Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Viola 's approach down the hall , Hilda turned up the gas and made preparation for a hasty departure , but this , it seemed , was not the idea . |
| 2 | Was not ‘ cushion ’ the term which eventually became vogue for the extra help which was thrown over the poll tax time and again in a vain attempt to douse the flames of dissent . |
| 3 | But , with that unpredictability which makes biology such a fascinating science , it was some biochemists interested in nutrition who laid foundations for the next major advance in the treatment of cancer . |
| 4 | Many hundreds of thousands of trade unionists were among those who became shareholders for the first time . |
| 5 | The accord made provision for a new prime minister and a " national consensus Cabinet " to negotiate with the OAS for the lifting of sanctions . |
| 6 | In its original form the Bill made provision for a single ballot , the decision resting on a simple majority of those voting . |
| 7 | As for the industry 's registered dock labour force , the Government made provision for a three year redundancy scheme , jointly financed by the Government and the employer of any dockers who were ‘ surplus to requirements ’ . |
| 8 | The agreement ( i ) conferred land rights on ethnic Indians living in the eastern Amazonian department of Beni , covering the Isiboro Sécure el Iviato National Park and 170,000 hectares of the central forest of Chimanes ; ( ii ) established that a multiparty commission would be set up , composed of government and indigenous Indian representatives and others from " respectable institutions " , to draft a new Law for Indigenous Indians of the East and Amazonia ; ( iii ) established that timber merchants in the central Chimanes forest had to end their operations by Oct. 31 , 1990 , when contracts to cut timber would not be renewed ; and ( iv ) made provision for a further multiparty commission to be set up to police the agreement . |
| 9 | The legislation made provision for the compulsory purchase of 5,500,000 hectares of predominantly white-owned land earmarked for redistribution to black families . |
| 10 | Queen Margaret College yesterday announced plans for a major expansion on to a new campus , costing up to £10 million and aimed at carrying the former domestic science school to the size required for university status . |
| 11 | On Feb. 1 , 1990 , Saudi Arabia announced plans for the first electronic share dealing system in the Gulf , to be launched in April , which bankers said would revolutionize the market and attract many new investors . |
| 12 | In 1988 , amidst a great burst of publicity , one forestry company announced plans for the future management and improvement of a river they owned . |
| 13 | He also had a keen grasp of steam locomotive matters and was responsible for introducing suburban passenger locomotives in 1945 , in which year he also made proposals for the first LMS ( and British ) main-line diesel-electric locomotives , which were finally introduced under his successor H. G. Ivatt two years later . |
| 14 | While on the one hand claiming to recognise the theoretical problems inherent in classifying cultural features and the possibility of interpreting otherwise , New Historicist writing tends to produce very organised , well-constructed and argued cases for a small number of Renaissance cultural features . |
| 15 | In June President Saddam announced proposals for a further and unilateral two-week halt to attacks on cities , hoping Iran might be tempted to discuss an overall settlement of the conflict , complete with a cease-fire , the withdrawal of both armies , an exchange of prisoners , negotiations towards a peace treaty , the resumption of normal relations and non-interference in one another 's affairs . |
| 16 | In January the NRA announced proposals for an alternative site for the reservoir which could save Mr Tarry , who lives in the village of Brinkley , and his neighbours in Carlton and Bradley . |
| 17 | Instead he asked parliament for a temporary grant of special powers to deal with the aftermath of the insurrection . |
| 18 | ‘ I got permission for a symbolic statue , and this giant Pumpman is the result ! ’ |
| 19 | We then laid plans for the next voyage . |
| 20 | Angie Bowie : I actually met David for the first time when he was with feathers at the Roundhouse and I was with the European head of Mercury Records , a gentleman called Lou Reisner . |
| 21 | He became mayor for the first time in October 1261 and was reappointed in October 1262 , years in which the king dominated London , having thrown off the restrictions imposed on him by the Provisions of Oxford in 1258 . |
| 22 | We made demands for a cheap canteen on the site , for nurseries and better maternity provisions . |
| 23 | He made his official Palace debut in the FA Cup tie with QPR on 5 January 1946 and was between the posts when Palace met Mansfield for the first post-war League match on 31 August 1946 . |
| 24 | There was little to indicate what a busy area this was to become , with buoyed channels for the large tankers , and the storage tanks and quays of Sullom Voe tucked away neatly out of sight amongst the low hills . |
| 25 | He tried very hard not to cough like he 'd seen people cough in westerns when they tried whisky for the first time , and got away with just clearing his throat rather loudly ( he looked round at the curtains , afraid somebody might have heard ) . |
| 26 | Others , such as the sex fiend dubbed the ‘ Shopping Bag Rapist ’ ( Sun ) , and the soft-spoken brute , known as the ‘ Lonely Heart Rapist ’ , believed to be a loner who regularly visited clubs for the divorced and separated in the Home Counties ( Sun ) , do not have nicknames which provide instant headlines . |
| 27 | The individual being insufficient for the expression of these values , they might be extended in vicarious forms such as footservants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity , or pets , which provided surfaces for the further display of luxury . |
| 28 | The revolution promised paradise for the poor . |
| 29 | But the governing New Democracy Party dismissed calls for an early general election . |
| 30 | Zuwaya preferred not to employ one another but to enter into partnerships of a kind which created income for the wealthier and capital for the poorer man . |