Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] money for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The University seized the momentum that the press conference had generated and lobbied the Statehouse to get money for fusion research . |
| 2 | It was through the need to obtain money for this that I took the part-time job with Mrs Morton and her husband , Weary Willy . |
| 3 | The need to raise money for John II 's ransom had led to the levying of a salt tax and taxes on merchandise throughout the kingdom , and by 1367 these taxes had come to acquire a look of permanence . |
| 4 | As well as being a good social vehicle , the teams raise money for worthy causes and recently donated almost £3200 to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill , Glasgow . |
| 5 | As part of Preston Guild 's festivities , British Nuclear fuels at Springfields is sponsoring the event to raise money for Barnardos . |
| 6 | Still hats off to the both of them for agreeing to work as shop assistants for the day to raise money for AIDS charity , the Terrence Higgins Trust . |
| 7 | The horns from the Zimbabwean project are kept in storage by the National Parks Department , in the hope that present international bans on rhino trading may be lifted , allowing them to sell the horns to raise money for conservation . |
| 8 | A few weeks later , when the link had been made between Willi and his mother , who lived in Rochdale , the Movement collected money for the rest of his journey . |
| 9 | The fun began on Monday when a giant sandcastle was built on the beach to raise money for the Ann Charlton Lodge and Kirkleatham Special School . |
| 10 | I think the government giving money for the National Endowment for the Arts and then trying to decide what 's art and what is n't is a mistake . |
| 11 | Care assistants and kitchen assistant took the plunge to raise money for summer outings for the Centre 's clients . |
| 12 | ‘ When the time is right , we 'll probably use the dress to raise money for charity . ’ |
| 13 | The ladies raised money for the ‘ Prince of Wales Fund ’ and the Queen 's ‘ Work for Women Fund ’ , the cards being 2s. 0d. and 2s. 6d . |
| 14 | He managed to increase the staff in two ways ; first by getting the endowment for the chair of Greek freed from the attachment to a canonry and then the endowment of the canonry used to give a second professorship of theology ; secondly by persuading the vice-chancellor to find money for a lectureship in New Testament studies . |
| 15 | How dare you call the fund to raise money for your poxy magazine the Lemon Fund , just because he uses lemon on his hair ! |
| 16 | Although there are now strict regulations governing wood cutting and kerosene is sold at the entrance of the park for cooking , Hillary explains ‘ Lots of people tempt the Sherpas offering money for wooden fires . ’ |
| 17 | A cyclist is using one of the fastest bikes in the world to raise money for British Athletes taking part in the Olympic games . |
| 18 | It subsequently transpired that the conveyancing arrangements I have described were part of a fraudulent scheme of the Hammonds to obtain money for themselves using the property as security . |
| 19 | Throughout the 1340s and 1350s the king played on the commons ' fear of a French invasion of England : the threat that the French might ‘ destroy the English tongue and occupy the realm of England ’ was used more than once to persuade the commons to grant money for the war , and the discovery at the sack of Caen of a French plan for the invasion of England in 1339 was a gift to royal propaganda . |
| 20 | At 32 , the actor turned producer-director has proved that he has the clout to raise money for stage and screen and the artistic talent to ensure that it 's well spent . |
| 21 | They covered ‘ Getting Better ’ on the LP to raise money for the charity , Childline . |
| 22 | The tape recorder was used to send reports to churches and schools who were using the expedition to raise money for famine relief . |