Example sentences of "[vb base] their [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diamond and Smith base their forecasts for young UK entrants to university on 1980 . |
| 2 | Since the 1950s there has been a fifth column of British writers who demonstrate and often acknowledge their admiration for French writing , Alain Robbe-Grillet and the nouveau roman in particular . |
| 3 | Yet , as they finally declare their love for each other — having been tricked into so doing — Beatrice asks one favour : It seems to me that the fact that this request comes in prose is a sign that it is not to be taken seriously , since it , too , like so much else in the play , is based on false appearances . |
| 4 | Nonetheless , he says , it is the way the the world will be forced to go : the European Commission 's Open Network Provision directive requires that public telecommunications operators unbundle their charges for individual services . |
| 5 | Voting has a ritual aspect , whereby citizens formally and publicly show their preferences for one party over others , and hence their willingness to accept the result of the contest , and their legitimation of that result . |
| 6 | The Secretary of State will be aware that further education colleges charge their students for certain activities related to the curriculum — not tuition fees , but other activities . |
| 7 | They save their wrath for other working-class youths like themselves , who happen to have been born or grown up somewhere else . |
| 8 | In the three following subsections we examine their potential for these applications. , |
| 9 | We shall briefly discuss some of the main theories of allocation that have been suggested and examine their implications for elderly people with aortic stenosis . |
| 10 | His daughter and her fiance are left on stage , where they confirm their love for each other with a poetry that Eliot would have once found impossible to write : |
| 11 | The project will examine the structural changes that have taken place in industrial and procurement policies in defence in the 1980 's and consider their implications for future planning . |
| 12 | If you are in this situation and have a friend who will come in for an evening so that you can go out , accept their offer for both your sakes . |
| 13 | Yeah but the the reason I look at the the poxy Hotpoint because they say well , they guarantee their part for five years , alright ? |
| 14 | Conversely , Orientals and Africans rarely mutilate their pets for cosmetic purposes , but the trimming of puppies ears of certain breeds to make them stand erect or the breaking and subsequent resetting of the tails of American saddle-bred horses is , or was until very recently , a common practice in American dog and horse-show circles . |
| 15 | He accepts the view that professionals are primarily concerned with service to the community and believes they use their expertise for public benefit . |
| 16 | The term ‘ visually limited ’ is used frequently by writers in the United States ( Barraga , 1976 ; Bishop , 1971 ) and refers to pupils who use their vision for all tasks including reading print , but who may need prescriptive lenses in order to do so . |
| 17 | Almost a third of the population 300 million people use their bicycles for local travel . |
| 18 | yeah , makes you I ca n't see what 's good its doing twenty years afterwards , the people had time to think about it and use their memories for twenty years , nineteen seventy-two it happened and they 've just sort of done it . |
| 19 | Fireflies use their light for attracting mates . |
| 20 | Civilian reactors , designed to produce power , use their fuel for longer and so produce heavier isotopes , Pu and Pu . |
| 21 | AA research shows that 64 per cent of motorists use their cars for this purpose -among them , semi-skilled and unskilled workers for whom the car is an absolute necessity . |
| 22 | Not misuse their authority for personal aggrandizement or gain . |
| 23 | An event when enthusiasts can parade their pride and joy … a time when their hours of endless polishing chrome can be enjoyed by people who share their love for these unique examples of American automobile history . |
| 24 | You conclude your article by suggesting to readers that they reserve their money for those with integrity and courage , such as Amnesty International … and the Heavenly Records EP ! ! ? ? |
| 25 | I had come to Uganda to observe how the women use music to give advice , support each other and express their need for political identity . |
| 26 | In the end , leaders will be supported in the same way as they always have been : by winning people to Christ , who then begin to tithe their income in order to support and set free their leaders for full-time work in the church . |
| 27 | I daresay that as a result of your letter and my few words , I 'll have an angry response from men who 'll say , ‘ what about the women who abandon their children for other men ? ’ |
| 28 | I will argue later that kids involved in sport are able to broaden their intellectual scope , partly because they can bring the characteristics chiselled out of sport to bear in other aspects of life , and partly because , through improving health , the kids increase their capability for intellectual work and reinforce their resistance to mental stress . |
| 29 | As personal income and wealth rise , consumers increase their demand for most goods . |
| 30 | Pressed flowers are at their best when kept inside books , and retain their colour for many years . |