Example sentences of "[to-vb] [det] [noun pl] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I do want you to write some things for next time . |
| 2 | Magistrates in Bootle heard that library staff had attempted to retrieve some books for more than a year . |
| 3 | If you 'd like to try these wines for free , now 's your chance . |
| 4 | Starting from Poulantzas ' counterfactual example , I have suggested that the categories and relations he discusses are , as they stand , too abstract to provide any grounds for such claims , and indeed are too schematic to yield detailed explanations of particular historical events . |
| 5 | We do not have to destroy all beliefs for some of them — even though false — sustain useful action . |
| 6 | Because of the uncertainties ahead , which are likely to cause more difficulties for smaller companies , the bulk of the trust 's portfolio is , at present , mainly in the larger blue chip companies . |
| 7 | The story does not allow us to answer those questions for certain . |
| 8 | Meanwhile she had many friends who took up her cause : memorial concerts were given in Prague and Vienna ; she received a gratuity from the Elector of Cologne ; and the King of Prussia offered to purchase several compositions for 100 ducats each ( including the Requiem which Constanze made sure was ‘ completed ’ by Süssmayr so that she could collect the last instalment of money due from Count Walsegg ) . |
| 9 | Senior officials inevitably tended to view any proposals for constitutional reform or institutional innovation according to the impact that would be made upon their own position and that of their clientele . |
| 10 | Rhodes , by focusing on shifts within the organizational structures of the state , is able to identify some reasons for longer-term stability , but is less able to explain the extent of change since the late 1960s . |
| 11 | He was told by his doctor to cancel all engagements for two months , and was ordered to give up smoking ; he was allowed , instead , one cigar a day . |
| 12 | Thus , many community mental handicap teams have devised absurdly ambitious operational policies which attempt to do all things for all persons . |
| 13 | Last year I thought it necessary to criticise several doctors for such behaviour . |
| 14 | All participants enjoyed the course and ERC plans to conduct more classes for other clients in the near future . |
| 15 | With the end of the Cold War , however , major European powers such as Britain and France will hopefully move towards defensive postures ( even if the Gulf conflict has emphasised the need to keep some forces for rapid deployment for use in other regions ) . |
| 16 | We naturally feel inclined to reject these theories for that reason . |
| 17 | He aims to hold these shares for another year . |
| 18 | It seems likely that practical work in subjects such as CDT has helped to develop these skills for some pupils . |
| 19 | After the experiment subjects were asked to drink sufficient liquids and to record frequency of bowel movements and to collect all stools for 24 hours . |
| 20 | It is true that a good marathon time shows that you have both fitness and endurance , but because of the effort you have made , you will not be able to exploit those gains for some time . |
| 21 | This article gives a series of anonymous examples to suggest that the impact of similar guides for editors has been patchy and to make some suggestions for better communication . |
| 22 | It is necessary to correct these readings for environmental conditions such as hole size and mud resistivity and to compute the effect of mud filtrate invasion . |
| 23 | He has devoted time and energy to people because it is the people who will one day be his subjects , and he feels a sense of responsibility towards them ; but he will also be King of the British Isles , and has a responsibility to safeguard those Isles for future generations . |