Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | RUGBY UNION : Scotland have delayed naming their team for Saturday 's international against world champions Australia amid continuing doubts over the fitness of full back Gavin Hastings . |
| 2 | Bradford Northern coach Peter Fox has delayed naming his side for tomorrow 's Trophy quarter-final against Widnes but Great Britain scrum-half Deryck Fox is definitely out . |
| 3 | Public transport timetables should be examined to estimate their adequacy for staff travel in the light of the knowledge gained on where staff are domiciled and the early and late evening shift changes . |
| 4 | Now she had stopped denying her love for Tyler . |
| 5 | The IMF was expected to signal its support for Tanzania 's economic reforms by approving an enhanced structural adjustment facility early in 1991 . |
| 6 | She had come to visit her sister for the third year running and , as on the three previous occasions , hoped to stay for a month . |
| 7 | The company is committed developing its reputation for factual and reference books . |
| 8 | The Ministry of Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries is expected to use its supercomputer for the rice genome project at the National Institute of Agrobiological Resources in Tsukuba , but the ministry has yet to reveal its plans . |
| 9 | The show is not expected to survive his departure for long . |
| 10 | My first thought was that they must have come to ask my father for his help in interpreting . |
| 11 | Outside in the street , still waiting in the cold wind were the friends , neighbours and complete strangers who had come to show their support for the families . |
| 12 | LIAM BOTHAM , 16-years-old son of former England all-rounder Ian , was expected to make his debut for Leyland at Bootle this afternoon . |
| 13 | ‘ The direct cause of the Clapham Junction accident was undoubtedly the wiring errors made by Mr Hemingway , ’ the report says , adding : ‘ He has never sought to evade his reponsibility for the appalling consequences of his errors … not one word of excuse came from Mr Hemingway . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I am pleased and thankful that the medical practice have sought to accept their responsibility for the oversight as soon as possible . ’ |
| 15 | One sequence of entries , for instance , seemingly associates the words " aesthetic " and " tragedy " ; another connects Greek drama with " optimism and pessimism " , a new polarity destined to exercise his mind for years to come ; and another , after a list of topics that includes " development of tragedy " and " Lessing , Winckelmann " , offers a brief theoretical discussion of " development " that refers to " music " , " opera " , and another notion of significance for the future , " instinct " . |
| 16 | In fact in its original Hebrew setting the shepherd referred to a totally different picture — one who actually cared for and was perhaps even prepared to give his life for the sheep , protecting them from very real danger from which they could not be expected to protect themselves . |
| 17 | His wife , Sonia Gandhi , was an Italian-born Christian who had made known her distaste for the political life imposed on her husband ; their son Rahul , 21 , and daughter Priyanka , 19 , were too young even to enter the Lok Sabha . |
| 18 | Not only is it believed that God , through creation and revelation , has made known His will for humankind , a will revealed to us supremely through the words and actions of Jesus Christ , but He has continued to guide His church . |
| 19 | A Press Trust of India ( PTI ) report on Feb. 21 claimed that Congress ( I ) had threatened to withdraw its support for the government unless the five ministers were removed . |
| 20 | Mr Bradley , who is black , was said to have threatened to withdraw his support for RLA if Mr Ueberroth appointed to the board the mayor 's Latino rivals . |
| 21 | Therefore , as soon as Isabelle was old enough , it was decided to exploit her aptitude for art by sending her to Paris — out of harm 's way . ’ |
| 22 | In the call , Charles is said to declare his love for Camilla and she replies by saying : ‘ I love you , too . ’ |
| 23 | Each district to be balloted to produce its squad for the six thousand , and if the ballot brings up your name , ’ he paused again and saw the hundreds of eyes fixed on his , ‘ then you must go off to the Army , or else pay £10 to hire a substitute . |
| 24 | He opened his eyes and prepared to correct his daughter for the several hundredth occasion in their lives together . |
| 25 | However , long before Merrill reached London she regained her composure , and she handed over Luke 's passport without a blink , seeing no necessity to tell him that she 'd had to search his house for it . |
| 26 | James Kilpatrick claimed that he had agreed to sell his half-share for £2,000 and that nothing less would have enticed him to part with his interest in the horse . |
| 27 | ‘ I can confirm that Major Anthony Dryland has been requested to resign his commission for misconduct by the Army board , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 28 | The former New Zealand Test player , who has guided the club to a Lancashire Cup final win and two runners-up appearances in the Challenge Cup and Premiership finals , could not be persuaded to extend his stay for another season . |
| 29 | You 'd got to do your sport for him and , if you did n't , you 'd get a bad report . |
| 30 | Like any other parent with a vested interest in the future generations I am very easily persuaded to do my bit for the environment . |