Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A column for total sales and/or for the calculation of commission on a percentage basis would be added .
2 ‘ So , sometime before or during the course of Thursday evening , a ceremonial sword is taken from its place in the Infantry chapel , sharpened and applied to the head of a priest .
3 The amine and carboxyl linkages of phenylalanine residues are susceptible to attack by pepsin and it is probable that the action of pepsin , either in vivo or during the preparation of Frazer 's frunction III , cleaves the dodecapeptide .
4 An amount may only be transferred from the revaluation reserve : to the profit and loss account , if the amount was previously charged to that account or represents realised profit , or for the issue of bonus shares .
5 An order for payment of money or for the transfer of assets can not be an order intended to restore parties to transactions to their former positions unless it is known in relation to each transaction in question ( a ) who were the parties ( b ) what the nature of the transaction was and ( c ) what assets or money each party to the transaction had paid or transferred to the others .
6 In the northern states , whether in the sphere of education , in official files or for the purpose of business , Hindi has largely displaced English .
7 Respondents who did not live in or near Edinburgh were asked if their visit to the City was for leisure purposes , or for the purpose of business or study .
8 As with every crisis of this magnitude there are opportunities for advancement or retrenchment ; for liberating the human spirit , and removing gross inequalities , or for the reinforcement of injustices and an extension of inequalities .
9 adequate seating must be provided in a room at the hotel which is not used as sleeping accommodation or for the service of food , and in which there is neither supply or consumption of intoxicating liquor .
10 It is not a master plan for member states or for the development of Europe , but it will provide a useful reference for member states and others to enable them to take decisions with due regard to the European dimension .
11 And when you eventually decide what time to travel , you can safely assume that BR is n't responsible for your train being late — blame the leaves on the track — or for the lack of pickle in your sandwiches — write to Clement Freud .
12 On that severe view no Socialist could support the promotion of producers ' or workers ' , or industrial co-operatives , call them what you will , if they are described as organisations for the manufacture of goods or for the provision of services , and wholly or very largely owned by and ultimately controlled by those working in them .
13 In Britain the Contempt of Court Act 1981 allows a court to order disclosure if necessary in the interests of justice or national security , or for the prevention of disorder or crime .
14 ‘ No court may require a person to disclose , nor is any person guilty of contempt of court for refusing to disclose , the source of information contained in a publication for which he is responsible , unless it be established to the satisfaction of the court that disclosure is necessary in the interests of justice or national security or for the prevention of disorder or crime .
15 Oxford has been in the forefront of this research , which has shown why certain surgical procedures for the relief of epilepsy or for the removal of brain tumours in people can have disastrous effects on certain types of memory .
16 In so far as the plaintiffs are seeking to recover from the third defendant money which he has obtained for his own benefit or for the benefit of companies which are , in effect , his alter ego , I can see that the third party would have an overwhelming argument that it can not be just and equitable to require him to contribute to whatever the third defendant is ordered to pay to the plaintiffs .
17 This aspect of communication is obviously what written language is supremely good at , whether for the benefit of the individual in remembering the private paraphernalia of daily life , or for the benefit of nations in establishing constitutions , laws and treaties with other nations .
18 Secondly , unlike general insurance , the motivation behind many life-related policies is essentially a desire to save for the future , either for one 's own benefit or for the benefit of dependants .
19 This feature is often used for headings or for the production of notices , posters and flyers .
20 This is the reason for the periodic letters asking for contributions to such appeals as the repair of Igtham Mote in Kent or for the restoration of Stowe Landscape Gardens in Buckinghamshire .
21 Proceedings for the recovery of land , for foreclosure or redemption of a mortgage , for enforcing a charge or lien on land ( other than a charging order made under the Charging Orders Act 1979 ) , or for the recovery of moneys secured by a mortgage or charge on land , must be started in the court where the land or part of it is situated ( Ord 4 , r 3 ) .
22 Sooner or later , one must plump for either the primacy of micro-processes in socio-logical explanation , or for the primacy of macro-processes as in notions of ‘ encapsulation ’ , 'centre and periphery' , ‘ dominance and dependency ’ , Marxist theory , and the like .
23 These can be useful for the company as the money that would have gone into the pension fund can be used to boost profitability ( particularly useful during a takeover bid ) , or for the financing of projects .
24 These data are of interest not only because of the support they provide for the cohort model , but also because of a more general point they make about cognition , namely , that we must make a clear distinction between the sequence of processing stages and the accessibility of these stages for consciousness , or for the control of responses .
25 If there are any spots or sores , then tests can be taken for Herpes simplex virus or for the treponeme of syphilis at the time of the genital examination , and likewise , genital warts can be treated with local applications of podophylline or acid .
26 1.33 Similarly , even before proceedings are commenced application can be made to the court under s33(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 or s52(1) of the County Courts Act 1984 for an order for the inspection , photographing , custody or detention of property or for the taking of samples .
27 The audiocassette and the videocassette have made it possible for us to have at hand and easily transport unlimited numbers of programmes in voice and vision , whether for instruction or entertainment , for a more complete understanding of news and information , or for the appreciation of beauty and artistry .
28 The hon. Member for Blackburn produces wholly fictitious figures which compare the new building costs for new schools or for the conversion of schools to CTCs over a period of three years with the capital expenditure borrowing guidelines for 14 authorities in one year .
29 Save as provided by s3 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 , in the case of causes of action accruing after 1 January 1983 ( see below ) , no sum can be awarded to relatives under the Act for their own mental distress or for the loss of society of the deceased .
30 The Act contains no provisions permitting retirement specifically on the grounds of old age or ill health or for the expulsion of miscreant or unwanted partners .
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