Example sentences of "' [noun sg] for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Jack was given the accolade of Best Actor by the New York Critics ' Award for his performance , he responded by sending them all a polite thank-you letter ; those critics who had mentioned him in the past had not been especially kind . |
| 2 | Labour candidate Ashok Kumar claims he has the shopworkers ' support for his party 's minimum wage policy . |
| 3 | Labour candidate Ashok Kumar claims he has the shopworkers ' support for his party 's minimum wage policy . |
| 4 | This is a pity for his achievement in securing the crucial Committee vote deserves the members ' recognition for his astuteness . |
| 5 | Consequently Hunt earned the thanks of The Civil Engineer and Architects ' Journal for his innovation , and a few days later in the House , Gladstone was able to say with satisfaction that ‘ for the first time in the history of public edifices in the metropolis ’ , it was possible to state what the real cost would be . |
| 6 | Úvoz Street is of medieval origin and was of importance when the kings of Bohemia processed from the Royal Court in the Old Town ( see p. 131 ) to St Vitus ' Cathedral for their coronation . |
| 7 | She 'd done it the night before when she 'd tried to get hold of Jessica , but Aunt Jane had turned the radio up so loudly ( to make it nice and private for her niece ) that she 'd hardly been able to decipher Mrs Roberts ' apology for her daughter 's absence . |
| 8 | On 15 July 1985 I wrote to you in connection with Anglo-Welsh Breweries ' offer for your Company equivalent to 300p per share , which the Board rejected as wholly unacceptable . |
| 9 | Among the possible prisoners of conscience are 37 people sentenced to up to 20 years ' imprisonment for their involvement in a peaceful flag-raising ceremony in the town of Jayapura on 14 December 1988 . |
| 10 | The price of ten shillings for a flight was two days ' pay for my father , so our pleasure was to watch and munch on salmon and cucumber sandwiches , never ever thinking that we might at some time aspire to those heights . |
| 11 | He was also quick to claim the government 's dependents ' allowance for his wife and the child endowment for their boy . |