Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] for [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although small , my enthusiasm for all Sports helped me and gave me some popularity at school . |
| 2 | My own view is that while that type of system will be important in the future it may not have the central role assumed for it by John Alvey — hence my plea For more resources to be devoted to looking at real user needs and trying out alternatives to the IKBS approach . |
| 3 | It is an area I do not know and the reason for choosing it came from a close friend who has put up with the knowledge of my obsession for many years now and still remains the closest of friends . |
| 4 | ‘ Becoming a Methodist minister has been my ambition for many years . |
| 5 | She used to pass my window for many weeks after that and not come in . |
| 6 | It was my home for many months , so much so that when at last I was discharged , I was loath to leave . |
| 7 | ‘ Margaret , ’ called my mother , and ‘ Margaret ’ again , her voice taking on the faint exasperation that had flavoured her tone as she used my name for many years now . |
| 8 | He had known my father for many years . |
| 9 | I 'M A WOMAN IN MY THIRTIES but age has n't blunted my passion for all things : books , cinema , wine , travel , conversation and good living . |
| 10 | And reaching 30 in a recession is a special problem in itself — I may have to tread water in my career for some years because there is no chink of promotion in my business . |
| 11 | For example , I am producing these words on a word-processor which shares my life for several hours each day . |
| 12 | Building up to the anniversary had been the focus of my life for several months ; now it was over I felt depressed and despairing again . |
| 13 | " The furniture well , it has been my hobby for many years . |
| 14 | My name is I have been a shareholder and other members of my family for many years much has already been said about directors ' and your particular erm , fees in particular . |
| 15 | Research on policing in divided societies is especially likely to provoke suspicion about its reliability for these reasons . |
| 16 | No one wants a plastic telephone receiver which sags after sitting in its cradle for several weeks , or a car tyre that develops a flat spot if parked in one position for too long , or clothes made from synthetic fibres which become baggy and deformed after short periods of wear . |
| 17 | The GCHQ spy centre in Cheltenham justified its existence for many years as a legitimate weapon of the cold war . |
| 18 | The all-party talks on Oct. 12 proved inconclusive , and on Oct. 29 the SLFP withdrew its support for such talks , claiming that it had lost confidence in the government 's will to solve the country 's problems and that none of the opposition proposals had been put into effect . |
| 19 | It is about time that the Government accepted their responsibility for all sorts of things — for example , the rising unemployment levels , the rundown of the health service , the lack of measures to reduce homelessness and the failure of their economic policy to generate growth and investment to end the recession so that we can build a better Britain . |
| 20 | GMTV took over the morning franchise from TV-am and last month brought in LWT 's chief executive Greg Dyke as chairman to spearhead its fight for more viewers . |
| 21 | Secondly , the extreme resistance of the egg in the environment ensures its persistence for several years . |
| 22 | Both of the patients who were diagnosed late in life had the abnormal antibodies in their blood for several years before the condition became obvious . |
| 23 | Once again the abrupt change of subject unfocused her mind for several seconds , but then her eyes flashed as she guessed what lay behind the question . |
| 24 | This was due to the horse having sharp teeth on one side of its mouth for many years and , by chewing on the other side , was able to avoid the pain . |
| 25 | If we implemented this protocol on these patients , we would certainly be leaving these eighteen patients with small tumours in their bladder for several months longer than would previously have been the case . |
| 26 | Now that herbal usage has been revived so much in other disciplines , the definition has expanded to include plants usually grown nowadays for garden ornament , such as the Christmas rose ( Helleborus niger ) , marigold ( Calendula ) and the Florentine iris ; plants which were regarded as weeds , such as tansy , comfrey , yarrow and herb robert , but are being treated with respect as their usefulness for all sorts of reasons is realized again ; and plants which supply dyes , cosmetics , insect repellents and fragrances . |
| 27 | However , the restrictions imposed on these special rates tend to limit their usefulness for many advertisers . |
| 28 | Every day she sits opposite me and breathes through her mouth for more hours than George sits opposite me and chews with his mouth open . |
| 29 | Montenegro , which had partially maintained its independence for many centuries , was another added area of people of mainly Serbian characteristics . |
| 30 | It was as if she had been playing a part with all her might for several months , but it had sapped her energy . |