Example sentences of "for the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | The paring of hooker and tight-head going for the opponents ' ball is a great skill which will serve them well in the adult game . |
2 | The complications caused by injuries to Goram , Gough , Steven , Ferguson , Huistra and Robertson preclude team selection and tactical planning for the Belgians ' visit and place a considerable burden on Walter Smith 's shoulders . |
3 | They voted the local taxes for the governors ' salaries which might be as high as £2,000 a year ( a hundred times a labourer 's wage , and 40 per cent of the prime Minister 's salary ) , and sometimes they felt governors should earn their salaries by letting the assembly have its own way . |
4 | It was , in a sense , poor reward for the selectors ' enterprise in choosing Devon Malcolm for his extra pace , despite his unspectacular form this summer , and Ian Salisbury , the 22-year-old Northampton-born Sussex legspinner . |
5 | A number of board members are pressing for the directors ' new suites , now being readied at the top of a spanking new building on Washington 's H Street , to be exempted from the Bank-wide policy of no smoking that begins on July 1st . |
6 | Perhaps the jumble of wood , cloth , metal and coal were even items of importance for the ghost-bottlers ' art . |
7 | It is a remarkable turnaround for the ex-Blues ' star , who never dreamed he would be offered such a lucrative post , having suffered so much frustration in the domestic game . |
8 | It was small , but adequate for the Gormans ' needs and comforts , built in the Midland Railway 's style of architecture having a pantile roof and very solidly constructed of red brick . |
9 | Mr Davis has spent thousands of pounds fighting in court for the gypsies ' rights to stay . |
10 | So I I would erm you know , quite often get bags of clothes , and s we sorted them out , and give them to people with erm quite large families and erm we used to also get some for the tenants ' association for the jumble sales . |
11 | A disgruntled father whose two sons have been on several skiing fortnights feels school trips are run primarily for the teachers ' convenience . |
12 | Even with a budget of over £1 million , governors should realise that almost all is firmly committed from day one , particularly for the teachers ' and ancillary-staff salaries . |
13 | Contrary to expectations Mr Lamont did not change the rates for NIC , although the upper and lower earnings limits and thresholds of the bands for the employers ' contribution will again be indexed for 1993/94 . |
14 | Carry out duties and responsibilities conscientiously and with proper regard for the employers ' interests . |
15 | Aggressive tactics by management and state support are not the only explanation for the employers ' victory . |
16 | It was a moonlight night and from 11pm Ted was waiting for the platelayers ' arrival as their company would liven his long shift . |
17 | As for the investors ' representatives , businessman John Dyer and his committee at BCIG and Antony Gold and David Pine at Alexander Tatham yesterday represented almost the end of a daily nightmare . |
18 | The little neutrino could cause big problems for the physicists ' picture of the universe |
19 | Her husband died in 1909 but Mary Sumner continued to write and speak for the Mothers ' Union , taking a keen interest in all that was being done . |
20 | In 19992/93 , our local office handled nearly 13 , enquiries , ’ said Richard Stones , appeals co-ordinator for the Citizens ' Advice Bureau . |
21 | We should have a visit by the head of the Notts County Council Highways , for the footpaths ' scheme . |
22 | If so , ‘ Be aware ’ is no securer than any other proposed foundation of morals ; better settle for the Assassins ' ‘ Nothing is true , everything is permitted ’ . |
23 | But I have some sympathy for the institutions ' view that their duty is to their policyholders and they can not be expected to double up as company regulators . |
24 | The £500 deposit would hardly pay for the barristers ' lunches at the public inquiry , whereas my standing for Parliament will concentrate the other candidates ' minds solidly on the issue and emphasise the public 's outrage at National Grid plc 's proposals . |
25 | Aficionados of art and antiques will make a bee-line for the towns ' museums and art galleries . |
26 | But what has been said so far , that the flipping and the circumstance including it were required for the wipers ' starting to work , is consistent with the cause existing without that effect . |
27 | The UNHCR noted that the international community had so far provided only US$31,000,000 of the US$180,000,000 needed for the refugees ' repatriation . |
28 | Yet in France , even as early as the Janaury draw for the challengers ' trials , the event was screened nationally — and special television walls were installed in Tokyo stations to carry pictures in Japan . |
29 | The Society reached an agreement with most tuna-canners in 1990 , setting up the labelling scheme in return for the canners ' agreeing not to buy tuna that had been caught through drift-netting or " setting-on-dolphins " ( where the mammals are rounded up to catch the schools of tuna which swim beneath them ) . |
30 | They also checked possible ‘ berths ’ for major craft and LSTs , where more space was needed for a safe beaching and suitable ground on the beach for the LSTs ' vehicles to deploy . |