Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawrence is desperate to get injured players like skipper Alan Kernaghan back into action and threatens to swing the axe for Sunday 's FA Cup clash with Chelsea . |
| 2 | You will also need to run an airstone from an aquarium pump to the fish to provide them with plenty of oxygen and to monitor the water for ammonia and nitrite . |
| 3 | The difficulty arises from ministerial unwillingness to curb the dash for gas or to cut-off the cross-Channel interconnector . |
| 4 | Instead they have chosen to rely on using interest rates to curb the demand for credit . |
| 5 | She was left to bring up a family she had to go the banks for money the banks were all and they refused her money to keep the farm going . |
| 6 | There followed a joint Anglo-American effort to outbid the Soviets for Nasser 's favour ( there had already been an Egyptian–Czech arms deal ) by offering to help finance the ambitious Aswan high dam project . |
| 7 | The provision making time of the essence will enable the buyer to cancel the contract for breach , without notice , if the seller does not deliver exactly in accordance with the contract . |
| 8 | At about this point Philip and his advisers decided that the best way to preserve the crown for Frederick — in view of the failure of the regency council to control the princes — was for Philip to take it himself until his nephew came of age . |
| 9 | Note that , although the current approach to monetary policy focuses on the rate of interest in order to affect the demand for money , this approach is still backed up by measures to control the money supply . |
| 10 | And mind how you go , ’ he said , heading rapidly out through the garden , the lantern held out beside him to light the steps for Charlotte . |
| 11 | This had been established in August 1949 in part to promote the arguments for unification under the direction of Pyongyang . |
| 12 | I want your men to search the forest for Anna . ’ |
| 13 | She stood up and walked over to the arch that separated the two rooms , taking her time to search the room for Mike . |
| 14 | That afternoon I meant to search the Bible for information , though I knew little of it . |
| 15 | Suppose now that we wish to search the database for axes similar in shape to some given axe . |
| 16 | As the traditional Delhi quarries near Agra were no longer controlled by the Mughals — the road between Delhi and Agra was usually blocked by wild and hostile Jat tribesmen — the builders were forced to strip other Delhi tombs in order to gather the material for Safdarjung 's memorial . |
| 17 | He called for the formation of an Association " to keep a jealous eye over their interests , educational , moral and social , " and concluded his speech by suggesting that a committee be formed to draft the constitution for submission to a convention later in the year . |
| 18 | Agricultural research organisations in most countries are affected periodically by shortage of money or political instability , and it is difficult to assure the continuity for breeding tree crops such as cocoa . |
| 19 | If the site is not in danger of being destroyed , it may be possible to raise funds to conserve the site for display , and the way the site is presented depends largely on the nature of the remains : the ruins of an Islamic mosque for example , may need the walls to be strengthened and made safe , and suitable access provided in order to view the remains . |
| 20 | Tate saw clearly the point at issue : ‘ Mr Eliot 's critics are a little less able each year to see the poetry for Westminster Abbey ; the wood is all trees ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ It is easy to see the reasons for pessimism , ’ says an editorial . |
| 22 | On the negative side it is difficult to see the advantage for Bergen Bank , which is getting mixed up with one of the most troublesome members of the already unfortunate Norwegian banking sector , where 1989 loss estimates of NKr1.6bn have been announced . |
| 23 | What matters at this point is to see the importance for faith and doubt which this claim implies . |
| 24 | He was quick to see the possibilities for travel which the newly invented railways presented , and he reacted speedily when the SS Great Britain ran aground in Dundrum Bay by organizing an excursion to view the stranded ship in 1847 . |
| 25 | Even on a clear day in the country , you can look along the tube there , along from Auntie Muriel 's , and not be able to see the city for smog . |
| 26 | THE participation of Cool Ground threatens to decimate the field for Saturday 's £30,000 SGB Chase at Ascot . |
| 27 | Campbell described the authority 's attitude as ‘ wholly intransigent ’ and said that the county refused to acknowledge the need for negotiation . |
| 28 | It is usually in the position of seeking to sell new debt in the short term but it is also concerned to promote efficient trading mechanisms and to sustain the demand for government debt in the long term . |
| 29 | To emphasise the need for trust between lovers . ’ |
| 30 | The report went on to comment on the absence of objective criteria for setting health priorities and to emphasise the need for health service research to be multidisciplinary . |