Example sentences of "and [noun pl] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once wool had declined there was no staple : brandy , wheat , fruits , oil , wine , and lead for Europe , shoes , textiles , paper , and hats for the colonies could not close the gap . |
| 2 | He sifted through junk shops for cardigans , jackets and hats for the sketches by day and pinned me into paper versions of the dresses by night . |
| 3 | Block loans through the public library service will have an important part to play , and it will be advantageous to both sides if the teachers have provided a detailed breakdown of likely sub-themes and activities for the library staff to use ( although their own examination of stock may throw up additional possibilities which could be suggested ) . |
| 4 | A full house in the parish hall of the new church of St Peter and St Paul , Wakefield raised £375 to provide further facilities and activities for the youth of the parish . |
| 5 | She arranged games and activities for the guests , claiming her two jobs were just about identical , except that her kindergarten children were more mature . |
| 6 | We need now to turn our attention to existing exercises and activities for the language learner , and to assess the degree to which , by taking discoursal factors into account , they can help to develop effective communication . |
| 7 | In this mansion are to live … the English gentleman with his gracious wife and his beautiful family ; he always able to have the boudoir and the jewels for the wife , and the beautiful ball dresses for the daughters , and hunters for the sons , and a shooting in the Highlands for himself . ’ |
| 8 | Selected titles in Grades 1–4 have been made up into sturdy Reader Packs , each containing a Reader , a Cassette , and Notes for the Parent/Teacher in English , Italian , Spanish , Arabic , Greek , Japanese , and Portuguese . |
| 9 | A relatively new function has been the valuation banding of flats and houses for the council tax . |
| 10 | Clustering round the Cortile del Papagallo , were chapel , chamber , bakery , wine cellar , kitchen and smithy , and houses for the chancellor , treasurer and almoner . |
| 11 | The behavioural specialists are responsible for providing data and attitudes for the policy-makers which should redress the balance . |
| 12 | The criteria for assessing the likely return on a project and attitudes for the risks involved will differ between sources of finance . |
| 13 | The idea of a National Park is to preserve its natural assets such as moorland , lakes , and woods for the public to enjoy . |
| 14 | He is chief executive of BP Exploration and is also responsible for research & engineering and investments for the pension fund . |
| 15 | The exhibition , hopefully , showed how the changes have gradually taken place , and that there is still a small group of women prepared to give their time and talents for the enhancement of church services . |
| 16 | Demonstrations and displays of all forms of needlecraft , fashion , furnishings and accessories for the home , plus Kaffe Fassett and William Morris roomsets . |
| 17 | Then there was the mass impression : the city 's rituals and festivals — the visit of a monarch , the launch of a warship from the Mersey shipyards , or the personage of Her Majesty 's Inspector annually reviewing the assembled ranks over tea and buns for the dignitaries of the Watch Committee . |
| 18 | Well here 's to a festive crimble — defeats for the Scum and wins for the whites — especially on New Years day . |
| 19 | This organization pays money to record companies and artists for the performances of their music on radio and television , unlike PRS which pays the writers . |
| 20 | David Hopper , General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers North-East area , said the store would completely destroy the environment and views for the women who stay at the union 's Sam Watson Rest Home , which overlooks the site . |
| 21 | And then , if I have achieved the aim of helping teachers understand their predicament , I hope that they may feel more purposeful , both individually and collectively , and thereby become a more powerful source of ideas and projects for the improvement of schooling , which are grounded simultaneously in a clear sense of educational values and an equally clear-sighted , hard-headed sense of what is possible and appropriate . |
| 22 | Italy will get its own distribution outlet in September and resellers for the Japanese and Asian markets will be announced in June . |
| 23 | Pickfords had relied on canals and roads for the transport of goods , but Baxendale early appreciated the advantages of railways . |
| 24 | Dr. Yeats produced a code of statutes and rules for the government of the infirmary . |
| 25 | ‘ . Resident clergy and dissenting ministers in the county had been asked to preach sermons in their respective parishes and meetings for the benefit of the infirmary . |
| 26 | The lords in parliament , and in the courthouse and the castle , they do not know how we live — they know nothing about us , except that we will die for them , to protect their forts in India and in Scotland ’ — his voice sharpened suddenly , his arm swung round and pointed north and a gust of response rose out of the crowd — ‘ we have always been good at that , their demands can never be satisfied , regiments for the colonies , indentured servants and labourers for the plantations , they have scoured Scotland like a killing wind and the men have been whirled away in the blast of it . |
| 27 | The clock room , furnished entirely by the antique-spotting owners , Philip and Lesley Davies , is open all day to nonresidents for tea , coffee and naughty-but-nice goodies , served with mints and carnations for the ladies . |
| 28 | And ‘ everything ’ means everything : cups of coffee , shoe repairs , evening papers , drinks after work , ice-cream and comics for the children . |
| 29 | To the general invalidity of infants ' contracts the Common Law recognized the exceptions of contracts for necessaries and contracts for the infants ' benefit , and these exceptions are not affected by statute . |
| 30 | The contracts covered by SGSA , s 2 are thus in practice contracts of exchange or barter , and contracts for the supply of labour and goods or materials ( eg building contracts ) . |