Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only pray that the vision which he grasped so clearly for the local church might be taught clearly and then caught by the whole Church of England . |
| 2 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 3 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 4 | By 1844 , when Wordsworth so fiercely objected to the coming of the railway , many more people were being attracted not just for the natural attributes of the area but for all those extra attractions which were suddenly being introduced such as ‘ wrestling , horse and boat races , and pot-houses and beer-shops . ’ |
| 5 | There was just enough speed for the aircraft to take off but unfortunately sustained flight was impossible and G-FLIX sank just enough for the main wheels to catch the edge of the dyke . |
| 6 | So Kalmu was launched on a highly successful career as a shamanistic seer and miracle-worker which enabled him to acquire both wealth and power and hence to compensate very effectively for the severe disabilities under which he laboured on account of his low caste origins . |
| 7 | Filling in perfectly for the missing men , women filled in the gaps in such important industries as agriculture , to provide food , weapons and munitions manufacturing , and railways and transport . |
| 8 | And as for women in their 30s and 40s , Time claims they feel the feminist movement betrayed them by failing to warn them about the sacrifices women had to make in exchange for equality and by pursuing the wrong goals — pushing more strongly for the equal rights amendment than for child care or flexible working hours . |
| 9 | If you would like to know more about the people and processes that keep water running for you 24 hours a day , why not send off now for the comprehensive free brochure below . |
| 10 | A 12-inch of the ‘ Sheriff Fatman ’ and ‘ Rubbish ’ singles put out primarily for the overseas market but available over here because the former is fairly hard to get hold of now . |
| 11 | A 12-inch of the ‘ Sheriff Fatman ’ and ‘ Rubbish ’ singles put out primarily for the overseas market but available over here because the former is fairly hard to get hold of now . |
| 12 | The selling franchise arrangement has operated quite successfully for the past eight years , and Argent Distributors have grown at a steady pace during this period , as can be seen from the sales turnover figures . |
| 13 | It is assumed that the correction factor is independent of speed and therefore it can be evaluated quite simply for the rectangular current waveforms typical of low-speed operation . |
| 14 | The temperature could be regulated very exactly for the different needs of caldarium and tepidarium . |
| 15 | The role of chairman of this sub-committee is an arduous one and Beryl was thanked most sincerely for the diligent and conscientious way she had carried out her duties . |
| 16 | It is used elsewhere only for the watertight " basket " in which the baby Moses floated on the Nile — an interesting parallel . |
| 17 | It would be a record label for their own music and for the struggling artists just waiting out there for the benevolent despotism of the Beatles to pluck them from obscurity . |
| 18 | Within the overall pattern we must look very carefully for the local variations , realize the implications of both soil and climate , and plan our holding to make the most of the resources . |
| 19 | This was going too far for the established church in both Rome and Nicaragua , with the result that the Pope called for their resignation . |
| 20 | " Hotel " is defined by s.139(1) as meaning ( a ) in towns and suburbs a house containing at least four apartments set apart exclusively for the sleeping accommodation of travellers , and ( b ) in rural districts and places of a population of less than 1,000 according to the most recent census a house containing two such apartments . |
| 21 | He goes to the meetings but he ca n't stay behind afterwards for the real meeting — in the pub . |
| 22 | ‘ MIPS and Sparc begat Power , which begat Alpha which will beget something new … none will dominate the open-systems market long enough for the critical mass of software needed for long-term success to develop … the future of RISC microprocessors in the open systems market is dead … |
| 23 | After his experiences photographing there , he found it very difficult to continue the rather dull life of a colonial portraitist , and soon set off again for the strange and exotic land of Siam . |
| 24 | It started as a minor incident involving a petrol tanker , but then other vehicles travelling too fast for the foggy conditions found they counld n't stop in time and crashed as well . |
| 25 | Although owner Marquesa de Moratalla will be present to watch The Fellow run in her colours , the only novice chase is over two and a half miles judged too far for the speedy Sybillin . |
| 26 | Things did n't bode too well for the four-set clause in my contract . |
| 27 | It goes far towards helping to account not only for the high and growing degree of relative autonomy from non-Nazi élites enjoyed by Hitler and the Nazi leadership , but also — as the counterweight to terror , repression , and intimidation — for the weakness of resistance to the regime . |
| 28 | It should be emphasised , however , that the crude rate is probably an underestmate of the true proportion of recurrent ulcers , because it assumes that patients who were withdrawn ( and therefore not followed up endoscopically for the entire 12 months ) did not develop an ulcer relapse . |
| 29 | He rolled as he hit the ground , and flipped onto his feet again while he looked around frantically for the other dragon . |
| 30 | The worst one can fairly say is that in some scenes — the Andúril ones , the Field of Cormallen , the eagle 's song — Tolkien under-estimated his audience 's resistance and reached too hastily for the sublime or the impressive . |