Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [to-vb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my ordinary use of words to stand for sensations my words are ‘ tied up with my natural expressions of sensation ’ . |
| 2 | Last month we reported that Venice 's churches might have to be closed except during services because of a shortage of funds to pay for custodians . |
| 3 | Lastly , the applicants in the main proceedings pointed out that the conditions imposed by the Act of 1988 attached to the registration of fishing vessels rather than to the issue of licences to fish for quota stock . |
| 4 | The obligation of directors to account for profits made as a result of abusing ( in the sense of taking advantage of ) their position as directors is often described as the principle that directors must not make a secret profit . |
| 5 | ‘ I consider that in enacting the Damages ( Scotland ) Act , parliament did not consider that it was making any change to the right of parents to sue for damages for the death of a child who had sustained injuries prior to birth , had been born alive and had subsequently died in consequence of these pre-natal injuries . ’ |
| 6 | I was a fanatical record collector ; I 've got six to seven thousand records so I 've got plenty of places to look for ideas . |
| 7 | ( The lack of teeth in terms of penalties is compounded by a lack of powers to search for evidence of abuses . ) |
| 8 | ‘ We 've lost key players , for sure , but the manager has built a squad of players to compensate for injuries and suspensions . |
| 9 | He also proposes a one-for-10 bonus issue of warrants to subscribe for shares at 185p . |
| 10 | The Community has gone a long way towards achieving that central purpose ; towards taming nationalism without suppressing patriotism ; towards sharing sovereignty without destroying nations ; and towards putting the magic of markets to work for society in a stable democratic setting . |
| 11 | The Modular Examinations Committee uses the ‘ 21 rule ’ in considering the eligibility of students to continue for honours when they arrive at the end of the third year with less than 18 passes . |
| 12 | Commentators suggested that the attempt had had the support of wealthy former politicians , whose ambitions had been foiled by Babangida 's refusal to allow the " old guard " of politicians to stand for office on the return to party politics . |