Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village eight cops moved in for another raid on a gay bar . |
| 2 | Although cylinder manufacturers countered effectively for some decades , first with moulding techniques and later with finer grooves , the overwhelming simplicity of being able to press thousands of copies of disc records and play them on a simple machine eventually told in the disc 's favour . |
| 3 | Here , whatever else is obscure , the need for a much greater commitment of resources is indisputable : without , for example , a massive renewal and expansion of physical provision , men and methods will not avail , though men are the essence of the service and methods cry out for more and more exploration . |
| 4 | Very few ideas and very few projects of any significance are implemented by one person alone : Other people 's effort makes it happen — whether they are assistants , subordinates , a staff , a special project team , or a task force of peers assembled just for this effort . |
| 5 | In the same way , key performance indicators set up for each function are reviewed quarterly against its business plan with relevant managers ‘ but it 's not a dull , dry event : it 's when everybody pulls together , discussing everything that 's happening in great depth and giving managers the opportunity to explain to directors why they 're falling short , the constraints and obstacles , and so achieving agreement with the figures and the indicators used , ’ he said . |
| 6 | He flourished it as one of the dragons curved in for another low pass . |
| 7 | Though modern readers might wish to repay Mr Ruskin 's ‘ hard work ’ recorded in a 1854 entry , with hard labour , the practice of dismembering books went on for many centuries . |
| 8 | Feeling the pinch : chief executive Jane Tozer ( left ) and marketing manager Jill Warren ( right ) expect potential clients to hold off for some time . |
| 9 | If not , it gives you time to take evasive action — either to build up your savings to make up for any expected shortfall , or to increase your premiums . |
| 10 | He looked , little doubt of it , considerably relieved , but clearly there was something on his mind , for he stood hesitantly beside the table , his eyes scouting around for some object upon which to focus . |
| 11 | There were several reasons put forward for this rather modest use of economic information . |
| 12 | Galloway ( 1982 ) identifies three reasons put forward for this increase . |
| 13 | The main change is that the periods laid down for these notices are now in days instead of hours : two days notice is required for the commencement of building works . |
| 14 | Another important change is that the time periods laid down for these notices do not commence until the end of the day in which notice is given . |
| 15 | The Brownes and their descendants lived here for many years and played a prominent part in the life of the village . |
| 16 | The acquisition of the Baltics , and post-war policy in Eastern Europe are areas crying out for more honesty . |
| 17 | We called for some fish and chips to take back for all of us , but I was n't sure that I could eat them after seeing that documentary where they all had ulcers . |
| 18 | His and my granny 's stories and memories centred round the struggles they had come through , especially the terrible days following the collapse of the General Strike in 1926 when the miners stayed out for many months . |
| 19 | Although individually insignificant , ants make up for this in sheer numbers and total biomass ; they are among the dominant extant organisms on Earth . |
| 20 | Emma Cons lived on for another twelve years , continuing to work at her housing projects : but a new chapter had opened in the history of what was to become the Old Vic , as Lilian Baylis began to programme it for early films and then light opera and later Shakespeare . |
| 21 | They 're one of 14 national display teams limbering up for this weekend 's International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire . |
| 22 | ‘ I think what I 'm asking for a pair of shoes is fair enough though I am keeping the prices low as an incentive for my customers to come back for more . ’ |
| 23 | Such deterrent action seems obvious but there has been an across-the-board reluctance by BCU committees over the years for the membership to have been informed of punishments handed out for any misdemeanours . |
| 24 | And here is a platform littered with persons waiting anxiously for that last train home . |
| 25 | But I think there 's also the other end of the scale which is , which is what , you 've slightly amended this year , is the fact of elderly people erm , I know recently that myself have gone through the fact of my gran had er , was going through a very sick period , and if she 'd have come back home , it would have been very difficult for me to have had to look after her at the same time as trying to attend my council duties , and this would have been the same for my dad , and the additional income which this would have brought , to have paid someone to be able to look after her whilst we were at council meetings , and you can remember that these meetings sometimes go on , you can say well , this meeting should be over by one o'clock then it goes on till three o'clock or whatever , and then peop , the problems mount up for that person left on their own , and I think that those things have to be taken into consideration , and I believe that this is the first step forward in trying to recognise that people have responsibilities outside of the council chamber . |
| 26 | It was an emphatic display by Rangers on a night when the lights went out for all English interest in Europe . |
| 27 | ‘ I hope things go well for all of you , ’ I added ( with uncharacteristic generosity ) , ‘ and thank you for the present . |
| 28 | But it worked out that they spent twenty thousand pounds on letting families go round for these three weeks . |
| 29 | Damiani paused here for several seconds . |
| 30 | He has a son who is a booby and who was loafing around his father 's yards waiting only for this young lady to come of age so that he could marry her . |