the opening chapters of his mammoth work his distaste for what he regarded as ‘ the lower orders of society ’ . |
| 6 | The moment came , and in walked Robin and Henrietta Tavistock ; his expression was one of sheer amazement , and when he saw his father the Duke of Bedford , whom he thought was at his chalet in Méribel , I saw tears of emotion flood his eyes for a moment . |
| 7 | Although in some ways it seems hardly necessary to have to justify this , the concerns of management merit our interest for a number of reasons . |
| 8 | The committee express their thanks for the work he has done in a voluntary capacity over the past months . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) 5.18(2) confers the right on an applicant , licence-holder , objector or complainer who appeared at the hearing to request that the board give their reasons for their decision in writing . |
| 10 | and a cup of coffee and a cigarette , and I always do that but this day I was so tired after the doing the garden , both gardens like and fucking weeding them all and doing everything else and brushing out the back and doing I said to him for fuck 's sake do them dishes for me for a change William would you I said , so I got er got myself in the bath said I 'm away to bingo , so William 's gone out what happened ? eight , I had eight he had one you may get yourself I said ah fuck no wonder I have no fucking luck , so on the settee and said I 'm not going anywhere , I sat for ten minutes then I said ah fuck you why should I sit here so I lifted the car keys and walked out again then , fucking zooming out of and there was John coming up like that |
| 11 | Will my hon. Friend accept my thanks for the helpful way in which he dealt with my representations on this subject ? |
| 12 | How does the hon. Gentleman square his enthusiasm for the right of veto on that occasion with the decision of the leader of his party that he would give way at Maastricht on all the issues that are now being discussed ? |
| 13 | Van Rappard was willing to let his intense young friend share his studio for a while . |
| 14 | For example , unemployment figures generally rise in the winter months as industries such as construction and tourism reduce their demands for labour . |
| 15 | In every production there comes an awkward jerky stage when the cast abandon their books for the first time , but for The Hooded Owl it seemed to be going on longer than usual . |
| 16 | competition REGISTER YOUR GUITARS FOR LIFE ! |
| 17 | For a moment that might have lasted hours she seemed to see herself , old and weak , and knew that now she could be free and the burden of life leave her wings for ever . |
| 18 | One had the feeling that she was happy enough just to let her racket do her talking for her … |
| 19 | Please do not forget to let the Social Secretary have your suggestions for future trips/meetings . |
| 20 | As the audience take their seats for " Pamela " we can hear , from the onstage tannoy , stage management calls and , ultimately , an announcement : " Ladies and Gentlemen , please take your seats in the main auditorium ; this afternoon 's performance of " Coriolanus " is about to begin . " |
| 21 | He had no option now but to speak to his landlady in the morning about letting this homeless female have his bed for the night . |
| 22 | The corresponding figures for the previous year include its results for that period . |
| 23 | So which kit does Dad buy his boy for Christmas . |
| 24 | People living within walking distance of the track decorate their houses for the family cookout with checkered flags and banners . |