Example sentences of "of [verb] [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , consistent with her previous practice of using Creole for comments in Creole on the other players , she begins to describe the players ' code words in turn — " ( you ) slap down , he says " pin " , he slaps down , he says " needle " , he slaps down he — " . |
| 2 | However , much less well developed has been the nature of using information for decision-making . |
| 3 | Arctic skuas feed their young on the fish which they rob from the terns , and have become so specialised that they have almost lost the capability of catching food for themselves . |
| 4 | This is a useful means of gathering evidence for assessment purposes . |
| 5 | She did n't know if Betty knew how long Beuno had been there , so endeavoured to give the impression that she could babble away on the topic of cooking game for hours at a time . |
| 6 | Establishments must also follow the Voluntary Code of Booking Practice for Tourist Accommodation . |
| 7 | The ability of the modem to translate signals makes the information services market we have today a possibility … information publishers must now prepare for a new challenge and for a similar degree of networking capacity for video and other multimedia as they currently experience for data … ’ |
| 8 | The ability to influence supplier costs , price and conditions of delivery may be seen as worth the extra managerial , administrative and quality assurance cost incurred in buying from a large number of small suppliers ; * large customers who pursue a deliberate policy of delaying payment for goods or services received . |
| 9 | Chastity is the virtue either of keeping sex for marriage or of abstaining from sex altogether . |
| 10 | After a year or two of keeping house for Hugh , she put her foot down and said it was ridiculous not to use her money . |
| 11 | As with education these interventions and the reduction in the role of producers and local government spokesmen have usually been made in the name of promoting value for money and increasing choice for consumers . |
| 12 | Extradition — Committal proceedings — Evidence — Alleged accomplice 's statement before Swedish court implicating accused — Accomplice retracting statement in committal proceedings — Whether statement capable of forming basis for committal — Whether magistrate required to consider Swedish court 's jurisdiction — Extradition Act 1989 ( c. 33 ) , Sch . |
| 13 | … in need of writing practice for Business English ? |
| 14 | Instead of seeking revenge for PE 's criticism of the service , which the band claims responds slower to black callers than to white , the ambulancemen invited Flavor Flav to ride with a medical emergency crew . |
| 15 | Wark , who had not been shy of venturing upfield for corners and free-kicks , struck the penalty cleanly enough , but against the crossbar . |
| 16 | ‘ Whether embodied in judges , a statutory ombudsman or a tariff of fines , the law is no more capable of compelling editors to observe a statutory code than of extracting maintenance for children from fathers not supporting their families , ’ he said . |
| 17 | This may well be appropriate for some patients but falls short of securing treatment for others whose relapses may be abrupt and catastrophic . |
| 18 | There might be a better chance of securing assistance for members like Earl Haig in 1994 if the economy showed stronger signs of recovery . |
| 19 | As resource allocation is meant to embody the principle of equal access for equal need this presents the problem of measuring need for health care . |
| 20 | For it was the procedures and practices that have been at the very core of racing tradition for generations that were on trial here , and there was little realistic chance that they should have been found wanting . |
| 21 | Garden centres stock sachets of blueing powder for hydrangeas , but the most reliable way is to continue growing them in pots . |
| 22 | Thus , while both firms have the same overall goal of selling furniture for profit , the more detailed breakdown of goals tells us much more about the different ways in which the two businesses will be run . |
| 23 | The honour of clinching victory for Ulster fell to Gary McNeill as on the home green against Sean Horkan before David Mulholland and Gerry McAleese both won their matches . |
| 24 | TO BE sure of getting value for money in rugby books it is usually good policy to lash out on a yearbook or an expensive work of reference . |
| 25 | She was hardworking and industrious , and in her work as a contracts officer enjoyed the challenge of getting value for money when it came to servicing the needs of the company 's departments . |
| 26 | This section is mainly concerned with the initial stages of rising capital for Eurotunnel but in recent months there have been growing doubts about the financial viability of the project . |
| 27 | If the problem of providing space for link fields can be suitably handled , this method can offer considerable savings . |
| 28 | The Labour party wants application procedures to be speeded up so that we have a proper , fair and effective system that ensures that this country continues its long honourable tradition of providing asylum for refugees . |
| 29 | The Alpine Club holds an annual symposium each November at Plas-y-Brenin , with the general aim of providing information for climbers on specific mountain areas . |
| 30 | One led to Sir Colin Buchanan 's ‘ Traffic in Towns ’ report — which , for the first time , counted the environmental cost of providing lebensraum for cars . |