Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] for [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any lexicographer may obtain entry text for read only or for proofing regardless of ownership or the status of the on-loan flag . |
| 2 | A box with beautiful decorations inside — e.g. shiny garland , tinsel strand , a silver star and a Christmas candle ; also a nativity scene for showing later in the session . |
| 3 | Mr Evans came under attack in yesterday 's report of the official Jockey Club inquiry for standing too close to the starting line , and thus being primarily concerned with escaping the thunder of dozens of pairs of hooves for his own safety , rather than waving his flag . |
| 4 | Trainer Toby Balding blamed Richard Guest for making too much use of Romany King and this hugely promising eight-year-old did probably start racing a bit too far from home for comfort . |
| 5 | Bill gave up his job of 20 years as a tea taster and blender , exchanging the daily ‘ trundling up to London in a bowler hat for driving about 1,000 miles each week looking for antiques with Angela ’ . |
| 6 | ( PREVIEW ) Another printing enhancement worthy of mention is Print-to-Fit to select the point size for printing so that the range selected fits on a page . |
| 7 | In June of last year , Koons handed over the fourth ‘ String of Puppies ’ to Art Rogers before a court deadline for doing so , and no fines were levied . |
| 8 | I was once heavily criticised by a BBC producer for saying that early African history was boring in school because there were no people in it . |
| 9 | She 's already invested so much that , and the offspring has got a self interest for getting as much as it can , so their self interest coincides . |
| 10 | The council is particularly worried by the existence of planning permission for quarrying so far unused . |
| 11 | Dr Cassidy put forward fairly Burmin 's assertions that gold mining on Croagh Patrick would in no way interfere with the pilgrimage : ‘ I say in all fairness that should planning permission for mining ever be granted Burmin have given me repeated assurances that there will be no interference with the Pilgrim Path , there would be no interference with Patrick 's Peak or that particular part of the mountain range . ’ |
| 12 | After test driving a Ford RS2000 police car he praised the UK motor industry for developing more environmentally friendly vehicles , including the use of alternative fuels . |
| 13 | It is perhaps ironic that Neal — so critical of the selections of Revie and Robson — arrives back on the England scene at a time when Taylor is coming in for internal FA criticism for picking too many players . |
| 14 | ‘ He looks like a character who has been chucked out of a Stephen Conroy painting for making too much noise ’ was one of the more polite comments by the critics . |
| 15 | Lukyanov criticized the Union Treaty for giving away too much central power to the republics , especially in the areas of banking , taxes and property . |
| 16 | Every one of the Pack was firmly resolved never to give the new farmer cause for taking away their wonderful meeting-place from them . |
| 17 | He suggested taking £240,000 out of council balances after criticising the ruling Liberal Democrat administration for spending right up to the Government 's capping limit . |
| 18 | A woman aged 47 needed hospital treatment for bruising yesterday after being attacked in her home in Chirton Road , North Shields , by a man who stole her video recorder . |
| 19 | 68 year old Idris Owen receives a Gold Badge for paddling over 800km last year while spending much of his time teaching handicapped canoeists on the Montgomery Canal . |
| 20 | To date , it appears that no developer has been prepared to challenge the accepted policy by retaining and adapting a low-rise factory structure for housing rather than choosing demolition and redevelopment . |
| 21 | Will the Minister pledge total support for the Nottingham city technology college for doing just what our young people and the nation need ? |
| 22 | Although the gas industry retained the larger market share for cooking overall , more than a quarter of consumers had electric cookers by 1958 and electricity for cooking continued to account for a fifth of domestic electricity sales . |
| 23 | Mr Mates replies that the target date for doing so at Belfast Prison is not until the year 2000 . |
| 24 | TWO kidnapped men were rescued when motorway police stopped a getaway van for going too slowly . |