Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] for [noun] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be much more constructive for a consortium of donors to sit down with governments and review their need for aid finance over , say , the next three-year period . |
| 2 | Public transport timetables should be examined to estimate their adequacy for staff travel in the light of the knowledge gained on where staff are domiciled and the early and late evening shift changes . |
| 3 | You priests — let your service for Christ arise from the warmth of your praise . |
| 4 | Now , with the hull of the ferry drumming a different note as the thrusters tuned up for docking , Jezrael-Ayesha felt her hatred for Nils give way to the fear in her . |
| 5 | And the sores which have plagued his mouth for months have now disappeared . |
| 6 | Nor did his consideration for Stella escape Lucy 's ponderings — nor his thoughtfulness in allowing Bill to have time off , which enabled him to be near his wife during her period in hospital . |
| 7 | And do n't let your search for material lead you to choose the obscure for obscurity 's sake , so you feel you will be sure to stun the panel with a piece that has no good professional background . |
| 8 | You can also map almost anything to a key-combination on the keyboard — how does |
| 9 | Setting their course for harbours dim and far , |
| 10 | He must now , by my reckoning , be nearly a hundred years old , but in no way does his enthusiasm for life appear diminished . |
| 11 | Tell me , child — ’ he concluded mildly , ‘ — is there a chance that we might find some alternative mode of address towards one another , or does your capability for restraint exclude all the intimate forms usual between parent and child ? ’ |