Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb base] the [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should the worst happen and your company becomes one of the thousands going bust every year , London financial experts Coopers and Lybrand say the rate for an insolvency firm to wind up your business ranges from between £130 to £270 a day . |
| 2 | The pollution problems created in 1991 by the burning oil wells in Kuwait indicate the need for the United Nations to make deliberate large-scale devastation of the environment a ‘ war crime ’ for which victims could subsequently seek compensation and for which the perpetrators could be punished in the future . |
| 3 | Will Farmer Fields and his daughter Primrose find the lamp for Mr. Men before the wizard gets his hands on it ? |
| 4 | In these six we have proof that not all inhabitants of Jamaica , Sweden and Spain lack the temperament for this country 's robust style of play . |
| 5 | Mowbray is set for an emotional return to Ayresome Park when Celtic provide the opposition for his testimonial match on Sunday , July 26 . |
| 6 | This team could have persuaded the Pope to confess that Judas Iscariot had been framed by George Washington , and that Jesus H. Christ had let Huey , Dewey and Louie take the rap for the St Valentine 's Day Massacre . |
| 7 | Could Jeremy Paxman save the day for the interrogators ? |
| 8 | In the post Second World War days it was not extraordinary to see Laker and Lock open the attack for Surrey in county matches . |
| 9 | Below : Lisa Robertson and David Jackson scan the rock for holds |
| 10 | The climax to the main event saw Wrexham 's Simon Ainley pave the way for an appearance in the final against North London 's Martin Adebisi , after he pulled off a surprise victory in the event 's semi-final over Sunderland 's top seed Ashley Kershaw , by a 7–6 7–5 margin . |
| 11 | Australia , India , Pakistan and the West Indies complete the line-up for the one-day competition . |
| 12 | Did the timeless beauty of the Fowey River provide the inspiration for the immortal children 's classic , ‘ The Wind in the Willows ’ ? |
| 13 | How could one of the richest islands of the Philippines become the setting for another Ethiopia , where an estimated 85,000 children under six were suffering from moderate or severe malnutrition ? |
| 14 | Essentially the same arguments were presented by Serrano Suñer when he met Hitler and Ribbentrop at Berchtesgaden on 19 November ; by Serrano to the German ambassador , Stohrer , on 29 November 1940 and 27 January 1941 ; by Franco in December 1940 and January 1941 , in response to German suggestions that Germany fix the date for Spanish entry , in his meeting with Mussolini at Bordighera in February 1941 and in a further letter to Hitler , also in February 1941 . |
| 15 | Peter Doberiner and Gordon Richardson provide the text for a lavishly illustrated tour of the courses played by the professionals . |
| 16 | Although most of those who commented on the proposed SAS support the need for a new Standard , there are two particular aspects that concern many commentators . |
| 17 | Probably most people in Britain accept the need for a national network of motorways ; but few if any specific communities welcome the construction of one on their doorstep . |
| 18 | Let's build on the good news , that Heseltine and Cook understand the need for a national industrial strategy . |
| 19 | That Colin 's come up today and he said , he said , did , erm , Dick do the job for you ? |
| 20 | Shaun Gooch was in court today to hear the Lord Chief Justice , Lord Taylor reject the appeal for three reasons : |
| 21 | ‘ Walt Disney came up with the off-beat idea of having popular film and radio star Phil Harris provide the voice for Mowgli 's mellow mentor , Baloo . |
| 22 | Both Australia and New Zealand suggest the need for a cross-fertilisation of resources and for a measure of compromise between those of differing views . |
| 23 | When the staff at Bloomfield criticize the Profitboss for cancelling a visit three times running , he accepts it as constructive advice . |
| 24 | Stock library photographers Ethel Davis and Tom Mackie join the team for a course on new business . |
| 25 | Stock library photographers Ethel Davis and Tom Mackie join the team for a course on new business . |
| 26 | This appears to be where Sony see the potential for the fastest growing CD-I market . |
| 27 | The emergence of such players as Gregory O'Kane , John Paul McKillop and Allister Elliot represent the future for Antrim hurling . |
| 28 | But rising stars Gordon Brown — third in the constituency section — and Tony Blair join the NEC for the first time . |
| 29 | During November , Philips launch the mini-cassette for home consumption . |
| 30 | Fostering for disabled children can be a satisfactory alternative , but studies in Britain and the USA demonstrate the need for very careful and supportive work if it is to succeed . |