Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have however found it difficult to subscribe to the opinion preferred by the majority of your Lordships that the appeal should be dismissed because the decision of a visitor is not susceptible to judicial review for an error of law , and had prepared a judgment setting out in summary my reasons for this difficulty . |
| 2 | ‘ They 've cancelled my appointments for this morning … . |
| 3 | And cancel all my appointments for this evening . ’ |
| 4 | In his final set-piece speech of the campaign at a Wembley rally , the Prime Minister said : ‘ I set no bounds to my ambitions for this country or its people . |
| 5 | During my researches for this series I did not meet a single person who thought that teaching excellence receives adequate recognition in the medical world . |
| 6 | During my researches for this series I have met many people who , though agreeing with the theory behind the reforms of British medical education proposed by the General Medical Council and other bodies , do not think that reforms can be implemented on a wide scale . |
| 7 | Are these plants really safe for long term aquatic use , as I am considering propagating several of my houseplants for this purpose ? |
| 8 | Publishers are invited to send review copies and information on their titles for this preview to Jennifer Taylor . |
| 9 | Publishers are invited to send review copies and information on their titles for this preview to Jennifer Taylor , . |
| 10 | Some amazingly well organised not to mention tight people , take their notes for this meeting on the back of the last meeting 's agenda . |
| 11 | The man had not been deliberately cruel or corrupt , like so many non-medical people who licensed their houses for this purpose , but he had stuck to the principle that the violent needed continual restraint , and his daughter still feared more progressive methods . |
| 12 | AA research shows that 64 per cent of motorists use their cars for this purpose -among them , semi-skilled and unskilled workers for whom the car is an absolute necessity . |
| 13 | Indeed , the Worldwide Fund for Nature has recently been criticised in the tabloid press for allegedly misleading its supporters for this reason . |
| 14 | A rune weapon will lose its powers for this time , and other rune-based magic items will be similarly affected . |
| 15 | Both teams have strenghtened their squads for this season and are looking for promotion … both look a good bet too … |
| 16 | DEC says its results for this quarter will reflect the first growth in its business for eight quarters . |
| 17 | You know you 're in for a rough ride just by gawping at their photos for this package which show Knight hunched up against some slum wall and Blake glowering in true Exorcist 2 style from within a storm of locusts . |
| 18 | When he had started to prepare his notes for this occasion , he was overwhelmed by private memories : St Louis was the place of his birth , and Washington University itself owed its foundation to his grandfather ; and when in the lecture he spoke of the characteristics of a national literature , and American literature in particular , as " a strong local flavour combined with an unconscious universality " it is clear to what locale he belongs . |
| 19 | His manager , Liam Brady , must decide this morning whether or not to bring the Englishman back into his plans for this afternoon 's game against Rangers . |
| 20 | The purges have proved to be one of the most hotly debated topics for historians because , due to the harsh censorship and killing of many opponents of Stalin , there is a lack of opinion and primary sources which show how they affected the whole country , and nobody could read Stalin 's obviously warped mind to find out his reasons for this holocaust . |
| 21 | Before the end of the day , he had had a short sharp interview with Chief Inspector Chips Salter , who produced the names of the two families he suspected of killing the Pitts , with his reasons for this suspicion , while at the same time letting John Coffin know he thought he was wasting his time looking elsewhere . |
| 22 | On the day Brezhnev issued his proposals for this region in Delhi a Soviet statement condemned a speech by Brzezinski for setting forth ‘ a large-scale programme for the further buildup of the US military presence in the Persian Gulf ’ . |
| 23 | The circuit was one of the first to stage hippodramas , employing Andrew DuCrow [ q.v. ] and his horsemen for this purpose . |
| 24 | Corydoras expert DAVE SANDS chooses his favourites for this month 's gallery . |
| 25 | I gave him the booklet and I told him I 'd been doing it … oh , yes , and he 'd put it in as one of his objectives for this year . |
| 26 | In the wake of Roe 's fourth place in last week 's Rome Masters , Chandler put such a sizeable bet on his charge that the bookmakers reduced his odds for this week from 40–1 to 20–1 . |
| 27 | Well remember you gave me tablets for this leg ? |
| 28 | ‘ What are your plans for this morning ? ’ he demanded , speaking from the other side of the hall . |
| 29 | Repeat your reasons for this acknowledgement . |
| 30 | We all have our reasons for this initiative . |