Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | The narrow nationalism expressed by people who want to cling to total sovereignty for the United Kingdom is rather like the arguments we hear from Scottish and Welsh nationalists — unrealistic and out of date . |
| 32 | In 1728 , for example , Lord Milton , in spite of his involvement in the political management of Scotland , failed to secure permission for David Stewart of Ballachallan to purchase the commission of Lieutenant Graham of the Royal Regiment of North British Fusiliers , because the King had prohibited buying , selling or resigning commissions . |
| 33 | Apparently Alfonso came to visit Richard and agreed to stand surety for his friend 's behaviour , guaranteeing that he would do nothing against the will of the Duke of Aquitaine or his father . |
| 34 | It empowers the Department of Justice to sue to obtain redress for victims of housing discrimination ( the damages may include payment for personal humiliation as well as loss of time or money ) . |
| 35 | This is the man behind it all , Ralph Reader , a successful composer in the thirties who agreed to write songs for the scouts to perform and his material is still used today . |
| 36 | While the Doctor goes to find help for Steven , Bret attempts to hijack the TARDIS , but is thwarted . |
| 37 | Initially it had been felt that some families failed to take advantage of the services offered by the welfare state and , despite the basic social services , they fell into poverty and sickness , remained ignorant of the skills and attitudes needed to cope with life and failed to find accommodation for themselves . |
| 38 | The rationale is that traditional financial institutions have in some way failed to find funds for these sectors , as outlined above . |
| 39 | In a full memorandum of understanding signed on Jan. 17 China agreed to provide protection for US inventions and copyrighted works , including computer software , product patents , sound recordings and trade secrets . |
| 40 | Ronald Li , the former chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , was convicted on Oct. 24 on two counts under the colony 's Bribery Prevention Ordinance of accepting preferential offers of shares in Cathay Pacific Airways and Novel Enterprises in 1986 and 1987 in return for helping to obtain listings for the companies on the stock exchange . |
| 41 | The $250m Emerging Eastern Europe fund will endeavour to provide capital for businesses in the region and offer Western banks a form of debt-for-equity swap . |
| 42 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 43 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 44 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 45 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 46 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 47 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 48 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 49 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 50 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 51 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 52 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 53 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all users . |
| 54 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 55 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required for this option as it is intended to provide information for all LIFESPAN users . |
| 56 | The legislation is intended to provide safety for all . |
| 57 | It is intended to provide guidance for the chemist or technician in the laboratory . |
| 58 | The hit movie has made dinosaurs big business — one company is struggling to meet demand for models selling at more than seventy pounds a time . |
| 59 | Over the last 20 years or so a large theoretical literature has been developed to provide tools for the solution of many problems associated with emergency planning ( Kolesar 1981 ) . |
| 60 | In each case , the reforms were hedged in with clauses designed to preserve leeway for the authorities . |