Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [to-vb] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mortimer and Isabella tried to cultivate support for their regime by lavish grants to the deposed king 's half-brothers the Earls of Norfolk and Rent : Rent , for example , was granted Despenser 's forfeited lands in Leicestershire . |
| 2 | She trailed a hand along an imaginary banister , sweeping the other behind where the skirts of a ball-gown would have trailed and was so tangibly created that when she sat down on the sofa Delia Sutherland moved to make room for the folds of that gown . |
| 3 | Thorndyke attempted to compare memory for optional and bridging inferences . |
| 4 | Today the Environment Minister Tony Baldry vowed to improve conditions for birds in transit . |
| 5 | Since France was pro-Egyptian and Britain 's fleets were otherwise engaged , the Sultan had to ask Russia for more than diplomatic assistance . |
| 6 | The second session of Parliament , which began on 9 November , saw an attack on the standing army , the Commons refusing to vote supply for the additional forces that had been raised over the summer , and instead resolving to bring in a bill to reform the militia . |
| 7 | Under William and his son — and successor — Joseph Dalton Hooker ( 1817–1911 ) , Kew began to acquire facilities for studying exotic plants and soon became a centre of international importance . |
| 8 | The USSR wishes to substitute gas for oil for its European satellites . |
| 9 | In a full memorandum of understanding signed on Jan. 17 China agreed to provide protection for US inventions and copyrighted works , including computer software , product patents , sound recordings and trade secrets . |
| 10 | EASTMAN KODAK HAS TO COMPENSATE GRADUATES FOR RENEGING ON EMPLOYMENT PROMISES |
| 11 | Conscious of their responsibilities as landlords the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry determined to provide assistance for the people of the area . |
| 12 | Rather rudely , perhaps , Hamilton decided to take Bustos for a romp and leave them all to it . |
| 13 | Meanwhile Chancellor Norman Lamont managed to win support for the pound from the EC yesterday . |
| 14 | In a radio interview on Sept. 18 Lamont appeared to blame Germany for producing many of the tensions within the ERM . |
| 15 | This was eventually resolved at the Luxembourg meeting , with Switzerland accepting unrestricted passage for up to 28 tonnes axle weight and 50 licences per day for 28-38 tonne trucks , and Austria agreeing to increase licences for EC lorries to 1,300,000 for 1992 , but insisting that annual ceilings thereafter should embody a progressive reduction in pollutant output . |
| 16 | They met in a soup kitchen in Hull , decided that cutting a record together would be fun , and before long had Paul Weller offering to play guitar for them . |
| 17 | MIDDLESBROUGH surgeon Fred Nath aims to raise £10,000 for an operation for a little Romanian boy . |
| 18 | Each publisher is to produce , market and distribute books to the retail , wholesale , corporate , government , college and library markets worldwide — Random House will establish a new Hewlett-Packard Press to publish books for individual users , Prentice Hall will launch the Hewlett-Packard Professional Books series for practising and studying professionals . |
| 19 | Ron wants to raise money for disabled children , whom he has worked with for many years . |
| 20 | This causes the reader to feel very sorry for him but this pity soon fades as Pip starts to blame Joe for his common ways and he slowly begins to turn into a snob . |
| 21 | By April 1994 , the ES intends to take responsibility for negotiating pay with the appropriate trade unions for everyone in the ES . |
| 22 | As the government of President Paul Biya continued to resist demands for democratic reform , opposition groups decided on Aug. 12 to maintain their call for civil disobedience as part of their campaign for a national conference . |
| 23 | This is suggested by the quotations earlier in the section , which indicate that Lakatos hoped to give rules for eliminating research programmes and stemming intellectual pollution . |
| 24 | Tony Ross , a running enthusiast who runs between 30 and 40 miles a week , and fellow inmate Keith Arliss plan to raise money for charity by running and cycling to nine prisons in Wales and the West Country . |
| 25 | The houses will be for people who have to move out of Bentham Drive to make way for a new rail link . |
| 26 | Mr Wallace expects to get support for his view that the Scottish Constitutional Convention should go into cold storage , not just because it has little relevance but also to expose Labour as uninterested in cross-party co-operation . |
| 27 | Despite his failing health — it was rumoured , but never confirmed , that he was suffering from cancer — Abe continued to harbour ambitions for the premiership . |
| 28 | Action committee chairman Charles Greenhough , left , and secretary George Knowles campaigning to get approval for a start date on the planned Rickinghall and Botesdale bypass . |
| 29 | Alone amongst the North Side groups , the MCC aimed to maintain opportunities for housing and jobs for low and moderate households in the area . |
| 30 | MICROSOFT TURNS TO CITRIX SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-USER EXTENSIONS TO WINDOWS NT |