Example sentences of "[vb -s] [art] [noun sg] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to LV Motors the future for their wind generators lies with new magnetic materials such as neodymium yag . |
| 2 | His vice-chairman , now also retired from the job , Sebastian Coe , receives the OBE for his work with the council . |
| 3 | THE man who was Medical Ombudsman for Wales until last year , Professor Robert Owen of Colwyn Bay , receives the OBE for his services to medicine . |
| 4 | Bruno , twice beaten in world heavyweight title fights , against Tim Witherspoon in 1986 , and this year by Mike Tyson , receives the MBE for his services to boxing . |
| 5 | CHRISTIE has time to raise his arms in triumph as he crosses the line for his 100-metres win — with clear daylight between him and the pack . |
| 6 | Scheherezade begins the long series of tales that constitute The Arabian Nights , so successfully stimulating the King 's curiosity to hear more that he constantly defers the order for her execution . |
| 7 | Of course , the idiot now understands the reason for my mercy . |
| 8 | She loves the place for its pace , the quality of its light , the softness and delicacy of much of its thinking , its acceptance of whatever comes . |
| 9 | And you 'll find that this outback area is a far cry from the city 's concrete jungle — and therein lies the reason for its charm . ’ |
| 10 | The mouse is exceptionally good and paves the way for its use in future game titles . |
| 11 | Althusser 's question therefore paves the way for his view that a corpus of knowledge is the outcome of practices . |
| 12 | BA , up 2p to 211p , wants the cash for its share of the UAL buyout . |
| 13 | The city itself needs no introduction for its beauty , theatres , galleries and restaurants , pubs and annual Festivals , which assures it the reputation of a truly international city . |
| 14 | No one makes petitions or starts a search for their whereabouts . |
| 15 | Thus far , the Commission has no funding for its project , but Environment Secretary Chris Pattern is being approached regarding possible financial support from the government . |
| 16 | However , the promoter , who preferred to remain anonymous , issued a statement to NME claiming : ‘ There is no objection raised by local promoters — far from it — promoters have been severely f—ed around by an ‘ artiste ’ who has no consideration for his fans or the people who have put work into this tour . |
| 17 | Opera is too clumsy for ideology — it has no time for its sub-clauses and selective hatreds . |
| 18 | ‘ Not when it 's with a man who has no regard for her welfare . ’ |
| 19 | she has no use for her legs |
| 20 | The 308D is not the fastest thing on the highway , but Harris has no wish for his drivers to go breaking any speed records . |
| 21 | A PROPER ‘ Charlie ’ which helped Britain defeat the Nazis and is the most powerful loco of its type in preservation now has a date for its return to passenger hauling status . |
| 22 | An innkeeper has a lien for his charges upon the traveller 's goods brought to the inn , and , contrary to the usual rule , has by statute been given a power of sale over such goods . |
| 23 | We owe a lot to Tom who still has a fondness for his kites , although he is better known in the 1990s as the creator of the GeoSphere Project , a spectacular image of the Earth produced from over 2000 satellite images . |
| 24 | Most sociological writing on the underclass has suggested that it has a potential for what Giddens calls ‘ hostile outbursts ’ — that is , riots or mass violence and public disorder . |
| 25 | The implication is that the animal is able to classify neutral events prior to learning and has a rule for what classes are relevant to particular outcomes . |
| 26 | A literature essay always has a focus for its subject matter ( e.g. on the novels of Angela Carter , the role of " fool " characters in drama , or the origins of free verse ) , and it also uses a particular mode of argument ( e.g. stylistic analysis , contrast and comparison , or historical contextualisation ) . |
| 27 | She already holds a commendation for her part in rescuing a rottweiler dog . |
| 28 | Turkey has an excuse for its ignorance : the objects , it says , were looted from tombs where they had lain undisturbed for 2,500 years . |
| 29 | The company , whose cars were driven by stars such as Clark Gable , Cliff Richard and Henry Cooper , blames the recession for its collapse . |
| 30 | Delta says it was the ‘ destructive acts ’ of the creditors ' committee and its advisers that prevented the reorganisation , and that it provided $115m finance and blames the committee for its losses . |