Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | somebody 's Chronicle I borrowed for some reason |
| 2 | I apply a multiplier of nine , it follows that the figure I allow for this period is five hundred and thirty four thousand seven hundred and ninety seven pounds and sixty four pence and the total cost of future care is therefore eight hundred and ninety four thousand seven hundred and ninety seven pounds and sixty four pence . |
| 3 | I think perhaps it is the cocaine I keep for medical purposes , pure , straight cocaine . |
| 4 | We could eventually remove from human life all the characteristics which make for human distress — criminality , war-making , and the like . ’ |
| 5 | In 1978 the Mariana Islands ( excluding Guam ) had opted for status as a self-governing commonwealth of the USA , and in 1982 the FSM and the Marshall Islands had signed compacts of free association which provided for internal sovereignty and US economic support in return for continuing US control of their defence and foreign policies . |
| 6 | Crisis management apart , there is the constant burden of casework which calls for much reading of detailed dossiers before reaching decisions on individual cases . |
| 7 | Abu Dhabi has major oil reserves which account for some 8% of |
| 8 | On the other hand it may represent a genuine attempt by specialists in related subjects to sit down together and plan a programme which allows for separate activities but suggests common themes and provides examples of integrated lessons as in the Nigerian Cultural and Creative Art syllabus . |
| 9 | Movement and Dance and Medau in particular come into the plan from 1983 in an ongoing programme which lasts for three years . |
| 10 | One of a new generation of slow down utilities which caters for high speed 80386 and 80486 computers . |
| 11 | This is accomplished through the ordering of edges on the Agenda , and through the direction-independent nature of the Fundamental Rule which looks for possible extensions to hypotheses . |
| 12 | Fifteen years of one-party rule ended formally on Nov. 30 when a new Constitution came into effect which provided for multiparty democracy and a free-market economy . |
| 13 | The incident sparked off a riot which lasted for three days [ see p. 37081 ] , and racial tension had been high during the trial . |
| 14 | Just prior to the flight a 300-hour inspection had been performed on the aircraft which calls for full travel of the horizontal stabilizer in both directions . |
| 15 | Meetings on Thursday night and Friday morning also ended without a decision to accept the deal which provides for Palestinian self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho . |
| 16 | Cakici and Chatterjee ( 1991 ) examined daily closing prices for the S&P500 from 1982 to 1987 , and compared the mispricings calculated using a no-arbitrage condition which allowed for stochastic interest rates and one which did not . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought I would use a grenade ’ , said Vu Van Hau , a 22-year-old Vietnamese soldier who served for three years in Kompong Cham and Kompong Thom provinces , before returning to his native Ho Chi Minh City as part of the September withdrawal . |
| 18 | Particular units who operated for long periods at a time in the jungle became so adept in their surroundings they became known as ‘ Green Ghosts ’ . |
| 19 | That was David who works for Fast Forward . |
| 20 | New tests have been introduced for candidates who apply for top council posts in Sefton . |
| 21 | The pictures she shot for the cinema were negligible compared to the pictures she shot for pure publicity . |
| 22 | Knowing what a talent you have for these things , you 'll probably have it sorted out in two ticks . ’ |
| 23 | In Bucharest she sat for 48 hours in her hotel , waiting for word from her Romanian solicitor . |
| 24 | The skills of salesmanship and political demagogy are virtually the only methods we have for changing perception . |
| 25 | Age is no longer the benchmark criterion we use for distinguishing people . |
| 26 | Living up to other people 's signalled expectations is often a pleasure/pain experience : pleasure in the recognition we receive for satisfying others ' expectations , pain in the sense that we lose some of our independence and freedom . |
| 27 | MORE than 60 people have died and 600 are ill after eating poisonous toadstools they mistook for wild mushrooms in the Ukraine . |
| 28 | The Queen for her own part will have to face up to the fact that , however perfect her public role , she has dismally failed in private to give her children the guidance they needed for stable marriages . |
| 29 | In summary then , the reasons for choosing The Machine Gunners include the opportunities it offers for various aspects of personal involvement on the part of the reader and its curricular potentials with regard to related topic , theme , and language work . |
| 30 | Partnerships should look at the case for an education service , in terms of the opportunities it presents for sensible planning , provision for population migration and demographic change , best use of scarce and expensive resources , effective curriculum and professional development , smooth transition between the ages and stages of education , and quality education for all those with special educational needs . |