Example sentences of "[vb pp] [noun] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The swings had gone and the pier had been demolished ; a few years ago the Council had given permission for a café-and-restaurant to be built , but the place had only been open a month when it caught fire and was burned out ; the Fire Brigade could n't get to it , the promenade being too narrow for their vehicles . |
| 2 | JLM Projects Ltd have been given permission for a plan to build four houses on the site of a former Mission Church at Moor Crescent in Ludworth . |
| 3 | Since the report was printed the committee has given permission for a bucket collection to be taken at the end of this afternoon 's session for our colleagues involved in the dispute . |
| 4 | The committee has given permission for a bucket collection to be taken at the end of congress on Monday to help these colleagues as well . |
| 5 | The committee has given permission for a bucket collection to be taken on behalf of the Matthew trust fund at the end of the Wednesday morning session . |
| 6 | Sedgefield District Council , we hear , has given permission for a clairvoyancy evening at Spennymoor leisure centre . |
| 7 | Mr Gibson who has already received permission for a tea shop can now submit separate applications for the visitors ' centre and the conversion of a former smithy into a holiday cottage the two elements supported by councillors . |
| 8 | This brings us on to the second of Dworkin 's grounds for excluding such background policy issues from the jurisdiction of the courts , for if no one has a right to any particular form of decision-making process — whether a right to a hearing itself , a right to cross-examine witnesses or to be given reasons for a decision -this can only be because such a right can not be derived from the master principle of equal concern and respect . |
| 9 | We seek to identify the writer 's intended referent for a pronoun , since a pronoun can , in effect , be used to refer to almost anything . |
| 10 | I find it an insult to my bottom that I was forced to sit on it while playing this badly designed excuse for a game . |
| 11 | The group has also claimed responsibility for a string of murders of journalists and other civic leaders opposed to the cartels and in favour of Mr Barco 's decree authorising the drug traffickers ' extradition to the US . |
| 12 | A STUDENT has won £1,200 for a collision injury in bed — making love to his girlfriend . |
| 13 | Since NICRA had already targeted Derry for a march , there was ready agreement and a delegation from NICRA travelled to Derry to discuss arrangements with the DHAC . |
| 14 | The north London club 's preparations were far from ideal , entering the game just 48 hours after they had been fined £50,000 for a breach of League regulations and chairman Stan Flashman had been involved in a scuffle with photographers at the London hearing . |
| 15 | The Calcutt report into the workings of the press has recommended fines for a series of proposed offences including so called ’ physical intrusion ’ . |
| 16 | 30 years of bracken-battling brings national recognition A THIRTY-year labour of love combined with new grouse moor management techniques have earned commendation for a Darlington country sports enthusiast in a national competition . |
| 17 | He had felt misgivings for a while . |
| 18 | A donation of £260 from the proceeds of the tombola stall and refreshment/poster sales has been handed to the theatre by the Friends who have already made plans for a repeat performance in the autumn . |
| 19 | They have made proposals for a station which are unattached to any proposals for a means of getting there . |
| 20 | The company had made proposals for a coal gasification plant which it claims would be far more environment-friendly . |
| 21 | For a time the movement for reform even embraced demands for a Constitution . |
| 22 | and , and , well and to you as well Viv but er I have n't seen Viv , I have n't seen Pete for a while . |
| 23 | Oh he 's in hospital , I did n't know a thing about it , I 've been saying when we 've been to the Pentam , we have n't seen Trevor for a while , we have n't seen Trevor , and even Barry at the Pentam did n't tell me , he thought I knew |
| 24 | Teri ( 43 ) , has written stars for a number of newspapers , and is the author of Love Sex and Astrology . |
| 25 | O'Shea , an oboe player who had also made albums for a west London record label , admitted the manslaughter of Miss Turner and was sent indefinitely to a secure mental hospital . |
| 26 | Monique explained that she and the children had undergone psychotherapy for a year . |
| 27 | i ) In the case where a court order has not yet been made , the nature of the cautioner 's interest may be shown as : the former wife of the registered proprietor having made application for a property adjustment order under s24 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 by proceedings in the [ Manchester ] County Court between [ husband ] and [ wife ] bearing number of matter ii ) In the case where the court order in favour of the wife has been made , but the transfer has not yet been executed and lodged in HM Land Registry and no earlier caution has been registered this might be : the registered proprietor [ husband ] has been ordered to transfer all his estate and interest in the property to [ wife ] by an order made in the [ Manchester ] County Court dated in proceedings between [ husband ] and [ wife ] bearing number of matter Unless a caution is registered there is risk ; before lodging the transfer the wife 's solicitor will make a Form 94C search , but such search does not confer priority for the registration of any dealing ( Land Registration ( Official Searches ) Rules 1990 ( SI No 1361 ) , r9 ) . |
| 28 | Clearly such references are not merely longwinded substitutes for a name : they draw attention now to this , now to that aspect of the same person , and so build up a many-sided picture of each character . |
| 29 | It so happened that on one of these Sundays my CO strolled by at the same time , and the AOC asked him why he had not seen Mahaddie for a pilot 's course . |
| 30 | But , they wanted written quotes for a justification more or less . |