Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the left-wing Democratic Revolutionary Party ( PRD ) claimed that votes for the PRI in Cárdenas exceeded the number of registered voters . |
| 32 | An RUC spokesman confirmed that a police operation was carried out by C13 in the Shankill area after a member of the public alleged that demands for money had been made . |
| 33 | Surprisingly she discovered that funding for both film-makers and festival organisers is proving as elusive in the larger metropolitan centres as it is here where the state of gay and lesbian film culture can safely be said to be embryonic at best . |
| 34 | To the miner , it meant two things : a rarity discovered and bread for his table . |
| 35 | He served as Alderman for Cripplegate Ward from 1473 to 1485 , and for Cheap from 1485 until his death . |
| 36 | Delegates to the signing conference in Lucerne warned that funding for environmental projects would be extremely constrained for the next five to 10 years . |
| 37 | These problems meant 1988 profits were only £1.06m , compared to expectations of over £4m , and in June the company warned that profits for this year would be below expectations . |
| 38 | THE Soviet Foreign Minister , Mr Eduard Shevardnadze , yesterday warned that demands for a rapid unification of Germany and the rise of rightwing German nationalism could threaten the peace and stability of Europe . |
| 39 | Charlotte and Anne worked as governesses for some months , teaching rich children in big houses , and Branwell got a job like that too , for a while . |
| 40 | The models describe the way people learn by experience in terms of how they are affected by the sequence of sums of money received as rewards for correct decisions or lost as penalty for errors . |
| 41 | These broader , qualitative questions must be raised and examined as courses for unemployed people continue to proliferate . |
| 42 | It thus resembles the open gravelled spaces in the F centres of several small towns , among them Catterick ( p. 114 ) and Godmanchester ( p. 126 ) , which , as well as Alcester , most likely functioned as markets for both local and itinerant traders . |
| 43 | This meant that preparation for future ‘ learning ’ could occur at the expense of present understanding ; on the other hand , not to take notes , but to concentrate on the lecturer 's words , would prevent students from being able to learn the work later . |
| 44 | The fact that Stock Exchange rules limited the scope of member firms to increase their capital meant that resources for technological innovation were limited . |
| 45 | The magazine commented that a narrow electoral victory by the LDP would entail some degree of compromise with major opposition parties and , in addition , the anti-war sentiment prevalent within the JSP meant that demands for further increases in the defence budget would not be viewed in a favourable light , especially expenditure concerning the acquisition of " future generation " weapons systems . |
| 46 | Bob McLean , convener of the home rule pressure group , Scottish Labour Action , stressed that proposals for the election of a Scottish party leader by the Scottish party conference were not targeted at Mr Clarke . |
| 47 | Their needs for funding , however , grew as interest charges rose , commodity prices fell and competition for export market shares from the indebted countries intensified . |
| 48 | Once , Ken invited Took and Feldman for lunch . |
| 49 | It seemed just possible that we might meet in Menton , where she went as judge for the Katherine Mansfield Prize — an inappropriate meeting-place , for we both greatly disliked ‘ K.M. ’ She was to inspire the admirable story ‘ Sisters ’ in Elizabeth 's next collection — the story of a cosy , bourgeoise , widowed ex-mayoress in a provincial town being embarrassed by questions about her famous , disreputable sister . |
| 50 | They were a pragmatic , brave , distrustful people who learned that responsibility for their continued existence lay exclusively in their own hands , that their ultimate fate depended solely upon their own determination and resources . |
| 51 | Whether they be railwaymen , groundsmen , caretakers , cooks or cleaners , Basil showed consideration for the appreciation of the work they performed and warmth for them as people . |
| 52 | The ministers gave as reasons for their resignations election rigging , mismanagement of the economy and an alleged cover-up of the murder in February 1990 of Foreign Minister Robert Ouko [ see p. 37239 ] . |
| 53 | Third , it gave as justification for some of its outrages that they were in retaliation for attacks on the army . |
| 54 | From what depths of unease and powerlessness emerges all this gratitude desperately proffered as pay for services not rendered ? |
| 55 | The method of allowing Tony 's death was criticised by Dr Keith Andrews , from Putney Royal Hospital , who appeared as witness for the Official Solicitor , a Government official who presented the other side of the case . |
| 56 | Machungo said that priorities for 1990 included cutting inflation from 40 to 15-18 per cent , with GDP growth targeted at between 4 and 6 per cent . |
| 57 | Professor Stewart Sutherland , vice-chancellor of the university , said that funding for the library was needed either from schools , colleges or institutes within the university or from the higher education funding council for England . |
| 58 | He made clear that he agreed with the thrust of all the other recommendations , except the one which said that responsibility for food should remain within the Department of Agriculture . |
| 59 | Filip said that figures for all of 1992 were not clear enough to state if the workstation business was profitable in the year but in the fourth quarter , even assuming a margin of error in accounting for the workstation operations as a distinct business , the operation clearly was profitable . |
| 60 | Defending solicitor Bob Emuss said that problems for Mrs. White had come to a head last February . |