Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] the [noun sg] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I listen at the wall for sounds from Jancey , but it 's as quiet as a pillow , and she 's obviously gone to bed . |
| 2 | The mite lives in carpets as well as beds , but few of us lie on the carpet for hours on end . |
| 3 | Beyond the west end of Kirk Lane lies a path to Livingston Mill , open to the public for displays of farm life . |
| 4 | Once up and running it will operate a drop-in facility with a kitchen and dining room , open to the public for lunches , or just a cup of coffee and a chat . |
| 5 | If you add to the concern for blacks as victims a concern for the working class , for the poor , for the vulnerable and for women , you have an understanding of the realist approach today . |
| 6 | Please refer to the Introduction for definitions of terms used and explanations of the treatment of species in this Systematic List |
| 7 | Sulphates are less subject to dry deposition than sulphur dioxide and consequently remain in the atmosphere for days , travelling up to several thousand kilometres in favourable meteorological and synoptic conditions . |
| 8 | Western managers talk about the need for firms to pay attention not just to shareholders but also to other ‘ stakeholders ’ such as customers , suppliers , employees and neighbours . |
| 9 | We are sharing this year 's Sponsored Event with the Asthma Research Council ( our official 1989 fund raising event ) Your support and that of your class members is urgently needed — contact at the Office for tickets and sponsor forms — NOW . |
| 10 | It will mean fewer patients need stay in the infirmary for operations on cataracts and squints . |
| 11 | ‘ You come under the sign for twins , if this card is anything to go by , ’ he said , picking up the card Myra had sent . |
| 12 | They raise money for village development projects , clean public buildings and help with the catering for conferences and state functions . |
| 13 | Despite the various amounts that come from the Foundation for Sports and the Arts — given at the whim of the trustees in a haphazard fashion — they do not compensate in any way for the £60 million cut in real grant from the Government since 1986 . |
| 14 | But the reader is mistaken if he assumes that the humble eat below the salt in that great hall , or that the poor come to the buttery-hatch for alms . |
| 15 | The one stumbling block is that people who come to the bank for loans have to pay half the consultant 's fee — which could come to several hundred pounds . |