Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that we actually op adopted a b a modern sensible er , reasonable attitude towards all living creatures and that we do today vote to ban fox hunting it is anachronistic as I said earlier , it is not necessary it actually causes harm , not only does it cause harm to foxes , but at least in one case , which is sufficient for me to continue my support for the ban damage to the people in my area . |
| 2 | To continue my predictions for the future . |
| 3 | In the meantime , my thirteenth birthday was coming up , and it seemed like a good time to revive my request for the perfect present : a bird of prey . |
| 4 | ‘ I am pleased and thankful that the medical practice have sought to accept their responsibility for the oversight as soon as possible . ’ |
| 5 | Will the Lord President urge the security services to concentrate their search for the alleged theft of information from hon. Members on the organisations that regularly spy on hon. Members , including the organisation that last week published a ludicrous volume full of slanders and innuendos about hon. Members ? |
| 6 | ‘ They 've been encouraging local authorities to tighten their belts for the last 14 years , ’ he protests . |
| 7 | For example , under the Land Compensation Act 1973 property owners are entitled to compensation for depreciation in the value of their land caused by such things as noise , vibration , smells , and fumes , resulting from public works , The underlying reasoning is that since the public is presumed to benefit greatly from the building of a motorway ( for example ) , private citizens who suffer as a result of its construction should not have to bear their loss for the sake of that wider public interest . |
| 8 | Some felt that they needed to compensate their children for the ‘ loss ’ of the other parent , and so should devote more time to them . |
| 9 | A report by the Commission of the European Communities ( EC ) , details of which were published by the Economy Ministry on Nov. 4 , called for at least another year of economic stringency , noting that by the end of 1991 ( the first year of the three-year stabilization plan which the EC had required when making its February 1991 loan — see pp. 37968 ; 38478 ) the government would have failed to meet its targets for the reduction of inflation and of the public-sector deficit . |
| 10 | Anne tried to hide her eagerness for the idea . |
| 11 | There were reports on June 26 that the Lezghin population of Daghestan ( Russia ) and northern Azerbaijan was threatening civil disobedience to obtain its demand for the creation of a unified Lezghin state . |
| 12 | The Development Office set about the business of fundraising and , in November , we were delighted to receive news that The Robertson Trust wished to increase its support for the extension , leaving the University with a fraction of the bill to pay . |
| 13 | Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have launched a campaign to persuade the British government to increase its target for the generation of electricity from renewable resources . |
| 14 | In a recent review of the national programme , the NCS called for both its sponsors , the Science and Engineering Research Council ( SERC ) and the Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) , to increase their support for the technology . |
| 15 | As the contribution of Britain to the UNHCR is very much greater than that of France or Germany , will my right hon. Friend encourage our European partners to increase their support for the vital work of refugee relief ? |
| 16 | He was determined to become President in his own right , and he had a year in which to establish his fitness for the office . |
| 17 | ‘ Listen ! ’ said the young man named Lawrence suddenly , and checked to strain his ears for the small , recurrent sound that had reached him . |
| 18 | My answer to this criticism was that teachers of English are virtually unanimous in their enthusiasm for literature , but need persuasion if they are to accept our recommendations for the teaching of grammar , Standard English and knowledge about language . |
| 19 | ‘ Lady Theodosia , ’ interrupted Aycliffe , ‘ I think you should know that his lordship — Lord Dacre , I mean — went to find your father not only to discover your identity for the purpose of saving your reputation , if he could . |
| 20 | Government will work in partnership to secure our heritage for the benefit of future generations . |
| 21 | A jury has been told that a woman accused of trying to kill her ex-boyfriend for the insurance money had no motive . |
| 22 | While we have had our differences with the Government about the interim advisory committee and the way in which it has worked , it might be worthwhile at this stage , in what might be our final debate on the work of the interim advisory committee , to thank its members for the work that they have done in the past few years . |
| 23 | Following a mailing by Aldus to all registered users of the product an initial public meeting was held in London where over 100 potential members braved the pouring rain to confirm their support for the User Group . |
| 24 | Walks across the moors she thought , beginning to plan her activities for the week . |
| 25 | Yet the radiant aspect of Chesney Wold as Esther first sees it had only just begun to lose its fascination for the English as the ideal that humbler men might emulate in a reduced form . |
| 26 | The National Executive wrote to the four signatories and supporters who were most closely identified with the Petition campaign , Bevan , Strauss , Cdr Young , and W. Bruce , asking them to discontinue their support for the campaign or face expulsion from the Party . |
| 27 | ‘ We will want to monitor her health for the next month or two at least before letting her return to England . ’ |
| 28 | She knew it with the first note she sang , she knew it as she walked jerkily across the stage in a parody of her usual smooth-flowing stride , she knew it as she was forced to search her mind for the next line of a song she knew by heart . |
| 29 | She and Sarah tried to arrange their dates for the same evenings , so that for the rest of the week they were free to go out together . |
| 30 | Germany agreed to suspend its claims for the payment of debts incurred by the former Soviet Union to former East Germany until the year 2000 , while in exchange Russia abandoned all claims for compensation for Soviet military property and installations in former East Germany . |