Example sentences of "[vb past] an [noun] for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This work of art provided an analogy for works of nature such as gold . |
| 2 | In 1988 , the Commission found that the Net Book Agreement infringed Art 85(1) , and rejected an application for exemption under Art 85(3) . |
| 3 | In Target Home Loans v Clothier [ 1992 ] , The Times , 7 August , the Court of Appeal delayed an order for possession by the lenders for three months to allow the borrowers to sell the mortgaged property . |
| 4 | ‘ I received an estimate for repairs to my car last night . |
| 5 | The day before the conference I received an appeal for help from the Jamaican Council of Human Rights whose offices have been torched , equipment damaged , over 3,000 files destroyed , and its courageous co-ordinator , Florez elle O'Connor subjected to death threats . |
| 6 | Another trial in 97 patients showed an advantage for surgery over radiotherapy in forestalling the appearance of distant metastases over five years . |
| 7 | The taxi bill arose after he opened an account for Nalgo with Mersey Cabs without authorisation and used it for his own personal use as well as official business . |
| 8 | The court allowed an action for breach of statutory duty against the defendant . |
| 9 | The driver yelled an order for silence over his shoulder and flapped his reins . |
| 10 | It 's er unfortunately the case that relations between the partners broke down and this led in due course to proceedings being commenced by the plaintiffs against the defendant in relation to the dissolution of the partners , those proceedings were commenced in nineteen eighty nine , , er in the High Court Chancery Division , there were a number of issues raised in the litigation , one of the matters was a preliminary issue , er concerning the terms of the partnership and that came before er Mr Justice on the eighteenth of February nineteen ninety one , whereby he found in favour effectively of the defendant on that preliminary issue er the plaintiffs it seems were then claiming that partnership , the partnership at will , but Mr Justice held that they were part of the terms of the particular er partnership deed , so the defendants succeeded on that issue , the trial of the action then followed on the twentieth of March nineteen ninety one and er Mr Justice made an order for dissolution of the partnership , he then give various directions for accountant enquiries concerning the partnership and he made orders for payments of costs , now the orders for costs were this , that effectively the defendant was entitled to some costs of the preliminary issue and that the plaintiffs were entitled to costs of the er ma if I may put it this way , the main action , and there was then the provision for , set off for the defendant 's costs against the costs ordered to be paid by the defendant , perfectly normal form of order . |
| 11 | ‘ If you only got an apple for Christmas during the depression ’ , said Mr Perot , ‘ you understood your parents loved you . |
| 12 | The Prince of Wales established an award for innovation in 1985 and his working group on innovation was set up after a conference at Highgrove last year . |
| 13 | ( The relocation package included an element for expenditure on house hunting and fact finding trips so that staff could explore the area themselves . ) |
| 14 | Those scenes and others outside the murder investigation headquarters in Bootle yesterday prompted an appeal for calm from the Bulger family and the police . |
| 15 | At the same time he acquired an affection for canals as a result of joining the Willans family for holidays on their narrow boat Cressy . |
| 16 | In 1988 the plaintiff commenced an action for damages on the ground of negligence against the defendant health authority . |
| 17 | Balliol 's hold on his kingdom proved even more tenuous than he feared : in December 1332 he moved to Annan , where he was surprised by Sir Archibald Douglas and the Earl of Moray , both partisans of David II , and forced to flee to Carlisle , whence he sent an appeal for support to Edward III . |
| 18 | With an eye to attracting ‘ bigger name ’ stars onto the show , Verity Lambert saw an opening for Francis as Nero and asked Spooner to write his personality into the scripts . |
| 19 | In 1923 the USA and Britain reached an agreement for repayment of debts over a 62-year period at 3.3% interest . |
| 20 | Later , when they had not been paid for by the defendant , the plaintiff brought an action for payment of the sum due against the defendant . |
| 21 | Subsequently he brought an action for negligence in England . |
| 22 | The plaintiff , a local authority , brought an action for damages for libel against the defendants in respect of certain newspaper articles which made allegations in relation to share dealings involving the investment of moneys from the local authority 's superannuation fund , sometimes by a complex series of deals , in companies connected with or controlled by a businessman . |
| 23 | The plaintiffs brought an action for damages against the defendants for , inter alia , conspiracy to defraud the plaintiffs by the obtaining of inflated fees and commission payments in respect of a number of property transactions conducted by the defendants on the plaintiffs ' behalf . |
| 24 | Such a situation will be rare , but might arise if , say , the exchange required all floor traders to have their mnemonics printed on their trading cards , failed to accept delivery of the cards by the member to the trading floor , and then brought an action for breach of the original requirement . |
| 25 | When he had had his lunch , which he brought with him in the suitcase , a packet of salami sandwiches , a croissant with jam in it and a fruit-and-nut bar , he set off for West End Lane , to the Electricity Board and the Gas Board , to make inquiries about a chimney sweep , and put an advertisement for tenants in a newsagent 's window . |
| 26 | Well , I think it is high time that we gave an award for valour in professional conduct , and I nominate as the first recipient , Keith Holdsworth of Bournemouth , Employed by the New Forest District Council , Keith Holdsworth risked his career , his livelihood and his life savings in the defence of his professional integrity , when it would have been so easy to take an easier route . |
| 27 | However South Wales Electricity answered an appeal for help by the Penarth branch and generously donated the appliance and organised its free installation . |
| 28 | Royal Institution audiences included the eminent in various walks of life , and the lecturer had an opportunity for evangelism among the mighty . |
| 29 | These subjects had an examination for evaluation of occult blood , positive stools or for screening for colon cancer , or both . |
| 30 | ‘ We had an agreement for £150,000 for 12 performances , ’ explains Tony O'Dalaigh . |