Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] for [noun] [art] " in BNC.

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1 By a remarkable coincidence this book arrived on my desk for review a matter of weeks after I had first seen it and browsed through it in a bookshop in Kathmandu .
2 This government has got to be really be joking with its proposals for example the West Coast Line from north to south is estimated to require in the region of eight hundred million to cover track repairs and modernization as well as outdated rolling stock and signal replacements .
3 The resistance of Ulster had not been created by British Unionists and could hardly be said to depend on them , but the knowledge of support was certainly useful to Carson and Craig in giving their plans for rebellion an official look .
4 Erm a cultural diversity report which lists for example the events or and film erm which relate to erm that aspect of our policy .
5 The CNAA , as we have seen , was cautiously approaching a possible role in teacher education from 1965 , and with the beginnings of its Committee for Education the following year .
6 For three months Jeanne kept her love for Modigliani a secret from her family , went to Mass and appeared gentle and dutiful , if somewhat abstracted .
7 Their craving for continuance the child —
8 The company , which opened its doors for business a month ago , was spun-out to market the two year old BNR technology developed for the telecommunications market .
9 On the other hand the owner is clearly involved in the business and may well use his car for business the question is how much .
10 At the same time it needs to be stressed that despite his close relations with Wagner the man and his reverence for Wagner the artist , Nietzsche 's first-hand acquaintance with his idol 's artistic achievements was in one important respect limited : experience of Wagnerian music drama in its proper theatrical setting was largely denied him .
11 CONVICTED Wall Street speculator Ivan Boesky , who once commanded a $1 billion war chest , is suing his wife for $1m a year in alimony to bolster his sagging finances .
12 Mr Boesky , who served 22 months in jail and paid a $100m fine to settle insider trading charges , told a court his request for $20,000 a week was ‘ embarrassing and painful ’ and he was ‘ humbled to come before this court ’ for ‘ interim financial support . ’
13 As a child he had been taken by his father for walks every Sunday always along the banks of the Lee .
14 She went down the stairs with him feeling saddened that , with his parents out , he was so anxious to keep his love for Rosemary a secret that he did n't want Naylor to overhear his telephone conversation .
15 Here then is this man who has this very unusual interview with Jesus Pilate the hard hearted and hard headed governor of Judea , the representative of Caesar the might of imperial Rome and he has upon his hands for trial a man whom he is convinced is innocent .
16 Charlie covered his mouth with his hands for fear the Germans might hear him laughing .
17 In considering what capacity for use the land has , relevant factors are the physical state of the land , its size , shape and surroundings , and the general patterns of land-uses in the area ; a use of relatively low value may be regarded as reasonably beneficial if such a use is common for similar land in the vicinity . ’
18 If to that we add both the structured dependency which was earlier described , in which social policies and practices discriminate against them in matters crucial to their well-being ( such as housing , income and transport ) , and the personal indignities of physical and social dependence , we must surely put at the top of our agenda for care a determination to assess realistically , yet sensitively , what is the best balance that can be achieved in the present circumstances of that old person .
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