Example sentences of "[noun] for [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Like the others Brian remembers minimal preparation and no protection for them during the tests .
2 Every penny he was paying he was having grant for it from the government Aye .
3 It seems odd , in retrospect , to see governments delegating so passively their most important educational function , but there were two main reasons for it at the time .
4 Finally she made her choice and gave the reasons for it with the confidence she always brought to her work .
5 We understand from the Office of Fair Trading and the Consumer Credit Sub-Committee of the Institute of Trading Standards Administration that — although there is clearly opportunity for it within the close-knit personal relationship between the check trader and the customer — exploitation of customers seems very rare .
6 ‘ Siddy 's ’ fiancée , Beth , would cut and set her hair for her in the late ‘ twenties , but by the time the couple married in June , 1930 , Granny was very near the end .
7 But she did n't find out he had made no provision for her in the event of his death until Elizabeth could no longer withhold her sentiments .
8 We may never see one another again , but nobody cares , because there 's no provision for it in the rules .
9 More did not — but included provision for it in the other types of school .
10 ‘ Britten had written the part for him as the eldest son , Jaffet , which was a treble , ’ said Graham .
11 A theatrical gentleman approached me after one of the performances , said he was impressed by my singing , and that he could obtain a part for me with the Schikenader Company in Vienna .
12 He thinks there 's a part for me in the new play at the Queen 's . ’
13 I later found out that the school had enquired at the house after the girl 's continued absence and been given some plausible excuse for it by the father .
14 Archie usually performed as a combative left-half for the Palace , but he was also occasionally drafted into the front line , to play as a makeshift centre-forward to most useful effect , because his considerable height gave him a distinct advantage in that department and he scored on his first two outings for us in the number nine shirt .
15 He was an astute purchase , for he came to us as a proven goalscorer and immediately lived up to his reputation by netting upon his debut against Millwall here at Selhurst Park ( 5–0 ) and going on to hit 19 League goals from 27 outings for us in the remainder of that season .
16 I think there might be a parcel for you at the door is it ?
17 driver for me on the phone , so he calls me up , oh we 've got load of them he said
18 You 're going to have the job of changing the ice-packs for me through the night , are n't you ? ’
19 750,000 copies of this booklet have been produced and we will try to get copies for you for the next Q.T. Day .
20 During a walkabout on Merseyside , the Princess of Wales was overcome by tears after the crowd voiced their support for her amid the current press controversy surrounding her marriage .
21 However , since Brezhnev 's proposals for the Gulf were linked to the broader issue of the Indian Ocean ‘ zone of peace ’ Soviet officials still made an effort to gain support for them from the Indian Ocean Third World states and the non-aligned nations in general .
22 Mr Forsyth 's support for student loans has ensured little support for him on the campus but , that apart , the student vote seems to be as divided as it is in the wider constituency .
23 There may have been some support for him among the cardinals , but they were not prepared to act in concert and several now put themselves forward .
24 To a king about to embark on war , the support of wise counsels and mighty powers was indeed essential , and the men honoured in 1337 repaid the king 's generosity by loyal support for him in the forthcoming campaigns .
25 The West Ham Trades Council resolved that conscription was a serious threat to the labour movement , and summoned Thorne to explain his support for it at the 1916 Labour Party conference ( East Ham Echo 12 February 16 ) .
26 The idea of a National Government was primarily an idea of the political centre and right : there was hardly any support for it in the Labour party — except from Mosley , and he was moving rapidly to the right .
27 While Mr David Waddington does not intend to use his office to promote capital punishment , and will maintain the tradition of a free vote for MPs , his intervention in a renewed debate would provide the most passionate support for it from the Government front bench since it was abolished in 1965 .
28 And the secular armies which established her hegemony for her on the Continent were in no position to undertake a full-scale military campaign against Ireland .
29 Well I 'll go and have a look for us at the bus stop in n it ?
30 The proposals for it by the UDC 's consultants are not for retail use , but they are ‘ consumption- ’ rather than production-orientated .
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