Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [det] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some headway was made in expanding self-sufficiency , whether through utilising more land for agriculture , developing home economies , or encouraging local manufacturers and products . |
| 2 | After submitting this paper for publication we received a copy of the paper by M. Davis et al. |
| 3 | An unsuccessful fishing is a most discouraging event to the dwellers in these remote western isles : hundreds leaving every year for the east coast ; when fortunate , they will be able to bring home with them , after clearing all expenses for board , etc. , more than enough to pay the rent of their crofts ; but in a bad year they may come away in debt to the curer . |
| 4 | Is he having any discussions with the Treasury to find ways of getting some compensation for pensioners , who stand to lose millions of pounds ? |
| 5 | The major investigations of the early 1970s were all carried out with the hope of providing some suggestions for improvements to be applied in automated catalogues . |
| 6 | Well one detrimental consequence of allocating more land for industry and employment is the a greater unpredictability of take-up . |
| 7 | They were bigger , richer and better than anybody and looked like staying that way for years . |
| 8 | A bit like taking this house for instance . ’ |
| 9 | So another reason for church planting has to do with taking more ground for Jesus . |
| 10 | Insurance bosses will press ahead with banning all claims for bomb damage of more than £100,000 from four weeks ' time . |
| 11 | Just move onto the next one then media trainer I started talking to the training school about doing some training for officers it started with C I D cos you often find that a D S is an acting D I and when we asked them to do an interview about a crime or incident they say we 've not done radio interviews before , so Phil has er supported it and we 're gon na run some sort of training scheme one day courses for them . |
| 12 | The problem lies in using that information for selection . |
| 13 | Government policy effectively prevents councils from building more homes for rent . |
| 14 | I mean , I 'm involved in doing some statistics for Windmill House , the probation service , and we 've found that the sixteen-to-eighteen-year-old provision in the city is very , very small . |
| 15 | In isolating such groups for surveillance and regulation , the profession was drawing on changes within medical discourse . |
| 16 | Long-awaited legislation on compensating former owners for land and property expropriated under the communist regime was finally approved by the National Assembly on April 24 . |
| 17 | I am surprised that the right hon. Gentleman is so opposed to providing more power for parents in relation to schools . |
| 18 | In retirement Mr Hewitt is looking forward to having more time for reading , preferring biographies and works of historical interest , with French literature his main love . |
| 19 | Could not the countries of the British Isles achieve whatever are the benefits of union without losing all opportunities for self-government ? |
| 20 | I wish to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting ( Mr. Cox ) on choosing this subject for debate tonight , when the cold weather is with us again and the misery of the homeless increases . |
| 21 | For example , in a claim for cost of repair to a car , the court may think it sufficient merely to order the claimant to send copies of the repair estimates and paid bills to the other party without making any order for discovery . |
| 22 | Replacement with a new car without making any deduction for depreciation if your car is written off or stolen within twelve months of purchase as new . |
| 23 | PLANNERS bungled when they designed a new bridge over a railway line — without leaving enough room for trains to pass underneath . |
| 24 | A project Q S is responsible for agreeing all valuations and for processing all invoices for payment for physical work , and passing these to the client for payment . |
| 25 | Save yourself the hassle of pushing through the crowds this Christmas by using this Products for Change catalogue , and remember we will promptly refund your money if you are not pleased with what you have received . |
| 26 | Jarrett finishes by recommending that screening for abnormalities of glucose tolerance in pregnancy be discontinued . |
| 27 | And when that area was satisfactorily filled , they were prepared to extend the boundaries of the borough by granting more land for building , as happened at Scarborough in 1256 ( Plate 111 ) or at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1298 . |