Example sentences of "for the family " in BNC.

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1 But there were many other joys for the family , and they led a privileged and enjoyable lifestyle , despite Nathan 's indispositions .
2 Stephen Sedley QC , for the family , told Mr Justice Gatehouse that radioactivity in the Merlins ' house dust was ‘ enough to cause real concern , in particular about the health of their two young boys , Sam and Ben .
3 After making first animal feed ( korm ) and only later cabbage soup ( shchi ) for the family , she may finally turn to the work that occupies the womenfolk from November until Lent — spinning flax from that blue-flowered , frail-leaved plant plucked by the root in handfuls in the August of 1921 .
4 So it seemed a fairly straightforward move to go and work for the family firm .
5 When Sikh men came to Britain in the fifties it was with the hope of making some money ( usually to buy more land for the family farm ) and returning .
6 He has a well-paid job but he expects her to pay for the family car
7 To the west of this space lies the guests ' dining-room , a large kitchen incorporating a dining area for the family , a pantry , living-room , utility room and small office adjoining the secondary entrance ( Fig 59 ) .
8 Supper at the kitchen table — bread coarsely cut and buttered , with none of the little refinements that were considered necessary for the family , who ate in another room .
9 Sofia 's International Peace Foundation , named after Mr Zhivkov 's late daughter , is being investigated following allegations by a central committee member that it was used to send convertible currency abroad for the family 's use .
10 We have a lot of sympathy for the family . ’
11 The average Cuban in the United States has better moral values and more love for the family than the average American .
12 She has just finished a portrait of seven-year-old Tulip Dempster , a Pekingese , commissioned by Lady Camilla for Nigel Dempster 's birthday — the second one she has done for the family — and a portrait of Mr and Mrs John Menzies ' two dogs .
13 Subaru pick-up owners who jump into a Legacy will feel right at home , for the family 's noise signature is unmistakeable .
14 A follow-up study showed that very few of them ever had any higher ambition for using the money than buying a house or two for the family and perhaps a shop or pub .
15 Lord Cranborne , son of the sixth Marquess of Salisbury , had sat for the family constituency of south Dorset for eight years : his grandfather , ‘ Bobbety ’ the fifth Marquess , had served eleven and a half years as an MP before joining the peerage and becoming one of the most influential party men in the fifties .
16 This is a valuable time for the family to get to know the vicar or deacon and talk about the person who has died , but often the discussion will centre on practical arrangements like deciding on hymns , music , and order of service .
17 It is also true to say that the minister ( man or woman ) is central in ensuring that the funeral service is a memorable event for the family by helping them to begin to understand their grief in the context of the church 's care for them .
18 For the family and friends who remain such an event is devastating .
19 Local magazines were started and in time there was a national monthly , The Free Church Chronicle as well as a monthly magazine for the family , The Freechurchman .
20 It is the third house Geoffrey , a property developer , has designed for the family .
21 THE IDEA of preparing a budget for the building of a house is a daunting thought , especially to someone who is more used to budgeting for the family holiday .
22 Mr Frederick Garnet , 81 , said : ‘ The last thing she said to us before she left was that she would have some very good news for the family when she came home .
23 This study aims to examine the role of training for the family farmer and the part-time farmer .
24 The Norwegian Government had introduced two welfare schemes for farmers that have much to recommend them , particularly for the family farmers in the more remote areas .
25 Support for the family 's own pedagogical tasks remains the avowed cornerstone of the Act .
26 For that extra special souvenir or present for the family , the owners also run a traditional handicrafts shop selling exquisite handmade gifts a perfect memento of your holiday .
27 There 's a sport for all , whether it 's a round of mini-golf for the family or the challenge of sea and sail .
28 For this is the beach club that really has got EVERYTHING for the family .
29 There were deeds for the family home in Jaffa , in the name of his father and dated 1 August 1930 , and a map of the Abu Khadras ' mortgaged orange orchards at Barqa around the Wadi al Gharbi on the road from Jaffa to Ashqelon .
30 His father grows enough to ‘ export ’ , while all Ricardo 's produce is for the family .
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