Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun pl] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plans are afoot to divide it equitably between farmers , who want its waters for irrigation , and conservationists , who seek to protect its wading birds . |
| 2 | Test your mikes for sensitivity , tone , pick-up range , best position and so on before the proper ‘ balance ’ check . |
| 3 | Now I 'm aware that many parents bring their children for baptism from reasons of superstition or custom or anything you like I 'm reminded of a certain tax gatherer who , inspired by sheer idle curiosity , climbed a tree curiosity maybe took him up the tree but it was the grace of God that brought him down . |
| 4 | Then there are those who sell their wares for charity at zero gain to themselves . |
| 5 | He knows that in America child dealers kill each other in the playgrounds and thirteen-year-old girls sell their bodies for crack . |
| 6 | His was the snarling rage , hers the shame as she peed and peed and swore one day to be big enough to beat him , razor his skin , utterly humiliate him , and scorn his cries for mercy . |
| 7 | We welcome your letters for publication . |
| 8 | competition REGISTER YOUR GUITARS FOR LIFE ! |
| 9 | But we shall watch no longer , nor hold our tongues for fear of hurting you . |
| 10 | To quote the report , they live in caravans ‘ because they could not get other dwellings in the right places or on the right terms ; or because caravans meet their needs for cheapness , convenience or mobility ’ . |
| 11 | Finally , we will examine the reforms introduced in the Criminal Justice Act 1991 , and consider their prospects for success . |
| 12 | Here we give you ideas for foliage , fruit and various festive trimmings that you can incorporate into your Christmas wreath and an easy to follow guide on putting together your own individual design . |
| 13 | Because of the voluntarism of the Irish system of Industrial Relations workers must have trust , faith and hope that the bodies to which they refer their cases for adjudication will give them a fair crack of the whip . |
| 14 | McCallum assumes that firms set their prices for period t in the following way . |
| 15 | Sentence linguists follow one of two procedures : they either invent their examples for analysis , using their own intuitive knowledge as native speakers ( their linguistic competence ) as a yardstick , or they take language which people have actually used and remove all the features which they believe to be irrelevant to their purposes . |
| 16 | They are the authors of the first of five volumes which are expected to appear in quick succession in the next eighteen months and catalogue the complete work of Magritte , his paintings , collages , gouaches , drawings , objects and sculpture , but exclude his designs for advertising posters and other commercial activities . |
| 17 | It highlights the inadequate support that the Health and Safety Executive er , gives and their failing to enforce current legislation or prosecute those who openly disregard their responsibilities for employee safety . |
| 18 | In the Castle Courtyard the Wood Turner and the Cooper produce their wares for kitchen and dairy and here also , the Clogmaker practises his craft |
| 19 | And we used to There at there at that school every morning we hads to line in the in the playground and he used inspect your hands for cleanliness , and your shoes . |
| 20 | £444 Cost of two weeks in Majorca for a family of four as holiday firms slash their prices for summer '93 |
| 21 | Narrow-winged , small and compact , they fly powerfully with rapid wing-beats , sometimes planing over the water like hydrofoils ; in hunting they dive and use their wings for propulsion under water , feeding mostly on plankton and small fish ( Nettleship and Birkhead , 1985 ) . |
| 22 | Next we decide which of these reflect the most pressing problems and which become our aims for intervention ( I ) and consider how we may record them ( 4 ) . |
| 23 | You keep your teeth for life and it does n't take much to work towards this goal — just follow the advice given in this leaflet . |
| 24 | As explained by a senior officer in the neighbourhood unit for the whole of B Division , which includes dangerous areas in West and North Belfast , ‘ men risk their lives for community policing ’ in this area . |
| 25 | Paint your eyes for Daddy |
| 26 | This is because they often do not hear their kittens calling to them and they ignore their cries for attention . |
| 27 | Take our exhausts for example . |
| 28 | DAY 2 : Breakfast in your hotel and then ( Saturday only ) join our representatives for coffee and a short presentation on what Amsterdam has to offer . |
| 29 | You change your clothes for summer , but do you change your skincare and make-up ? |
| 30 | The prudent ratio depends very much on how banks see their requirements for liquidity changing in the near future . |