Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although his regime was credited with having introduced a degree of economic prosperity , it was widely criticized for its disregard for human rights . |
| 2 | Finding out that the goods were stolen after receipt is not handling , but if the accused then , for example , sells them , he may have arranged for their disposal for the benefit of another . |
| 3 | Section 1(1) of the Murder ( Abolition of Death Penalty ) Act 1965 abolished the death penalty for murder and substituted for it imprisonment for life . |
| 4 | And the woman respected for her concern for the sick and deprived is told : ‘ Not to love is not to live , or it is to live a living death . |
| 5 | She was torn between her love for dancing and her dreams of family life . |
| 6 | But they feel torn between their loathing for General Noriega 's drug-based regime , and their alarm at the cavalier flouting of the OAS principle of non-intervention . |
| 7 | Now , aspiring judges are called to a room at the western end of the Palace of Westminster overlooking the Thames , and , seated on chairs stamped with the gilt portcullis , interviewed about their suitability for the job . |
| 8 | If someone like a foster carer , relative or a step-parent has looked after your child for 3 years or more they can apply to a court for custody of your child even if you disagree . |
| 9 | If someone has looked after your child for 5 years or more they could apply to the court for permission to adopt your child . |
| 10 | I have looked after my husband for seven years , he had a brain tumour operation nearly eight years ago , and he 's in a wheelchair he ca n't walk , but his , after the first two years of caring for him , he 's become bright enough to do the Daily Telegraph crossword , and so he 's er erm brain 's alright . |
| 11 | So the following afternoon , as soon as Mrs Wormwood had departed in her car for another session of bingo , Matilda set out for Fred 's house to investigate . |
| 12 | Schools varied in their concern for a number of other issues . |
| 13 | MOTHER-of-two Wendy Pearce was trapped in her home for two days by a ram in her garden . |
| 14 | The technique as described originally is applied to the mouse testis below ( Section 2.1 ) , and modified in our laboratory for use with human testicular material ( Section 2.2 ) . |
| 15 | The plaintiffs succeeded in their action for a declaration , but the defendants refused to repay the money . |
| 16 | the pursuer succeeded in his application for an interim payment against his employer who argued they should only be liable to pay 50% because of the alleged negligence of the master of a ship . |
| 17 | Even though Garrett was totally immersed in his work for the NASA Space Programme the treasure hunting flame still flickered . |
| 18 | Well I said to Mr , I said well this is the first time I 've sat in your lounge for nearly two years . |
| 19 | EXPERIENCED non-league campaigner Mick Hardman has been signed by Warrington Town and is included in their squad for tomorrow 's HFS first division visit to Great Harwood Town . |
| 20 | Last year she had come to his school for the first time , and every eye had turned to gape at her long red hair and golden earrings as she swept into the assembly-hall wearing one of her special dresses . |
| 21 | Er U P S er called us one time on some hand grenades hulls er the kind that you would use sat on your desk for a paperweight . |
| 22 | Think it 's used to you in that I do n't know what , I do n't tell Ron , well he knows how I felt cos I said course I 'm , god he said , is that a performance , he said I have n't sat on your knee for ages , I said no I just feel like it , before we went out and er , I said well I do n't think there 's anything the matter do you , I said with him back there saying make sure Mr Hudson has the notes , and he said no , he said , he said he would n't leave it seven months he said |
| 23 | ‘ My Aunt Belle was confined to her bed for many years , ’ Finch said , blowing his nose in his health . |
| 24 | As it was , she went down so badly with flu that she had to be confined to her room for the duration . |
| 25 | Then I thought it might be an in-body experience — that my soul was to be confined to my body for some sinister theological reason. , |
| 26 | He says that the pain is so great that it brings tears to his eyes , makes him grumpy , and means he 's sometimes confined to his armchair for days on end . |
| 27 | On one occasion when Tolkien tore a ligament playing squash , and was told that he would be confined to his bed for ten weeks , Lewis went to see him — but , as Warnie recorded , he ‘ found Madame [ i.e. Tolkien 's wife ] there , so could not have much conversation with him ’ . |
| 28 | In the days before M and B , there was no 48-hour wonder cure ; the general would be confined to his bed for at least five or six days . |
| 29 | The car had been parked outside their home for only a few minutes before neighbours saw it being driven off by teenage youths . |
| 30 | The proportion of points permitted to your army for monsters is for monsters without riders . |