Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1753 , for example , Provost William Christie of Stirling sought Lord Milton 's intervention with Lord Loudoun on behalf of his son-in-law , Ensign Gunning , who wished to purchase from Charles Elphinstone his commission as Lieutenant of Stirling Castle , or if that was not permitted , the commission of the Ensign of the Castle . |
| 2 | Edmund of Lancaster , loyal to the end , was to play a major part in the Anglo-French diplomacy of the 1290s and died represent-ing his brother as lieutenant in Aquitaine at Bayonne on 5 June 1296 . |
| 3 | Ernst & Young has been the exclusive distributor for KnowledgeWare in Europe since 1986 , but the company now has direct distribution operations in most European countries including Belgium , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Italy , the Netherlands , Norway , Portugal , Spain , Sweden and the UK . |
| 4 | IAN IRONSIDE 'S reward for his defiant display for Middlesbrough against Newcastle is a first team call-up tomorrow against Aston Villa . |
| 5 | The first decade of annexation ( 1910–20 ) witnessed the most rigorous phase in which draconic punishments were enforced for resistance to Japan . |
| 6 | But there was no fail-safe way to dress for outings in Roman 's company . |
| 7 | Before playing for Northants the cheerful James had played for Wellington in New Zealand . |
| 8 | There is a similar consideration for products of Britain 's other principal manufacturer , the EMI group . |
| 9 | The spark kindled during the trips , many led by his tutor , Dr Stanley Chapman , ignited into a passion for products of Britain 's 19th century industrial pre-eminence — a passion which has developed into both a business and a pastime . |
| 10 | He was not passed over because of Attlee 's undisguised preference for products of Haileybury , but because the Foreign Office insisted on a more senior judge . |
| 11 | LIAM BOTHAM , 16-years-old son of former England all-rounder Ian , was expected to make his debut for Leyland at Bootle this afternoon . |
| 12 | But at a rally in Baku on Sunday , the Azerbaijani Popular Front , prime mover in the blockade , indicated it was continuing its campaign , which is aimed at forcing Armenia to drop its demand for reunification with Nagorny Karabakh . |
| 13 | The Commission took the view that the agreement established an unjustified link between payment by Eurocheque and payment by card with the aim of aligning the price of payment by Eurocheque for French traders to the price of payment by card . |
| 14 | At that time I summarised German Enigma decrypts for Churchill at Bletchley Park which have never been released to the public . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , the $110-a-share cash bid for LIN by McCaw , which is 20 per cent owned by British Telecom , expires on 13 October . |
| 16 | Like its predecessors , the new disc was recorded at St Barnabas Church in London and produced by Steve Epstein , and uses cadenzas written especially for Lin by Raymond Leppard . |
| 17 | He told them how morally indefensible was the policy of apartheid , and asked for prayer for Africa . |
| 18 | Unfortunately I usually use road atlases for maps of Britain . |
| 19 | Branson has poured money into his airline since selling Virgin Music to Thorn EMI for £560million in March . |
| 20 | Whenever she did , I prayed long and hard for protection for Gary . |
| 21 | After four years Roger died and , owing to the enmity of the bishop of Lincoln , she appealed for protection to Thurstan [ q.v. ] , archbishop of York . |
| 22 | ‘ Spies ! ’ squealed Angelina in mock alarm , clutching for protection at Sir Thomas 's arm . |
| 23 | But all reports of CTL in rodents and humans as well as most pre-erythrocytic vaccine research have focused on sporozoite antigens , particularly CSP , even though CTL to CSP alone appear insufficient for protection against P. falciparum . |
| 24 | Letters and packets for personnel of HM Forces are exempt from additional postal charges for redirection when sent to a BFPO overseas . |
| 25 | Half-a-loaf welcome for Budget from NFU |
| 26 | His fiercest wrath was reserved for William of Wykeham , because of the part he had played in the impeachment of Latimer , and for Peter de la Mare . |
| 27 | Surely Clinton 's presidency will be a double-edged sword for comics like Hicks ? |
| 28 | HOUSE OF PAIN issue their eagerly awaited ‘ Jump Around ’ single through Ruffness on September 28 . |
| 29 | And it is apparent that Ackroyd has found himself in this manner — through exposure to Wilde , Eliot , and now Chatterton . |
| 30 | About 7,000 people formed a " human chain for peace " stretching through Pamplona on Jan. 27 , recalling the deaths of 31 people killed mainly by ETA over the past 12 months , and demanding an end to all violence by terrorist groups . |