Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernard Baruch spoke for many business people when he complained that the British were quick to moan but not to help themselves by making their economy more productive and competitive . |
| 2 | Oh look , it 's Richard Branson going for another record in his big balloon — go on , bomb the bearded bigwig ! |
| 3 | Since the work of S. S. Stevens in the 1930s and later , it has been recognized that , although the Weber-Fechner Law holds for many sorts of sensory experience , the exponent varies widely ; nevertheless , the principle of a quantitative correlation between external stimulus , neural activity and experienced sensation remains intact and now appears to be well-established . |
| 4 | Alongside and beneath the alley , Mucky Beck rushed for half a mile past walled mill-ponds , wasteland and cinder piles all the way from Shearbridge Road to Cheshum Street . |
| 5 | Consistency will be the key note when the Crosby show re-opens for another season . |
| 6 | A superiority in either the perception of shape or in the perception of direction , if in fact these functions are dissociable , can account for the left hand advantage in Braille reading found for both experienced blind subjects ( Hermelin & O'Connor , 1971 ) and blindfolded normal subjects ( Smith , Chu and Edmonston , 1977 ; Harriman and Castell , 1979 ) taught to read Braille . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ I believe my attitude and fitness have both improved since I signed for Wednesday , and I 've got the boss and coach Ritchie Barker to thank for that . |
| 8 | He never saw the rope that would hang him for the noose was concealed in the hem of the white hood that the hangman drew over his head with the usual gentle suggestion that AIbert Pierrepoint reserved for these occasions . |
| 9 | He appears to have got what he wanted and will remain at the Ballycastle Road Showgrounds for another year at least . |
| 10 | In fact , I always have remembered — and I have Monty Lee to thank for that . |
| 11 | We have Alan Austin to thank for this character-building little outing — an experience you wo n't forget in a hurry ! |
| 12 | Faced with an actor reading , as Alan Bates did for much of his one-man show at Edinburgh this year , you 're tempted to conclude that he 's a little under-rehearsed . |
| 13 | The Barker family had for many years been involved in mining , with for example , the Champions in their mines in Ireland . |
| 14 | Nursing organisations in New South Wales have for some time been discussing specific roles of the nurse practitioner with the Department of Health , the outcome of which has been eagerly awaited by the Australian Medical Association ( AMA ) and nursing organisations in other states . |
| 15 | Hounslow , the holders , Havant and East Grinstead all gained clear-cut victories to qualify for away ties against other First Division sides in the eighth finals , and an England player scored for each of them . |
| 16 | The facades of 106 houses were rapidly built , but it was another twenty years or more before many of the interiors were begun and Kemp Town stayed for some time rather like a giant film set with the image of grandeur propped up by heavy wooden beams . |
| 17 | He has winged his way across the world in pursuit of his hobby , a mission that has included Venezuela , Thailand , Africa and Israel among others — with Costa Rica planned for this year . |
| 18 | Mr Acres appealed for any witnesses to the Sunday night attack to ring police on a special hotline on 051 777 3574 . |
| 19 | Donald Gould spoke for many of us I imagine , when he characterised the honours of the extended Christmas break as a microcosm of a workless society , a foretaste of a robotised world ( Forum , 20 January , p 180 ) . |
| 20 | Donald Crubach spoke for all the men , to give the required answer . |
| 21 | In his address , President Bush called for all parties to make good commitments agreed at UNCED , adding that " the United States intends to be the world 's pre-eminent leader in protecting the global environment … |
| 22 | Mr Fisher worked for several years at the Squilver Quarry as office manager , and in his retirement served for a lengthy period as Hon. |
| 23 | Touche Ross tax partner Maurice Parry-Wingfield spoke for many others when he called it a ‘ victory for common sense ’ and urged the Revenue to leave well alone and resist any temptation to change the law . |
| 24 | Always lying handy as Coco Dancer led for most of the trip , Limeridge took up the running from Coco Dancer going to the last fence and at this stage was hotly pursued by the favourite Canute Express . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ Mr Millman waited for some time but she failed to arrive and he stupidly decided to drive home himself . ’ |
| 26 | We could also see Amy playing , and we could count the money Mr Smith saved for both parents to spend on cleaning materials which we could watch them using ! |
| 27 | The main proof Van Laue offers for this argument is the polarisation of society between global conflict and a backward society that made a liberal constitution impossible . |
| 28 | And as we are unlikely to see any real harmonisation of accounting procedures , fiscal requirements or business practices throughout the Community in the near future , pan-European accounting systems will be increasingly important to the large number of UK companies looking for all the help they can get . |
| 29 | Never married , Lottie Dod lived for many years in London before moving to Milford-on-Sea . |
| 30 | Rose Jennings calls for more passion and less vague sentiment in anti-war art |