Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JAPANESE Emperor Akihito has called for closer cultural ties between Japan and the European Community . |
| 2 | John Doxsie , head of Staley 's sweetener division , says that in the three years since its launch , Krystar has accounted for 100 million lb of the annual five billion lb market for all sweeteners . |
| 3 | Chairman Garry Gibson said yesterday : ‘ Baker wants to leave for personal and not professional reasons . |
| 4 | Many of the indicators chosen are suspect , as Macnicol has shown for earlier periods , in that they simply count contact with state agencies , and it is a commonplace observation that the poor are more likely to be in contact with social workers because they are poor ( Becker , 1988 ) ; young drug-takers in inner cities are more visible than wealthy socialites but drug-taking and drinking stretch across social groups ( O'Bryan , 1989 ; Plant , 1989 ) ; desertion of women by husbands and the choice to remain unmarried are not restricted to the poor ; and so on and so on . |
| 5 | Soviet Union appears to accept reunification of two states is inevitable Kremlin agrees to plan for German confederation . |
| 6 | Soviet Union appears to accept reunification of two states is inevitable Kremlin agrees to plan for German confederation . |
| 7 | Chapple-Hyam has warned for some days that he is reluctant to risk Rodrigo de Triano , winner of the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas , on soft ground . |
| 8 | Much depends on the respective cost of reinsurance which TI has secured for 1992 and NCM has just purchased in December 1991 . |
| 9 | When Kylie went shopping for more additions to her by now Imelda Marcos scale wardrobe in one of London 's stores , the result was inevitable . |
| 10 | The noise of their progress floated back to where Paige and Travis lay hidden for many minutes , before fading away completely . |
| 11 | Yet , running through them , the still more ancient river Indus had existed for millions of years before their rise . |
| 12 | Laybacking had accounted for more than half his leader falls , and retreat did not bear thinking about . |
| 13 | In a letter to the summit meeting President Gorbachev had asked for immediate support for his economic restructuring programme in the form of credits , technical co-operation , personnel training , joint ventures and joint projects . ) |
| 14 | When the Turks finally overthrew the last of the Kotromanić rulers in 1463 , Vukšić continued to resist for another twenty years . |
| 15 | Despite the setback , Townsends continued to operate for many years , through Two World Wars , until they were finally absorbed into the Rank , Hovis , McDougall Company . |
| 16 | In its evidence to the Ashby Committee , the WEA had asked for more grant-aid to finance ‘ a considerable increase ’ in the number of full-time staff . |
| 17 | Rocky had accounted for all his truckers , with the exception of his three buddies , Chuck , Jube and Red . |
| 18 | Raymond Cusick had hoped for six Daleks from his budget but in the end the money only ran to affording four . |
| 19 | But commander-in-chief Douglas MacArthur wanted to play for higher stakes . |
| 20 | LEAs have to bid for these grants . |
| 21 | Hector stood poised for another blow , but there was no clue to tell him which way to strike . |
| 22 | Aware of the continuity of German history and bearing in mind the special responsibility arising from our past for a democratic development in Germany committed to respect for human rights and to peace , |
| 23 | Hitachi , with its partners Maxwell and Matsushita , has come up with a disc the same size , while a third combine headed by Seagate has opted for 3¼ inch ( 7–8 cm ) in an attempt to head off the Japanese competition . |
| 24 | Keegan said : ‘ A lot of people appreciate what Mick has done for this club . |
| 25 | Such orders put into the shade the contracts British Telecom has placed for single-mode fibre . |
| 26 | Howard Schuman has adapted for Working Title Armisted Maupin 's TALES FROM THE CITY ( 1991 ) and written for Independents Birmingham , FUN AND DRAMA ; LIFE AND DREAMS . |
| 27 | NCLE has argued for some time that schools should have coordinated policies on language as a medium for learning and languages as subjects . |
| 28 | Most of the 5,000 graduates each year in Northern Ireland choose to work for large firms , for the public sector , or enter the professions . |
| 29 | If prices rise as high as 135p to 140p Robert Giles recommends selling for non-priority shareholders . |
| 30 | Azerbaijan , Armenia , Byelarus , Moldova and Ukraine had applied for similar status . |