Example sentences of "for [det] [noun pl] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An example of this kind is Dornford Lane , which runs parallel with the Banbury to Oxford road for some miles north of Woodstock . |
| 2 | Martin was for some years tutor to the MacLeods of Skye , and had also been at one time a scholar at Leiden University in the Netherlands . |
| 3 | M. Vial , for some years Professor of Veterinary Medicine in the Royal School of Lyons , and of Comparative Anatomy at Montpellier , a gentleman well-known for his anatomical skill and knowledge in every part of this Art , is appointed Professor to the College ’ . |
| 4 | For some patients observation with little change in regime may be all that is necessary . |
| 5 | We argued that for such students practice in the craft of writing would not only be valuable for its own sake but would help them appreciate the achievements of writers of the past and take an informed interest in contemporary writing : |
| 6 | For these industries steel from Motherwell is an important local raw material . |
| 7 | For these reasons goal-setting by departments has been fraught with problems , creating for those seeking to implement the FMI continual ‘ difficulties created by imprecise , broad , policy objectives ’ ( National Audit Office , 1986b , para. 13 ) . |
| 8 | For these students discussion on specialism within the course structure does not apply . |
| 9 | For these YCs membership of the political party was only tangentially political . |
| 10 | There is a vogue in the UK for all things Magritte at the moment — the Belgian 's work is currently the subject of an exhibition at London 's Hayward gallery — this is all we have to say : ceci | n'est pas une pipe . |
| 11 | The second stage of development , to be implemented on 1 April this year , is for the unit to become the purchaser of health care for all patients resident in the area . |
| 12 | But for many cities jealousy of Milan was as powerful as hatred of the emperor 's control , and a rival faction formed under Pavia which was for a time loyal to Frederick — a map of the two teams shows in a fascinating way how difficult it was to love one 's neighbour in this world of riotous freedom and traditional internecine feuds . |
| 13 | The visit will also generate a bank of copies of handwritten and printed material which will form the basis for many hours work in class later on . |
| 14 | For many circuits simplification of the Bode plot is feasible because the dependences of gain and phase on frequency are not independent . |
| 15 | Mohammed Amadou Cissé , for many years Minister of State in charge of security and former President Mathieu Kérékou 's personal adviser and soothsayer , was on Sept. 7 sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment and fined 3,000,000 francs CFA after having been found guilty of embezzling 3,500 million francs CFA of public funds ( US$1=238.522 francs CFA as at Sept. 7 , 1992 ) ; his nine co-defendants received prison terms ranging from three to eight years . |
| 16 | 5–2 Another gift was recorded ; that of Mrs and Miss McTavish , widow and daughter , now residing in Mull , of the late Rev. Mr McTavish for many years minister at Kildalton . |
| 17 | In that country for many years organisation at the social , cultural and political level was founded upon a system of ideological blocs . |
| 18 | She keeps busy with local activities and has been for many years editor of her church magazine . |
| 19 | Aunt Tossie , for many years mistress of Deer Forest , understood very well how girls must have their chatter after a ball . |
| 20 | They had three daughters and one son , Matthew , who followed his father 's profession and was for many years superintendent of the LNER locomotive depot at Neasden , London . |
| 21 | , Margaret Caroline ( 1861–1944 ) , general secretary of the Women 's Co-operative Guild , was born 16 October 1861 in Marylebone , London , the youngest of seven children and only daughter of the Revd John Llewelyn Davies , a Christian Socialist , for many years rector of Christ Church , Marylebone , London , and later of Kirkby Lonsdale , Lancashire , and his wife Mary , daughter of Sir Charles John Crompton [ q.v. ] , justice of the Queen 's Bench . |
| 22 | Sedgwick , born in Dent in 1785 and for many years Professor of Geology at Trinity College , Cambridge , and a friend of Wordsworth and Darwin , describes the galleries of Dent vividly and delightfully in his book , A Memorial To Cowgill Chapel 1868 : ‘ The galleries were places of mirth and glee and active happy industry for there might be heard the buzz of the spinning wheel and the hum and the songs of those who were carrying out the labours of the day . ’ |
| 23 | He determined the fossils that were the key to the rock succession in the Southern Uplands , was for many years palaeontologist to the Scottish branch of the Geological Survey , and late in life wrote an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea , a group that had fascinated him since he had searched rock pools for crabs with his father . |
| 24 | Harrowby was an eminent politician , who had been for many years MP for Liverpool ; his scientific interests were in geography and statistics . |
| 25 | For those students resident in England , Wales and Northern Ireland who are taking first degrees ( including teacher training ) or certain diploma courses , the usual grant-awarding body is the local education authority . |
| 26 | It should now be apparent that for any rights theory to be capable of satisfactorily addressing the broader problems which now confront our traditional representative institutions it will need to transcend the essentially liberal principles which lie at the heart of Dworkin 's thesis . |
| 27 | For most students education in the universities and professional and technical colleges promised access to a relatively privileged position in society . |
| 28 | For most purposes comparison of bonds is in terms of gross redemption yields as these best reflect the expected return on an investment in terms both of coupon payments and capital gain or loss . |