Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mattathias , father of Judas Maccabeus , commands ‘ everyone who has zeal for the law ’ to follow him and take a stand on the covenant . |
| 2 | • Asked about rumours of his apparently imminent move from his position as managing director of Lotus , Michael Kimberley suggested we ask GM Europe president Bob Eaton , who has responsibility for the sports car maker . |
| 3 | I have a real difficulty in locating who has responsibility for the dustbins . ’ |
| 4 | Rose , who has responsibility for the largest mortgage book in the South East of England , said she was delighted . |
| 5 | Travellers along the other road would recognise that , for the historical reasons identified by Dixon J. in Yerkey v. Jones , 63 C.L.R. 649 , equity has in the past treated married women differently and more tenderly than other third parties who provide security for the debts of others . |
| 6 | The decision has been attacked by Health Service watchdogs who say care for the elderly is now chronically underfunded . |
| 7 | Prestel was launched in 1979 to provide users with instant access to thousands of pages of information and the ability to communicate with other Prestel users and with some of those who provided information for the system . |
| 8 | The poor were the landless who provided labour for the rich . |
| 9 | Bruno Kurdna , who played fly-half for the great Czechoslovak team of the '70s , which beat Italy , Spain and drew with Romania , was thrilled . |
| 10 | If its distribution won them friends , a loss of employment was readily blamed on the same men who assumed credit for the award of patronage , and frequently credit was assumed but blame apportioned when the politician 's responsibility was unclear . |
| 11 | Also the exact date of signing the report should appear at the end , under the signatures of those who accept responsibility for the report 's findings . |
| 12 | In most cases the reasonable answer will be along the lines that those people who give information for the survey will be contributing to an overall study , the results of which will be useful for a better understanding by everyone of the general problem and will also particularly help specialists who might be interested in ( in this case ) the housewife 's day . |
| 13 | The mounting protests on all sides came as the outlawed Ulster Freedom Freedom fighters , who claimed responsibility for the four shootings , threatened to step up their murder campaign . |
| 14 | At present , we have also got twenty five boys aged between eight and eleven who attend training for the under twelve team . |
| 15 | A further two female family members , both siblings from the 3rd generation , who required surgery for the same condition are now reported . |
| 16 | During the two occasions on which we talked , he seemed a caring and compassionate doctor blessed with a natural ease and affability , who needed publicity for the £2 million appeal he had launched to raise money to turn his Harley Street office into a well woman centre . |
| 17 | The crossbow , most useful in defence when the crossbowman , who needed protection for the time required to wind up his weapon , could hide himself behind a wall , was an elitist weapon , most effective in the hands of Gascons , who fought in Wales for Edward I , and of Genoese , a large contingent of whom fought on the French side at Crécy . |
| 18 | The victory of Gantt , a liberal who professed support for the right to abortion , and opposed the death penalty and high defence spending , meant that he would face Republican Jesse Helms , the right-wing conservative incumbent who , in his three terms in the Senate , had campaigned prominently against civil rights , federal spending and permissiveness . |
| 19 | Prime Minister James Mitchell carried out a Cabinet reshuffle in late January , transferring responsibility for foreign affairs from himself to Herbert Young , hitherto Minister for Trade and Tourism , whose Trade portfolio was passed to Jonathan Peters , hitherto Minister of State for Trade and Tourism , who took responsibility for the new Ministry of Trade and Consumer Affairs ; Mitchell also created a new portfolio of Grenadines Affairs , with Stephanie Brown as Junior Minister . |
| 20 | John Large , an engineering consultant who gave evidence for the local authorities consortium , compared the problem to dismantling a beehive at the end of the season . |
| 21 | Speaking as the operation began , Mr Barnett thanked the person who gave permission for the donation : ‘ I know that Aisling , even if she does not survive , would want me to express my eternal gratitude to them for giving her the chance to live . ’ |
| 22 | The only person who would n't speak was the woman in a green loden cloak who scattered bread for the birds from a Harrods bag ; Magnus grew fat on brown wholemeal scraps and Gina gave up trying to keep him away . |
| 23 | ‘ Are you that bloody idiot who does golf for the News ? ’ was his opening salvo ; and things got worse when Toby , never able to turn the verbal cheek , even to a large and extremely aggressive drunk , proceeded to tell him his opinion of Scottish golfers in general and of unwelcome Scottish drunks in particular . |
| 24 | In the course of his address Parker attacked : the Prince of Wales and Lord Rosebery for frequenting the turf , wealthy Nonconformists who left Dissent for the Church of England , and ‘ shifty and superficial ’ political programmes ( a warning against Liberal ‘ wire-pullers ’ who were tempted to down-grade issues which Nonconformists wished emphasized ) . |
| 25 | The uncomposed art informel of Gillet and his friend Maurice Ronet ( who left art for the theatre ) has its moments , or rather its small passages , but this is not painting that makes one reconsider painting . |
| 26 | The official was a member of the staff of the Procurator General who had responsibility for the smooth running of the Correctional Labour Colonies scattered across the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . |
| 27 | Although the phrase ‘ care workers ’ is not in general use , the term has been chosen to describe a wide range of people who may be employed in the voluntary or statutory sectors and who have responsibility for the services made available in the community to support old people and their caring relatives . |
| 28 | I am told by those who have responsibility for the care and custody of young people that they can actually do something with them over that period — but little can be achieved with a young man in one or two months . |
| 29 | Before that , however , the promising filly Hatoof , who disputes favouritism for the 1,000 Guineas with Musicale at 8–1 , is due to make her seasonal debut against five opponents in the Prix Imprudence at Maisons-Laffitte tomorrow . |
| 30 | A republic-wide vote was held on 30 March 1991 in which 90.3 per cent of the population were reported to have taken part , 98.9 per cent of whom expressed support for the restoration of Georgian independence ; following this , on 9 April , the Georgian parliament adopted a further resolution proclaiming the republic a fully independent state ( the act , for the moment , had little practical significance ) . |