Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I am pleased and thankful that the medical practice have sought to accept their responsibility for the oversight as soon as possible . ’ |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Anne tried to hide her eagerness for the idea . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | He was determined to become President in his own right , and he had a year in which to establish his fitness for the office . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | Government will work in partnership to secure our heritage for the benefit of future generations . |
| 15 | A jury has been told that a woman accused of trying to kill her ex-boyfriend for the insurance money had no motive . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ We will want to monitor her health for the next month or two at least before letting her return to England . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | A GRATEFUL reader who would like to thank her daughter for the surprise of a lifetime has nominated her for this week 's bouquet . |
| 22 | Gooch and the England selectors meet in Manchester to choose their squad for the second Test at Lord 's , and Atherton 's place as Gooch 's opening partner is one of those up for discussion . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | In business sales cases the conflicting public interests are that a man is not at liberty to deprive himself or the community of his labour and expertise unreasonably and yet he must have a freedom to sell his business for the best price ; which may be only obtainable if he precludes himself from entering into competition with the purchaser ( see James VC in Leather Cloth Co v Lorsont ( 1869 ) LR 9 Eq 354 ) . |
| 25 | The blonde hostess leaned across him to re-charge his glass for the umpteenth time . |
| 26 | The only paper on your desk should be that on which you are currently working and material waiting to receive your attention for the first time . |
| 27 | ‘ And I want some of you to help me look for the others . |
| 28 | Unfortunately I dived in one day without realising that the pool had been emptied ( I am short-sighted ) , and although my head turned out to be harder than the pool bottom , it seemed to dampen my enthusiasm for the sport . |
| 29 | IWISH to express my support for the ambulance men and women . |
| 30 | Though most enterprises in developing countries have been by-standers in many rounds , more are now coming forward to play their part for the future . |