Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [vb base] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were many different sorts of trials set for the field-worker ( something noted in their field-work experience by Douglas 1972 and van Maanen 1982 ) , and the apologies other members of the section later gave her because of this policeman 's conduct is proof that these other trials , too , were successfully passed . |
| 2 | That , plus £250m of property writedowns — half in Britain and half in the United States — and another £100m of provisions account for the £450m fall in Heron 's value . |
| 3 | It is disgraceful that when paper mountains of directives exist for the size and shape of fruit and vegetables , the Government has so casually signed away the plight of millions of defenceless creatures . |
| 4 | The onset of World War I made him responsible for the design and erection of explosives plant for the Ministry of Munitions , as well as plants for heavy chemicals , dyestuffs , intermediates , and synthetic drugs which , until that time , had been imported from Germany . |
| 5 | Yet how can a certain number of equations account for the complexity and trivial detail that we see around us ? |
| 6 | A police spokesperson declared on Jan. 10 that allegations of police support for the so-called vigilantes was a " blatant lie " . |
| 7 | The calendar of events form for the next six months period which should be completed and returned before 2 MARCH 1990 . |
| 8 | In April the ninth SPA was elected with the usual efficiency : turnout was claimed to be 99.78 per cent , with 100 per cent of votes cast for the successful candidates . |
| 9 | Users may feel that the new system will make their job less secure , will make their relationship with others change for the worse , or will lead to a loss of the independence that they previously enjoyed . |
| 10 | She was taken to a comfortable bedroom with stone mullions and changed into clothes appropriate for the occasion . |
| 11 | Although the merger — for an indicated $485m , is positive for Avnet 's business fundamentals , credit quality measures will weaken from levels appropriate for the company 's implied double-A-minus senior debt rating , said the ratings agency . |
| 12 | SPAR , as noted earlier , uses a modified version of Sidner 's focusing algorithm , which embodies both strong and weak preferences in ways appropriate for the examples discussed here . |
| 13 | Concentrate on essentials Go for the main points of the lecture , not details . |
| 14 | The remaining 69 seats were allocated according to votes cast for the national lists of the 27 parties who had collected enough signatures to be eligible . |
| 15 | As well as teaching his subject , he coached badminton , ran the Photographic Society , sang bass in the School Choir , refereed lacrosse , and acted as Careers Master for the Scientists . |