Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt comfortable and at home and began to search my cases for chocolates and ribbons and toys . |
| 2 | ‘ But it probably will surprise you to hear that I managed to resist the temptation to indulge my talent for marriage-wrecking and confined myself to one already divorced man and one bachelor . ’ |
| 3 | I do n't want vast numbers of rare and special tropicals in the tank ( on this occasion ) but do want to indulge my taste for shoals of fish , which is what nature intended in most cases but rarely happens . |
| 4 | Despite several meetings in July , negotiators failed once again to meet their deadline for agreement on a common European Communities ( EC ) -European Free Trade Area ( EFTA ) European Economic Area ( EEA ) , scheduled to become operative in January 1993 . |
| 5 | Ultimately , effective child protection is dependent on political will to support both parents and professionals with the resources they need to meet their responsibilities for children 's welfare . |
| 6 | Ab van Marion , director of Progress ' European operations , admitted that Progress version 6 users will have to rewrite their applications for version 7 . |
| 7 | Scared local authorities refused to accept her body for burial . |
| 8 | Vital common features of the two forms are the signatures required on them to establish their validity for implementation . |
| 9 | that it is crucial to draw attention to fundamental assumptions in our society , and to keep open for pupils the options of accepting , modifying or rejecting these views ( Chapters 2 – 3 ) ; 2. that the purpose of RE is pupils ' self-education , engaging in depth upon the meaning and truth-claims of religions in a way which is relevant to their total experience of life ( Chapter 4 ) ; 3. that space needs to be given in which pupil involvement has a chance to develop , together with creativity , a sense of wonder and the cultivation of inner quietness ( Chapters 5 and 6 ) ; 4. that teachers need to model a positive , fair and balanced approach to the diversity of religious traditions and outlooks , and the controversy which these can generate ( Chapter 8 ) ; 5. that in a spirit of critical affirmation it is important to develop skills of evaluation and criteria for discernment ( Chapters 7 and 9 ) ; 6. that the crucial need is to put persons first , to establish genuine relationships which are affirming of pupils , believing that they have something to give , and so listening to them and responding to them — and in the light of this to encourage their capacity for self-assessment ( Chapter 10 ) ; 7. that the distinction between education and dogmatic teaching is all-important and that , provided this is borne in mind , opportunities for stillness and possible worship can be an invaluable aid to education ( Chapters 6 and 11 ) ; 8. that RE can relate in a dynamic and creative way to all other areas of the curriculum ( Chapters 12 and 13 ) . |
| 10 | We will require British Rail to tighten its targets for reliability and punctuality on all lines , and report monthly to passengers on how it is doing . |
| 11 | ‘ The Government can not afford to continue to neglect its responsibilities for wildlife , and here that means helping farmers with grants for conservation in place of grants for over-grazing . ’ |
| 12 | When , for example , Matsushita decided to build an export-oriented air-conditioner plant in Malaysia , it also had to adjust its plans for investment in Mexico and its export policies from Japan . |
| 13 | This gives the Board an opportunity to report to shareholders and to obtain their approval for resolutions that are voted upon at the Meeting . |
| 14 | What is certain is that as the relationship between doctors and their patients becomes less paternalistic , so must the manner in which we seek to obtain their consent for treatment . |
| 15 | Instead of examining the truth of his charge that Pakistan deface the ball to increase its swing for Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis , they attack Lamb 's motives for speaking out . |
| 16 | In order to secure sufficient parliamentary backing in February 1991 from the opposition Radical Liberals , Centre Democrats and Christian People 's Party for the approval of the 1991 budget , Schlüter was forced to modify his plans for income tax cuts [ see p. 38020 ] . |
| 17 | I did not have the skill to formulate sound arguments to counteract his taste for lawlessness , and explain why I could not partake in it . |
| 18 | The environmental pressure group Glasgow For People said that it had called on MPs to urge Strathclyde to cancel its plans for Glasgow road projects costing more than £200 million . |
| 19 | IGNORING the threat of disciplinary action , Alison Sheppard and Angela Pendrich head for High Wycombe this weekend to continue their bid for Speedo British Grand Prix titles . |
| 20 | Those who , like Emily Davies , wished to give middle class girls exactly the same educational opportunities as boys in terms of curriculum and examinations , had to deal with opposition arising from the view that adolescent girls needed to conserve their energies for reproduction . |
| 21 | 10.4 Each Non-academic Party undertakes to monitor its results for material which may be the subject of applications for IPR protection . |
| 22 | EC countries are likely to miss their target for carbon dioxide emissions in 2000 by atleast 4 per cent , according to a report on member countries ' plans submitted to the European Commission . |
| 23 | Here , one might think , was an occasion when the symbol of national unity would be at its most needed , as citizens prepare to sacrifice their lives for King and Country : under conditions of national threat , the psychological strength of the symbol could be expected to be intensified ( Edelman , 1964 ; Sherif , 1966 ) . |
| 24 | ( 2 ) That , although there was power under rule 22 of the Rules of 1991 to order the local authority to pay costs , orders for costs in cases involving children were unusual ; that the justices ' findings and reasons , even taking into account their extended reasons , were insufficient to sustain their order for costs ; that the local authority 's exercise of its statutory role in the changing circumstances affecting the children could not be criticised ; and that , accordingly , the award of costs should be set aside ( post , pp. 527H , 528H , 530D–E , 531B–D ) . |
| 25 | Predictably the Koreans were unable to sustain their bid for glory in the face of the New Zealand machine fielding sevens stalwarts Dallas Seymour , Pat Lam and Scott Pierce and featuring quicksilver North Harbour winger Glen Osborne . |
| 26 | The fish have to be caught by longlining to preserve their quality for drying , and landings have not yet been at the level that was hoped for . |
| 27 | The sun might be going down , but she had no need of its heat to stimulate her feelings for Fen Marshall . |
| 28 | There was support notably from hard-line leaders in Iran for the proposition that opposing US forces was akin to a holy war , a view given prominence when it was articulated by the Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a Sept. 12 broadcast , although Iran continued to affirm its backing for UN sanctions . |
| 29 | The IMF was expected to signal its support for Tanzania 's economic reforms by approving an enhanced structural adjustment facility early in 1991 . |
| 30 | Public transport timetables should be examined to estimate their adequacy for staff travel in the light of the knowledge gained on where staff are domiciled and the early and late evening shift changes . |