Example sentences of "[to-vb] [det] [noun pl] for the " in BNC.

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1 Later , seated dizzily at the desk in his study , he reached for a piece of paper to write some orders for the defence of the banqueting hall .
2 The regents were nevertheless compelled to accept these verdicts for the time being .
3 Nor did it need riots to provoke these swan-songs for the old traditions .
4 Pat Palmer is asking everyone to co–operate — if you have not yet filled in a pink form or given verbal class details to your Area Organiser will you please forward these details to the Office by early August so that we can have a comprehensive up-to-date class list ready to meet all enquiries for the new season .
5 Pat Palmer is asking everyone to co-operate — if you have not yet filled in a pink form or given verbal class details to your Area Organiser will you please forward these details to the Office by early August so that we can have a comprehensive up-to-date class list ready to meet all enquiries for the new season .
6 The administrative model of case management fails to provide many incentives for the current generation of social workers .
7 In a speech marking the 20th anniversary of his reign on Nov. 18 , Sultan Qaboos bin Said announced plans for the creation of a Consultative Council " to provide more opportunities for the Omani citizen 's wider participation in the responsibilities of … the fatherland " .
8 In France , efforts are being made to train more women for the job .
9 It was impossible to find any landmarks for the moment .
10 The subject attracted no interest , and they failed to secure enough participants for the proposed 2-hour discussion .
11 Clarke got his second goal in the 60th minute when he met a well directed right-wing cross from Wallace to first time the ball past Maguire to secure both points for the visitors .
12 In a letter to the Irish premier in 1947 , while an extensive health bill was going through parliament , the bishops ‘ pointed out that to claim such powers for the public authority , without qualification , is entirely and directly contrary to Catholic teaching on the rights of the family , the Church in education , the rights of the medical profession and voluntary institutions ’ ( Irish Independent , 12 Apr. 1951 , quoted Whyte 1980 : 143 ) .
13 Any other report , erm , such as to request the director of property services fully to explore all options for the disposal of all or any part of the County Farms estate for the maximum financial benefit to the County Council , that sort of report for instance has not been requested by the property sub- committee nor by any other committee with erm , er , as I understand it .
14 By allowing ourselves to be forced to carry these cards for the convenience of the state , we will be acknowledging that we are at the disposition of the state and its computers .
15 He is proposing a pilot scheme to take uniformed officers away from front desk duties as one idea for putting civilians into jobs which in the past have been filled by officers in order to free more police for the fight against crime .
16 He 's gone into Lewes to buy more things for the room .
17 Central Government Departments which achieve savings through competitive tendering will in future be able to apply those savings for the benefit of their programmes .
18 These were solid leather and weighed so much that , not surprisingly , we were allowed only a further 9lb each to include all essentials for the next six days and five nights .
19 In 1281 he was commissioned by the king to search the chirograph chests for all deeds relating to Jewish debts , which had come into the king 's hands through the forfeiture of the creditors concerned , and then to levy those debts for the king .
20 John Lill now has over sixty concertos in his repertoire , but we know he retains his special affection for Brahms , and he is soon to record both concertos for the second time .
21 Mr Sproat , a member of the parliamentary committee discussing the Bill , is now delighted the worried BR pensioners will continue to enjoy those rights for the future .
22 If I 'd become known as the Man In The Pyjamas , I 'd have to wear those pyjamas for the rest of my life !
23 The conference adopted a resolution which requested states ‘ to prescribe such methods for the catching of living creatures in the sea , particularly seal and whale , as to spare them as much suffering as possible ’ .
24 If there is a marked resistance on the part of a lonely , but fit and mobile elderly person to consider any ideas for the possible improvement of her social life , and if gentle persuasion is of no avail , you may be justified in suspecting a condition of hidden depression .
25 I hope that they will take the opportunity to ask Mr. Millan to release these moneys for the benefit of their areas .
26 He 'd been round there early this morning to get some papers for the solicitor or summat .
27 Leopold could be said to have some qualifications for the throne ; he was Catholic , descended directly from the families of the Beauharnais and the Murats and he was married to a sister of the King of Portugal .
28 The first six relate directly to the Earth Summit , the last two provide an opportunity for people to get more involved in practical initiatives and to help to raise more pledges for the Tree of Life within your local community .
29 I have n't been able to get any tickets for the Word as yet .
30 But no one seems to have any figures for the percentage of people who are satisfied with life in general .
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