Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is one 's motivation or intentionality in using one 's customs ( i.e. one 's poisonous capabilities ) ; it is one 's comprehension of them , and one 's responsibility or irresponsibility for their use , power , and force . |
| 2 | Messily directed by John Schlesinger , it fails to evoke admiration or sympathy for its characters . |
| 3 | As more and more survive and are kept alive beyond the utmost limit of working life , the economic or social function of the individual provides less and less of a motive or framework for his survival ; and when we ask Why ? we find ourselves thrown back upon purpose in a sense which is neither economic nor social nor even secular . |
| 4 | The centre needs a choirmaster or mistress for its choir , the ‘ Visionaires ’ , and volunteers to aid keep-fit , craft and cookery classes . |
| 5 | Perhaps Dogs Today could stimulate a similar interest among children by including a special page and possibly offer a badge or medallion for their dogs . |
| 6 | The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door . |
| 7 | She only has to express a hint of yearning for a food , fad or fantasy for her fans to start racing after them too . |
| 8 | ‘ Almost like old times , Denis , ’ as a happily departing season-ticket holder remarked to Mr Law of the BBC , while in the directors ' box Mr Boycott , a guest of Brian Clough , was unsure whether to smile for his friend or sigh for his county . |
| 9 | Provided that the Cabinet was aware of the company 's power , which of course it was , the company had little need to campaign or lobby for its case . |
| 10 | Indeed , such progress has not been common to all publishers — some still produce little more than typesetting tapes with cryptic codes labelling the various components of each entry , and little or no accompanying software or documentation for their search or extraction . |
| 11 | You will be anxious to have enough grazing for your livestock in spring , summer , and autumn , to make enough hay or silage for their winter keep , to provide additional cereals and roots to supplement the hay , and to grow enough cereals , potatoes , vegetables , and fruit for your own table . |
| 12 | Could it be that her mother sent her there with a hot pie or pasty for her father ? |
| 13 | When you buy a valuable piece of equipment , like a new car or furniture for your home , one of the first things you do , is to insure it in case of accidental damage . |
| 14 | However an agent often holds no money or property for his principal unlike a trustee ; if he does receive money from or for his principal he is merely in a position of debtor to his principal in respect of it and if he receives goods he may hold them as bailee only ( see Lister v Stubbs [ 1890 ] 45 Ch 1 ) . |
| 15 | But of course he was right about the trouser bit because Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face ; what he would n't admit to was that she brought in a lot of custom at the week-end , especially when there was a boat in and some of the sailors would make their way up from the quayside and spend freely on chocolate or toffee for their girls . |
| 16 | I myself received a Game Gear , and considered selling my C64 to buy a Mega Drive or software for my Game Gear . |
| 17 | Although the Master was not allowed any wages or salary for his teaching beyond the £10 specified in the bequest , he was not prevented from taking other paid duties to supplement his income , perhaps for example serving a local family in its chapel . |
| 18 | A third possibility connected with the idea that life on Earth originated from space is manifestly a nonsense — except for the fact that some remarkably distinguished scientists have supported it , the most recent of them being Francis Crick , winner with lames Watson and Maurice Wilkins of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in unravelling the structure of DNA , the ‘ double helix ’ . |
| 19 | Quiet and conscientious , and operating at times under extreme duress and sometimes forced to make crucial decisions about his patients , he sought neither reward nor publicity for his work . |
| 20 | The wicked sisters of this now nightmarish fairy-tale can feel no pity nor respect for their father just as he can muster no sense of true love . |
| 21 | Yet there was no news from the King , no acknowledgement of his adventure , nor reward for his service . |
| 22 | Burnout is commonly seen when counsellors have " family disease " of their own and are inappropriately self.denying and caretaking for their patients . |
| 23 | Saturday 's concerned with beautifying , improving and modernising your abode and winning general approval and admiration for your efforts whilst Sunday 's taken up with subtly getting a loved one to toe the line . |
| 24 | Lovat listened to Topaz , torn between anger directed against Horatia Manners , and admiration for his wife 's loveliness which was always at its best when she was in a rage . |
| 25 | Frederick 's patronage and admiration for his work persuaded the artist to travel to London , where , in 1728 he was duly rewarded with an official appointment as portrait painter to the prince . |
| 26 | Van den Boogard suggested that in the Anglo-Norman fabliaux the author assumes what he calles the persona of the clerk , i.e. a character looking for respect and admiration for his ability to tell a fascinating tale of intrigue ( inter alia ) , whereas a French author is more likely to adopt the persona of the jongleur , shocking by his anarchism but amusing at the same time through his self-mockery . |
| 27 | Like the girl with the clipboard , they seemed consumed with gratitude and admiration for his skill in getting there . |
| 28 | My servility to Sam and admiration for his strength had never stopped Jerry and me being the closest of the family . |
| 29 | Dick Faucenbois is a character who lives in the memory , an individual in his eager response to adventure , exciting sympathy for his loneliness and admiration for his courage and his quick wits . |
| 30 | Zimbabwe has to juggle the conflicting demands of democracy and livelihood for its peasants with the foreign-exchange addiction of its ‘ modern ’ economy . |