Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [noun pl] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The passing of the Midwives Act owed more to pre-war pressures and commitments than to post-war Conservative policy , although its passage through Parliament was assisted by the revelations during wartime or the poor physical condition of many of the working SDF and the COS had provided free or subsidized meals for needy schoolchildren . |
| 2 | Extra copies of Recognised and recommended groupings for National Certificate Modules are available from our Publications Section , . |
| 3 | Almost concealing the nervousness at his new promotion , Meyer conducted the morning 's sale at Sotheby 's with competence and found buyers for seventy-two lots totalling £1.09 million ( $1.61 million ) , with a further thirty lots failing to attract bids or reach reserves . |
| 4 | She kept giving lifts to boys in the corridors and provided chairs for those standing in the queues . |
| 5 | It encouraged a swift response by producers to changing demand , and provided incentives for efficient economic management . |
| 6 | Their skyscrapers dominated the skylines of New York , London and Toronto , and provided homes for some of the world 's most powerful companies . |
| 7 | More specifically , it attacked engrossing of holdings and provided penalties for this . |
| 8 | Further government decrees on March 23 and April 10 removed all restrictions on the private hiring of labour , and created conditions for free enterprise in retailing , services and tourism . |
| 9 | It has provided stability and created opportunities for hundreds of girls through decades of disruption . |
| 10 | The British vigorously argued this case , and rejected proposals for some looser arrangement , such as a new version of Lend-Lease to help the Europeans rebuild their defences . |
| 11 | Not all called to Zaire , Brazil , etc , but we are called to SUPPORT and PRAY in specific and informed ways for those who are , and we at home must get out and reach those in our own community . |
| 12 | In south east Zimbabwe , Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery and aerial photographs are being used in a study aimed at improving the success rate of boreholes and dug wells for rural water supply , with collaboration from hydrogeologists and engineering geophysicists . |
| 13 | Once again Edward had set precedents and opened opportunities for extensive royal exploitation subsequently . |
| 14 | So he wrote and signed chits for local lads , stating they were unfit to travel and thereby extending their weekends . |
| 15 | Our referrals followed the same format as those to consultants and included requests for specific services when appropriate . |
| 16 | Over the next few years Japanese took over much of the administration and established mechanisms for economic pre-eminence . |
| 17 | Some of these areas were impossible to assess accurately as staff shopped , cooked , and managed finances for many residents , therefore estimates of their skills were unclear — e.g. because food was provided there was no reflection of the need for cooking skills . |
| 18 | The bed , a Relyon Woolsack , has a pure lambswool filling and pocketed springs for extra comfort and plenty of support . |
| 19 | I played piano and took lessons for seven years . |
| 20 | García went underground and issued calls for national resistance , but this found little echo on the streets , and subsequent opinion polls suggested that Fujimori retained the overwhelming confidence of the public . |
| 21 | Delyn MP David Hanson welcomed a call in the report for a North Wales office for Cadw , and supported demands for better marketing of so-called ‘ second division ’ monuments , like Flint Castle . |
| 22 | Collor 's proposed constitutional reforms were widely interpreted as entailing a diminution of the powers of the Congress , which in late July had inflicted on him his worst legislative defeat , rejecting by 329 votes to 111 his " provisional measure " ( medida provisória ) granting pay rises to the armed forces and " unconstitutional " selective and differentiated increases for public servants . |
| 23 | All you 'll get from John Self is smalltalk , flattery and squealed demands for more drink . |
| 24 | The following evening he went to a different wine bar and bought drinks for two different young women . |
| 25 | The delegates met several senior government officials and discussed possibilities for future access by AI to Sri Lanka . |
| 26 | While there , they also met government officials and discussed possibilities for future access by AI to Sri Lanka . |
| 27 | The knitwear features excellent chunky roll-necks and logoed sweats for that Pet Shop Boys meets Stamford Bridge feel . |
| 28 | In addition , the patients in the diet group were given dietary advice , printed information sheets , and suggested recipes for high fibre , low refined carbohydrate meals . |
| 29 | It is not clear whether this will be the final position or , more importantly , whether Sony UK have any firm and considered plans for stimulating disc development among British publishers in order to support the launch . |
| 30 | Aintree officials rejected the criticism , but said changes for next year 's race were ‘ inevitable . ’ |