Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [noun] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also worth reiterating that traditional rape laws frequently give rise to light sentences for lesser offences . |
| 2 | The Socialist Government might have survived the crisis had it not been for the internal rift within the Labour Party that was brought about by the Cabinet 's decision to impose charges for medical prescriptions to curb excessive waste in the newly established National Health Service . |
| 3 | They have also developed the use of ‘ self inspection ’ — each group responsible for inspecting its own work — and giving responsibility to work groups for minor routine maintenance such as changing tips of welding guns and making minor adjustments . |
| 4 | Open your heart to find room for these children |
| 5 | In 1652 they had established a very well-placed port at the Cape of Good Hope as a supply depot , but the Dutch East India Company was always a little worried when settlers at the base interpreted their responsibility to provide food for passing ships as a reason for pushing on into the hinterland . |
| 6 | So he was , McLeish observed , the devil plainly being given no opportunity to find work for idle hands . |
| 7 | For centuries , traditional windmills harnessed the wind to drive machinery for grinding wheat into flour . |
| 8 | Typically , torque rise figures are 10–15% from rated speed to peak torque for non-turbocharged diesels , 15–30% for turbocharged diesels and 25–60% with charge-cooled turbo diesels . |
| 9 | Qualitative research to generate ideas for new products . |
| 10 | Furthermore , in an attempt to reward men for military service and to encourage others to serve in France , Henry had pursued a policy of granting lands and titles which had come into his hands , thereby creating an important interest , other than his own , in the extension and maintenance of the conquest . |
| 11 | Under a self-build scheme , a group of seven or more persons can form a housing association to use their own labour to build homes for separate owner-occupation . |
| 12 | A bid to reduce bills for rural householders who live away from the district 's three main cemeteries , by making them pay less for burial services , was narrowly defeated . |
| 13 | And the disingenuous becomes invidious when this is set against an attempt to locate blame for economic dislocation on its victims , cast inner city residents as ‘ a poor social mix ’ ( Trippier , 1989 , p19 ) , and offer instead a radical recasting of multi-national capital as the means of saving the inner cities . |
| 14 | They concocted a shopping list of stars , which included Queen , Peter Gabriel and Dire Straits , in an attempt to raise £250,000 for local charities , announced their plans and then started trying to secure the groups . |
| 15 | The distinction between the cases is that the Hydraulic Power Co. were empowered by statute to supply water for industrial purposes , that is , they had permissive power but not a mandatory authority , and they were under no obligation to keep their mains charged with water at high pressure , or at all . |
| 16 | It used to be the normal practice to adapt buildings for different purposes over their lives . |
| 17 | The specialist social worker and another under-fives worker with a personal interest in the issues undertook a supplementary review to examine resources for these children . |
| 18 | Carmen 's Facial Sauna , £15.95 , has a low setting to produce mist to cleanse sensitive skin , and a higher setting to produce steam for normal skin . |
| 19 | The French students won PETRA funding to visit Scotland for two weeks , spending one week in college and one week on a work placement . |
| 20 | This repealed the obligation placed on LEAs by the 1976 Education Act to provide plans for comprehensive reorganisation . |
| 21 | The four were alleged to have participated in a 3,600 million yen swindle to extract payment for bogus steel shipments . |
| 22 | Stopping ( b ) by teaching the child to defer demands for immediate gratification , will , however , also stop all the other problems . |
| 23 | Reports of a vigorous US campaign to win support for military action against Iraq had gained further credence after France , Germany and the UK publicly endorsed the possibility of allied military intervention during the G-7 summit in London on July 15-17 [ see p. 38321 ] . |
| 24 | We have used physiological recordings in hospital and at home to identify mechanisms for these events and report our findings in a subgroup that received mouth to mouth resuscitation . |
| 25 | Erm , the main requirement is , that where you have resources or applied property to discharge your own functions , people come under the then you are at liberty to use those resources where it does n't increase the capacity to do work for other public bodies , but you should neither increase your own capacity to do work with other bodies |
| 26 | Customs officers routinely use X-ray equipment to run checks for hidden packages , and are always alert to possible drugs trafficking from the Indian sub-continent and elsewhere . |
| 27 | The bill is being paid by the Ministry of Defence out of public funds , and lawyers say the amount spent on the case contrasts with new guidelines introduced by the Lord Chancellor to reduce costs for legal aid . |
| 28 | By 1627 Buckingham 's pro-Catholic foreign policy had collapsed , and he was bent on a French war ; the need now was for the service of men with enough local influence to raise money for this purpose . |
| 29 | The findings are from the Daily Telegraph Parent Friendly awards in support of the Tommy 's Campaign to raise funds for better health care for babies . |
| 30 | I was there the night that Madame made the first move in what I now see was a careful campaign to prepare Boy for this romance or meeting . |