Example sentences of "[verb] for [det] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Britain getting closer to Iran and with the US constantly improving its rapport with Syria , we felt that now we were all together , we could be released without having to wait for all the governments to restore relations . |
| 2 | ‘ Large numbers of entries were received for all the competitions , which ran over the two days and were thrown open to the past members of the Club , as well as members of the Ladies and Artisans sections . |
| 3 | You feel punished for all the sins you never committed ; you 're supplicated and invaded . |
| 4 | ‘ The world 's exotica is over there , parading for all the universe to see , and you are here … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Father vould n't really vant him to go for all the summer . ’ |
| 6 | Nevertheless , even allowing for all the frailties of palaeontologists , there still remains a remarkable picture of palaeontological persistence . |
| 7 | Repeat for all the towers . |
| 8 | Stunned by the sensation , she had to search for all the willpower she possessed not to let her reaction show in her expression . |
| 9 | Points given for all the norw. players in VG ( max 10 — which is — very — seldom seen ) — 4–5-1 formation . |
| 10 | And I unloaded at Mr Riggs on Norwich Hill ( he used to contract for all the horses with the post-office ; and we used to take hay there ) , and I pulled the load into his yard ; took the horses out , and put them into this load what my uncle — what they sent away . |
| 11 | While France stands shoulder to shoulder with Germany , and the two countries together account for half the EC output , the exchange rate mechanism will survive , representing a beacon of hope for federalists who still see a common currency as the bridge across which Europe must pass to a federal future , and a baleful threat for the sovereign Britishers , who see it as a black hole which could draw EC members inexorably into the same destiny . |
| 12 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp 's NTT Mobile Communications Network is to split itself into nine regional units : its present headquarters in Tokyo will become the group 's parent company , which will wholly own the equity of the eight subsidiaries , and the move is intended to improve efficiency and competitiveness in the fight with its biggest domestic rival Daini Denden Inc , which has no unit in Tokyo and Tokai area , which together account for half the population . |
| 13 | If that continues during the 1990s , inflation averages 5% , and homes account for half the value of all bequests , Mintel thinks property transfers between generations will rise from perhaps £16 billion in 1990–91 to £25 billion in 1999–2000 . |
| 14 | They asked for all the recommendations for a carer , and home support to be implemented . |
| 15 | Then I asked for half the fee in advance , and was given a wafer confirming the immediate transfer of the amount to my Fedbank . |
| 16 | If and so long as the terms of any settlement are such that any person has power to pay or apply income or capital to or for the benefit of the settlor or his spouse , all income arising under the settlement shall be treated for all the purposes of the Income Tax Acts as the income of the settlor for that year and not the income of any other person ( TA 1988 , s674 ; and see Blausten v IRC ( 1971 ) 47 TC 542 ( CA ) ) . |
| 17 | Restricting your consumption of fats is a sound way to lose weight and a healthy way of eating for all the family . |
| 18 | No , it is the sale Scots make for all the girls and boys |
| 19 | Make for all the exits ! |
| 20 | His osteopath had premises near Regent 's Park and all the way Berg kept apologizing for all the trouble he was causing and Rain kept assuring him it was none at all . |
| 21 | Now er sure the programme has been delayed for all the reasons I I 've mentioned . |
| 22 | Advance orders are sometimes placed for all the titles in a particular series , though this is more dubious , not only because titles in a series vary , but because suppliers tend to overlook volumes which come out at prolonged and irregular intervals . |
| 23 | The Sporthotel is quietly located in St Anton 's pedestrian zone , and is well placed for all the resort 's facilities . |
| 24 | Just 300 metres from the stretch of sandy beach , and a short walk from the bright lights of Magalluf , the hotel is well placed for all the restaurants , bars and discos of the resort . |
| 25 | A well-established hotel , the Austria is conveniently situated right in the centre of Soll , ideally placed for all the shops , cafes and nightlife . |
| 26 | Discover the dramatic scenery of the Yorkshire Dales on a guided walk designed for all the family to enjoy — it 's part of a series of family walks organised by the national park called Going Places . |
| 27 | The service of Morning Worship is designed for all the family . |
| 28 | When he returned to college immediately following his discharge , he was lucky to escape with relatively minor punishment — the Master ordered one month 's gating and ninety pages of Greek translation — and was determined not only to drop his more unsuitable friends but , as in his first year at Cambridge , ‘ to write for all the Prizes ’ . |
| 29 | Ann stands for all the women of common-sense , warm affection , and practical piety that Edward repeatedly attempted to sketch realistically or to record in dream-like settings in his essays and sketches . |
| 30 | Emerson rejects convention and in doing so stands for all the values that Forster believed to be most important — authenticity and truth . |