Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adj] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And to ensure you get there in style we 'll lend you the Volvo 460 for the weekend ! |
| 2 | I dignify it with titles stolen from tidy strips of paint samples , one ambling shopping-Sunday : Rembrandt brown for the autumn and brownstone brown , nighthawk brown , toasted spice , redcurrant , jasper , romany , marmalade . |
| 3 | I must add here that I do not use any ready-made greens as I prefer to mix my own colours : azo yellow light , cadmium yellow medium , and titanium white mixed with my blues for this , with the addition of burnt sienna , yellow ochre and Vandyke brown for the earth colours . |
| 4 | Among those receiving liveries of robes from Edward III for the winter of 1330 , at least seventeen Gascon knights and esquires are recorded as members of his household . |
| 5 | Heads of government of the six member states of the Association of South-East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) convened in Singapore on Jan. 27-28 for the organization 's fourth summit meeting [ for third ASEAN summit held in December 1987 see pp. 35907-08 ] . |
| 6 | Part of the £11,000 worth of extras Mercedes specified for the test car was the world 's first production five-speed automatic gearbox , costing a surprisingly reasonable £685.35 . |
| 7 | He has now offered them the use of his white Rolls-Royce for the wedding as well as a Renault 19 for the honeymoon . |
| 8 | The newly elected chairman of the Law Society of Kenya , Paul Muite , called in his inaugural address on March 10 for the legalization of Odinga 's party , for political pluralism and for the release of three political prisoners . |
| 9 | The Data Protection Registrar , in publicising a closing date of May 1986 for the receipt of registrations , had no idea how many data users ought to be registering ; in the event the flow of registrations was far slower than had been hoped , but by the end of 1986 it was clear that the higher guesses were more likely to be right . |
| 10 | The landlord hereby demises unto the Tenant ALL THAT messuage or dwelling-house with the outbuildings and garden attached thereto and forming part thereof known as Number 10 Downing Lane Old Fableland in the County of Humberside which premises are outlined in red on the Plan annexed to these presents EXCEPT AND RESERVING AND SUBJECT to the exceptions and reservations set out in the Schedule hereto TO HOLD the same unto the Tenant from the 25th day of December 1986 for the term of seven years PAYING therefore the net yearly rent of £2500 clear of all deductions by equal quarterly instalments commencing on the 25th day of December 1986 next and thereafter on the usual quarter days . |
| 11 | Ards now have Erskine , Bustard and McCourt doubtful for the replay with injuries . |
| 12 | Teddy Bears will be gathering at Didcot Railway Centre on Sunday , July 12 for the Teddy Bears Picnic . |
| 13 | The government extended its deadline of Aug. 30 for the surrender of illegal arms [ see p. 38338 ] amidst reports of continuing violence . |
| 14 | Four other Anglos — Neil Edwards ( Harlequins ) , Chris Gray ( Nottingham ) , Peter Jones and Ian Smith ( both Gloucester ) — will be catching the plane from Edinburgh on May 22 for the eight-game tour , including two Tests . |
| 15 | UK Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind signed a " statement of joint intention " with the Kuwaiti government on Sept. 22 for the supply of British military equipment , possibly including Vickers Challenger 2 tanks , British Aerospace Hawk fighter aircraft , and naval vessels ; Rifkind left Kuwait on Sept. 23 at the end of a three-day visit . |
| 16 | A circular to shareholders was also posted with LASMO 's Report and Accounts containing proposals to be put to meetings of the Ordinary and Preference Shareholders on 25th May 1993 for the creation of 10 million cumulative dollar preference shares of US$25 each ( Dollar Preference Shares ) in the Company . |
| 17 | Reid almost did n't have the mount on Dr Devious for the maestro Lester Piggott , was hovering in the background and might have pushed Reid to one side . |
| 18 | The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives judiciary committee called on July 10 for the appointment of a special prosecutor ( independent counsel ) to investigate the possibility that senior members of the Bush administration had contravened the law in providing military assistance to Iraq in the period prior to its invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 , and had then sought to conceal the evidence through a cover-up . |
| 19 | Treaty in conjunction with the First Council Directive of 11 May 1960 for the implementation of article 67 of the E.E.C . |
| 20 | In the Commission 's view , the residence requirement for shareholders was also contrary to article 1(1) of the First Directive of 11 May 1960 for the implementation of article 67 of the E.E.C . |
| 21 | ( 1 ) The Commission has raised the First Council Directive of 11 May 1960 for the implementation of article 67 of the E.E.C . |
| 22 | Treaty , I can deal relatively briefly with the question of their compatibility with the First Council Directive of 11 May 1960 for the implementation of article 67 of the E.E.C . |
| 23 | It reportedly took until May 21 for the Japanese and South Korean governments to agree a mutually acceptable form of words for the apology , thereby enabling Roh 's visit to take place . |
| 24 | Georgian Justice Minister Dzhoni Khetsuriani had called on Aug. 31 for the dissolution of the parliament , describing it as elected on a " discriminatory electoral law " of July 1991 , which gave 28 of the 65 seats to the Abkhazians , actually a minority in Abkhazia [ see p. 39058 ] , while the Georgians had 26 and others 11 . |
| 25 | The UN Under-Secretary-General with responsibility for peacekeeping operations , Marrack Goulding , at the close of a four-day visit , mediated a new timetable on Aug. 17 for the completion of the faltering peace process . |
| 26 | It was Riego who gave the revolution its programme by declaring on 1 January 1820 for the constitution of 1812 : thus a single man , acting on impulse and without consulting civilians , committed liberalism to the constitution that was to destroy it . |
| 27 | In a separate development earlier in the month Prime Minster Kang Young Hoon apologized to the National Assembly on July 3 for the government 's misuse of 55,200 million won ( equivalent at the time to nearly US$64,000,000 ) from the 1987 budget to assist the ruling party 's campaign in the 1987 presidential elections . |
| 28 | The Secretary of State for the Environment , Brice Lalonde ( Ecology Generation ) , was promoted to Minister-Delegate responsible for the prevention of technological and natural disasters , while Hélène Dorlhac ( Union for French Democracy ) , Secretary of State for the Family , also took over responsibility for the Elderly , from Théo Braun who left the government . |
| 29 | The UK joined the USA in declaring from Aug. 13 that it would enforce UN sanctions , believing that there was sufficient legitimacy for this on the basis of a request from the Kuwaiti Emir in exile , but obtaining UN endorsement on Aug. 25 for the use of appropriate " measures " to verify the cargoes and destination of shipping . |
| 30 | The degree of overlap of supervision is a problem , with for example , the Bank of England responsible for the supervision of the banking system as a whole , whilst the SROs are responsible for their various investment activities . |