Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] for [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It advocates reinforcing this responsibility by law , with a system of licences requiring landowners to reach an agreed cull on their land , in return perhaps for rating benefits . |
| 2 | IBM Corp 's James Cannavino took some time out to explain exactly what Louis Gerstner is doing with regard to the company 's restructuring — Gerstner , he says , ‘ has stopped any organisation in IBM that was creating a subsidiary just for accounting reasons ’ — instead , he decided it was better to change the accounting practices — ‘ which is great ’ declares Cannavino , ‘ because it means that the accountants are staying up as late as we do now ’ . |
| 3 | Cannavino took some time out to explain exactly what Louis Gerstner is doing with regard to the company 's restructuring — Gerstner , he says , ‘ has stopped any organisation in IBM that was creating a subsidiary just for accounting reasons ’ — instead , he decided it was better to change the accounting practices — ‘ which is great ’ declares Cannavino , ‘ because it means that the accountants are staying up as late as we do now ’ . |
| 4 | Compensation both for planning restrictions ( in cases where a claim had been admitted ) and for compulsory purchase by public authorities was to be paid on the basis of existing use plus any admitted 1947 development value , but private sales would be at current market prices . |
| 5 | Using television and video effectively for teaching history , must involve far more than the passive watching that most pupils engage in when they watch television at home . |
| 6 | A FARMING company was fined £500 at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday for breaking health and safety at work regulations . |
| 7 | Ryan Monks and Paul Mill , both 21 , were jailed for life at Perth High Court yesterday for hacking gunshop manager Mr Gordon Johnston , aged 54 , to death during a raid at his shop in Dundee . |
| 8 | Its unsuitability therefore for gaining understanding of religion is becoming more widely appreciated . |
| 9 | Shouldering their empty bait bags they jumped on their bikes and after a cheerful ‘ Watch out for mooring ropes , ’ from Yanto , they cycled off in opposite directions . |
| 10 | It is important to note that the Act does not require all landowners to fence against the highway : in moorland areas of Wales and the north of England this would be an intolerable burden and in such areas a motorist must be expected to be on the look out for straying livestock . |
| 11 | THE convicted Watergate figure Charles Colson , once known as ‘ the toughest of the tough ’ in the Nixon White House , won a million-dollar prize yesterday for bringing religion and hope to prisons . |
| 12 | It would be ‘ almost mischievous ’ to blame sugar directly for causing heart disease , but it has a ‘ seductive quality ’ without offering any nutrients other than calories . |
| 13 | Then , putting paid to any ideas he might have , she added , ‘ On condition that that is how it remains : a friendly environment purely for working purposes . ’ |
| 14 | Thirdly , the debates over how far to forge a strategy either for winning power or for promoting economic development in a post-revolutionary society have not been satisfactorily resolved , and indeed perhaps can not be , given that counter-revolutionary response to any successful formula will ensure that it will be that much more difficult to apply the same tactics in another situation . |
| 15 | Julie 's hand was shaking as she pushed the key into the ignition but she sucked in a deep breath and started the car , checking her rear-view mirror both for approaching traffic and , more particularly , for that Granada . |
| 16 | Standard machines measure 600 mm ( 23⅝in ) deep by 595 mm ( 23⅜in ) wide , to fit between units and can be stacked one above the other , but , unless you have a separate utility room , that does not leave much space nearby for storing laundry supplies and accessories or setting down the just cleaned laundry . |
| 17 | SigmaPlot is the software choice worldwide for creating graphics for scientific papers and poster sessions . |
| 18 | ‘ Bit late for planting bulbs , is n't it ? ’ he enquired pleasantly . |
| 19 | There is a stainless steel lining with other easily cleaned surfaces , a gas cool box mainly for storing sandwiches to keep them fresh , whilst no open food is carried . |
| 20 | There is a great deal of potential here for criminalising conduct that amounts to little more than arguing with a policeman , which it should be one of the aims of public order law to prevent . |
| 21 | Chapman came to criticize the league system most for making success the overriding consideration . |
| 22 | Secretary 's report the secretary thanked Joan and Reg for the club during the year especially for donating items for the open show for the and Christmas social . |
| 23 | Local authorities still could not , however , as in Germany , purchase land compulsorily for planning purposes , merely by agreement . |
| 24 | Angela Kinsella , 28 , of High Northgate , Darlington , was sentenced to a month 's imprisonment yesterday for causing fear or provocation of violence , resisting a police constable and stealing a shirt from a clothes shop . |
| 25 | The shoulder plane has a blade running the full width of its narrow body , which is machined so its sides can guide the blade accurately for trimming shoulders and rebates . |
| 26 | I 've already had one telling-off from Dad today for drinking Scotch . |
| 27 | So that you know things are all spot on for handing books in . |
| 28 | A mitigating circumstance is the fact that few library users restrict themselves to one source alone for obtaining books . |