Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of my favourites for growing in containers on a patio or terrace is the heliotrope used for bedding . |
| 2 | I do n't like gritstone : never did — it does n't fit any of my reasons for enjoying climbing , which is why I ca n't see any reason for not bolting it . |
| 3 | One of my reasons for becoming involved in Westland was that I felt in some respects that I owed them something . |
| 4 | So I still have n't been in the autumn , so one of my reasons for finishing is , is so I can go on holiday in the autumn . |
| 5 | erm I enlisted in the Air Force December thirty nine , and I had six and a half years taken out of my life for helping with the war effort , and hopefully my sons and my grandsons will not have to go into another war . |
| 6 | ‘ Out of my mind for wanting a traitorous little witch like you . |
| 7 | I felt so proud of my father for having been such a fine craftsman . |
| 8 | Last month 's PFK introduced you to some of my ideas for using herbs in the treatment of ill-health in fish . |
| 9 | One of my arguments for doing it |
| 10 | The code of practice of the Association of Funeral Directors describes every step of their procedures for dealing with a dead body but constantly emphasizes the need to behave with respect , the need to act ‘ as if the next-of-kin were standing at their elbow , or act as they would if the deceased were a member of their own family ’ . |
| 11 | In winter they earn next to nothing , few of them having in their youth learnt to knit and spin ; and if in summer they are able to go to harvest work , they must pay some person a shilling a week out of their earnings for looking after their children . |
| 12 | While FLOWERED UP were in the process of getting kicked out of their hotel for spraying the porters with fire extinguishers , Bez was safe in his room making a four-hour phone call to his missus and the very adorable new addition to his family , baby son ARLO . |
| 13 | The fact that those practices which became fundholders had a history of referring patients across district boundaries to a greater extent than the controls in our study may provide an indication of their motivation for joining the scheme . |
| 14 | Although visual system physiologists treat the monkey as the model system of their choice for studying the visual cortex , a surprising amount of useful data has been gathered using cats as subjects , despite the known anatomical differences between cats and monkeys . |
| 15 | But passengers pursued me along the road , gathering up my garments and vowing aloud never to succumb to the pleas of their offspring for riding lessons . |
| 16 | We have the benefit of a Conservative Government who will put the battle against inflation at the head of their priorities for dealing with the recession . |
| 17 | Ironically , many also gave the lower crime rate in their adopted homeland as one of their reasons for leaving Britain . |
| 18 | He and his wife also enjoy walking and the countryside of the area is one of their reasons for wanting to remain in the North . |
| 19 | However a special resolution required under the section may not be proposed unless it has been recommended by the directors , and there is circulated to members entitled to notice of the meeting a written statement by the directors of their reasons for making the recommendation , the amount to be paid to the company in respect of the proposed issue , and the directors ' justification of that amount . |
| 20 | He said that one of their reasons for lying was probably that they did not want to be publicly associated with the Carpenter Club . |
| 21 | Many small businesses do not have the production levels to warrant a full container of their products for exporting to a single destination . |
| 22 | Yet the Commonwealth was after all invented at a time when the British were more than ever enamoured of their capacity for effecting the bloodless obedience of subject peoples . |
| 23 | They can be bare records of numbers and events or they can be windows on a living school and most heads will be able to think of ways in which reports can be used to enrich governor perceptions , prompt good questions and solicit positive advice and support as soon as they have made a breakthrough into a sense of their responsibility for creating a favourable climate . |
| 24 | With design in Germany racing forward , some of their ideas for coordinating fabrics in the bedroom with colours in your wardrobes can create an image which is as cool as a stroll in the Black Forest . |
| 25 | Unlike the UK , where the Court on declaring an agreement " contrary to the public interest " then has little power to impose effective penalties against offending firms , the Commission has considerable powers of enforcement and can fine firms up to 10 per cent of their turnover for operating an anti- competitive practice . |
| 26 | The compost supplied especially for use in modules is best , as it can be compacted firmly ; this makes for blocks which remain in one piece when pressed out of their cells for transplanting . |
| 27 | It was attracted to the Griffiths proposals because of their potential for promoting private services , but it went against the grain to leave local authorities with so much power , and it was this dilemma which caused the considerable delay in the government 's response to Griffiths . |
| 28 | In consequence , the burgeoning nineteenth-century penal and criminal justice system was aimed at these socially ‘ dangerous classes ’ simply because of their potential for contesting the power of the state and those in control . |
| 29 | Recognising that they had no power and little influence with which to contain Castro 's radicalisation ( as Moscow wished ) , the skilled and experienced politicians of the PSP responded quickly to the changed situation and began asserting the advanced character of the revolution as one of their ploys for enlisting Soviet assistance . |
| 30 | THE LABOUR leadership suffered an embarrassing rebuff when lesbian and gay rights activists won a conference endorsement of their demand for cutting the age of homosexual consent from 21 to 16 . |