Example sentences of "[noun pl] for [adj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This indeed is the burden of Pound 's own poem , ‘ Near Perigord ’ , which argues that the puzzle of a particular poem by Bernard de Born — a historian 's puzzle about the reasons for certain historically recorded vents — is to be solved only by realizing the strategic implications of the location of Born 's own fortress of Hautefort . |
| 2 | Plans for 1984 therefore went ahead , and in May ‘ Activities for Children ’ was the topic for the day at Bromley ; ‘ Getting it right : Library Services to Teenagers ’ was the programme for Bexley ; and ‘ Learning about learning to read ’ is planned for October session in Croydon . |
| 3 | Instead , they are preparing for opportunities specifically to win concessions for those hardest hit by the VAT rises . |
| 4 | I would like to have been watching the expression on his face , having put the question to him so bluntly , but just at that moment I had to slam on my brakes for two gaudily painted trucks , one of them with La Resurrección elaborately painted in red . |
| 5 | Mr Nathan Trelawney of the Plymouth-based Anchor Ales said , ‘ If this bid succeeds there is no reason why other national brewers should not make bids for other regionally based companies . ’ |
| 6 | Police cars and government buildings in the provinces were attacked , cargoes of foreign produce hijacked and destroyed , roads blocked and trains halted , despite the announcement on Oct. 9 of a F1,300 million ( about US$230 million ) emergency package of tax cuts and fodder subsidies for those worst affected . |
| 7 | These cause special problems for many partially sighted people who must be shown how to negotiate them . |
| 8 | The banks have any number of excuses for this further move away from being a friend to thrifty and sensible private and business customers . |
| 9 | Making the mattes for this alone took two artists three months , for a shot lasting less than 20 seconds . |
| 10 | The Cranfield School of Management offers an Executive Master of Business Administration programme with extended study of public relations for those already possessing a good university degree and several years of business experience . |
| 11 | Separate toilets for younger children , staggered playtimes or separate playgrounds for under-fives also mark schools that are really gearing themselves up to the educational needs of these younger pupils . |
| 12 | Although Elonex came top of the rankings for both competitively priced products and services , it was the Dell Computer Corporation that recently came top for overall quality in the Computer Weekly /Kew Associates annual survey of IT suppliers , thanks to ‘ its consistent supply of reliable computers and services . ’ |
| 13 | For example , one of the attractions in my area , Balmoral Castle , as a couple of exhibitions which are open to the public for part of the year , now the entrance fees for that actually goes to charity so it benefits other people apart from the tourists themselves . |
| 14 | Values of v lie between 0.5 for a polymer dissolved in a theta-solvent to about 0.8 in very good solvents for linear randomly coiling vinyl polymers , and typical values for systems studied by viscosity and sedimentation are given in table 9.3 . |
| 15 | ‘ Some of their success in attracting savings may have been due to people 's desire to save rather than spend and they are well placed to fund mortgages for those now planning to buy homes . ’ |
| 16 | The contract will also specify the future level of benefits for those currently contributing to the fund . |
| 17 | And the price is a heavy one — compensation pay-outs for 1992-93 alone have been estimated at over £100m . |
| 18 | urge the CLE to have all the exam papers of failed black Bar students for 1991/1992 independently assessed in consultation with the Commission for Racial Equality ( CRE ) ; and |
| 19 | " Tea 's ready , " shouted Dad , and the pips for seven o'clock pricked into her mind . |