Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , use mushrooms , one of which has its stem for the trunk portion . |
| 2 | This liberal attitude has its benefits for the university . |
| 3 | This has its advantages for the mother . |
| 4 | If any further evidence is needed to underline the growing possibility of a US-British rift over Northern Ireland , Clinton emphasises his support for the ‘ MacBride Principles ’ , which would require American firms based in Northern Ireland to abandon their operations there unless they complied with strict anti-discrimination criteria . |
| 5 | The Pope 's initial enthusiasm for its stridency has waned , as has his toleration for the way Rome is governed beyond the Vatican walls . |
| 6 | Bob Hodson phones the Wilton sales office on a Thursday and places his order for the following week . |
| 7 | ‘ Are you going to tell me that he holds his castle for the Empress and wo n't take you back ? ’ |
| 8 | Central Council records its appreciation for the hard work , dedication and enthusiasm of all staff throughout a very busy and demanding year . |
| 9 | There is no peace says my God for the wicked . |
| 10 | My dad blames my mum for the way things turned out for me . |
| 11 | The Duchess of York says her work for the Motor Neurone Disease Association saved her sanity after she was pictured topless on holiday with financial advisor John Bryan . |
| 12 | He says its devestating for the driver . |
| 13 | One example of how she uses her position for the good of the game , and for others , occurred in October when , suffering from a painful wrist injury and against her doctor 's advice , she played an exhibition , not for personal gain , but to raise money for multiple sclerosis . |
| 14 | WORDPERFECT OUTLINES ITS PLANS FOR THE WORKGROUP MARKET , SHUNNING GLOBAL GROUPWARE-ENABLING |
| 15 | Still to come , the Labour Party outlines its plans for the economy should it come to power , and Oxfordshire 's children 's line is relaunched . |
| 16 | The wife is the means through which a man transmits his lineage to his son ; she is often compared to a field in which her husband sows his seed for the continuation of his lineage . |
| 17 | Sir Hugo Mallinger , to a limited extent , uses his property for the common good , not least in raising Daniel Deronda ; Grandcourt regards his inheritance as the means by which he can indulge his vices . |
| 18 | Even though the hon. Gentleman occasionally speaks with forked tongue — and , as we shall see later , his views are not shared by his Front-Bench colleague , the hon. Member for Fife , Central ( Mr. McLeish ) — I welcome the fact that he proclaims his support for the TECs . |
| 19 | The dhāmi stoops his head for the garland 's embrace . |
| 20 | In a recent essay on de Nooijer , Hripsime Visser describes his enthusiasm for the baroque ; a de Nooijer mural for a school in Nieuwegein is called D'UNE MANIÈRE BAROQUE ( 1985 ) . |
| 21 | He smiles broadly as he describes his nomination for the Best Actor award alongside Nick Nolte for Princes of Tides , as ‘ wonderful , fabulous and an honour . |
| 22 | He describes his fears for the future in his book , Architect or Bee ? |
| 23 | ‘ But neither of us allows our feelings for the other to get in the way of all the things we have to do . |
| 24 | Eleven people will lose their jobs when the slaughter house closes its doors for the last time on November 26 . |
| 25 | But today it closes its doors for the last time . |
| 26 | After examination the Council confirms its grant for the previous year which until the accounts are received remains provisional . |
| 27 | I was a member of AMMA for eight years and I understand its concerns , but I have quoted the brief which shows its support for the Bill 's underlying aims . |
| 28 | A woman shows her support for the South West Africa People 's Organisation ( Swapo ) at an election rally in Windhoek . |
| 29 | OCLC waives its charges for the use of most services , thus contributing to the teaching resources of participating schools . |
| 30 | Unlike baby goslings which lock on to the first moving object in sight , the newborn baby will be relatively undiscriminating about who tends his needs for the first three or four months of life . |