Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [to-vb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since it has proved notoriously difficult for determinists to account for the emergence of new and revolutionary ideas , it would surely be wise of Althusser to show how he proposes to do it . |
| 2 | A DUBLIN building society has invested confidence in the national soccer team reaching next year 's World Cup finals in the United States by launching a special account for fans to save for the air fare . |
| 3 | The touchdown came with only one second left when Michael Haynes jumped among a crowd of defenders to catch for the victory . |
| 4 | The Inland Revenue is valuing thousands of homes to prepare for the council tax … due to replace the controversial poll tax in 1993 . |
| 5 | There is nothing more baffling in cricket than the continuing reluctance of umpires to move for the adoption of TV assistance for narrow run-out and stumping decisions . |
| 6 | A warm and welcoming place , Southern Brittany provides a wealth of places to explore for the remaining time before flying back to England on 20 April 1991 . |
| 7 | Old folk at the Wesley Court centre had collected hundreds of pounds to pay for the sing-a-long machine . |
| 8 | Workhouse building , despite the permitting of parishes to combine for the purpose in 1723 , was until 1750 largely an urban phenomenon , for in the countryside out-relief was proving itself a more flexible and still not frighteningly expensive option . |
| 9 | Your answer may give you a guide to the sort of clothes to wear for the interview . |
| 10 | There is moderate reduction in lung cancer risk associated with lower tar cigarettes but research in the UK suggests that the assumed health advantages of switching to lower tar may be largely offset by the tendency of smokers to compensate for the reduction in nicotine ( cigarettes lower in tar also tend to be lower in nicotine ) by smoking more or inhaling more deeply [ 4 ] . |
| 11 | Well aware of the undertaking he added ‘ The day before I went for a load of beers to prepare for the ordeal . ’ |
| 12 | In one regrettable case , which I myself witnessed , it had become an established sport in the house for guests to ring for the butler and put to him random questions of the order of , say , who had won the Derby in such and such a year , rather as one might to a Memory Man at the music hall . |
| 13 | Soon the Marines were pouring through , blazing at the enemy as they split into groups to head for the fuel tanks , the gas drums and other targets . |
| 14 | Diets for autoclaving are supplemented with nutrients to compensate for the inevitable degradation that occurs . |
| 15 | The prognosis was for Rangers to qualify for the European Cup , Celtic for the Cup-Winners ' Cup ( having beaten Rangers in the semi-final , of course , then prevailed in the final ) , Hearts for a place in the UEFA Cup for finishing second in their Premier Division and Hibs as Skol League Cup winners , joining them . |
| 16 | The strong sense of community between living and dead expressed in the frequent injunction in wills to pray for the soul of the deceased and to endow a priest for this specific purpose witnesses to a feeling for a purpose in existence beyond that of material well-being . |
| 17 | It maybe still the same now , erm because right up to the time I erm retired we , we had on occasions to pay for the residual value of a tyre , perhaps a bus had been in accident and the tyre had suffered damage which it was n't possible to repair it or retread it , perhaps a hole had been pierced through the wall , they scrapped that tyre and we had to pay for the residual value , mind you being in accident we could then claim it off the insurance company but , so right up to the time I retired that 's how tyres were paid for . |
| 18 | The right for women to vote for the President of the United States was introduced in Wyoming in 1869 , when , according to Abler , Adams and Gould ( 1971 , p.446 ) ‘ frontier men and women chafed under archaic and undemocratic laws carried earlier from the East ’ . |
| 19 | Planning the assault on the boardroom NEIL FITZGERALD listens as a strategy for women to aim for the top is hammered out |
| 20 | More general distance learning provision in chemistry is available through the Open University and Riddick has highlighted opportunities for Licentiates to study for the Graduateship . |
| 21 | If district councils in Northern Ireland are to have a meaningful role in promoting tourism and job creation within their areas , can the Secretary of State give us an assurance that he will ask the planners to deal more sympathetically with applications that have district council approval for facilities to cater for the tourists who are coming now and the many more that we expect in the future ? |
| 22 | Gosse was perplexed at the vast tracts of time required by geologists to account for the deposition of all the strata . |