Example sentences of "[noun] of [pron] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it does not affect the force of his reasons for saying that all definitions of good in natural or metaphysical terms are wrong headed . |
| 2 | A man who wished to build a villa in Benghazi , but was frustrated by his expectation that , if he did , he would have no protection strong enough to prevent immediate expropriation , explained the collapse of his hopes for a more elegant and civilized life . |
| 3 | At that moment , unconsciously , she 's touched some secret fulcrum of my feelings for her . |
| 4 | nervosa which essentially means , er loss of body weight or fifteen percent your normal preoccupation with weight , and loss of your periods for three months and a morbid fear of gaining weight . |
| 5 | Held , dismissing both appeals , the tape recording of an interview was itself the primary exhibit , although as a matter of convenience it was usual for the prosecution , with the consent of the defence , to provide an abbreviated transcript of its contents for the use of the court and the jury . |
| 6 | Section 5 of the Partnership Act makes each partner an agent of his co-partners for the purposes of the business of the firm . |
| 7 | Words did n't seem able to describe the confusion of her feelings for fitzAlan . |
| 8 | One of their defenders stayed back making a mockery of their appeals for offside . |
| 9 | The result is that ordinary motorists can now get the cars of their dreams for a song , and they could even end up being a good little earner . |
| 10 | It will be observed , in running through the complete signatures of a book , that there is no J , no U and no W — an indication of what sticklers for tradition we are . |
| 11 | From the title , some might have expected Lilley to give an indication of his hopes for revival in the near future . |
| 12 | In fact , there is no further mention of the chapel in the Minute Books of their Meetings for nearly three centuries , and much later they were to claim that they did not know about it until it was brought to their attention for the first time in 1846 . |
| 13 | Some aspects of its proposals for reforming the police and rethinking police tactics were implemented during 1982 and 1983 , but evidence of the ‘ urgent action ’ which it called for in other areas remained difficult to find . |
| 14 | Journalists focused on a wide range of issues from specific aspects of our accounts for 1992/93 to the forms which privatisation may take and associated timing , to our projected future staffing levels . |
| 15 | EC Foreign Ministers meeting in Noordwijk on Nov.12 requested Lord Carrington to travel to Yugoslavia for further negotiations with Serbian and Croatian leaders , in the light of their requests for EC or UN peacekeeping forces [ see below ] . |
| 16 | There appears to be no room for the bill in the present legislative session , but the government has been keen to maintain the momentum of its proposals for reform to the laws . |
| 17 | Nicholson has remained a devoted defender of his rights for — at the very least — a fair trial , which , it appeared , was going to be rather difficult to achieve . |
| 18 | The National Art Collections Fund announced the winners of its awards for outstanding contributions to the visual arts in Britain on 15 April . |
| 19 | The British government carried out a review of its arrangements for handling nuclear accidents overseas following the Chernobyl accident . |
| 20 | They were under increased ( local ) pressure to respond to the demands of their residents for welfare support . |
| 21 | The booklet Angola : The Possible Peace provides a concise analysis of the country 's history and an assessment of its prospects for the future . |
| 22 | The booklet Angola : The Possible Peace provides a concise analysis of the country 's history and an assessment of its prospects for the future . |
| 23 | The provisions of the 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act make the following statutory requirements of case managers : ‘ Where it appears to a local authority that any person for whom they may provide or arrange for the provision of community care services may be in need of any such services , the authority ( a ) shall carry out an assessment of his needs for those services and ( b ) having regard to the results of that assessment , shall then decide whether his needs call for the provision by them of any such services . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ In a fairy story one of them would ride up to the avenue here on a white horse and say they 'd been wanting you as part of their lives for years , ’ Benny said . |
| 25 | Basil 's widowed father , a natural son of the Earl of Sandwich , formed part of Wordsworth 's circle of London friends , and the proposal that Wordsworth and Dorothy should become responsible for the child was from the beginning an important part of their plans for life at Racedown . |
| 26 | Those authorities which are classed here as adapting to the care programme approach either spend some of their Mental Illness Specific Grant to satisfy its requirements or present the elements of the approach ( assessment , key working and review ) as an integral part of their plans for the year in question . |
| 27 | As part of their preparations for the Olympic Games , the Olympic Racing Squad were due to fly to Florida last month for a fortnight 's training camp . |
| 28 | As part of their preparations for the semi-final against Dublin the Derry squad spent the week-end prior to the game at the Slieve Russell Hotel , Ballyconnell and travelled into neighbouring Fermanagh for a practice match . |
| 29 | BUSINESS Expansion Schemes share issues may appeal to those who can forego access to part of their savings for five years in return for sheltering these funds from tax . |
| 30 | Schering-Plough managing director Tony Cork said his team was relocating as part of its plans for further growth . |