Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] for the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A further eight patients with villous adenomas but no evidence of malignant change were deemed unsuitable for the study and were given laser treatment only . |
| 2 | It had looked promising for the tourists as openers David Boon and Mark Taylor batted confidently for the first hour to put on 38 . |
| 3 | A horse that has had no exercise all day is less likely to stand still for the farrier than one that has just been ridden ; and a youngster that has never been ridden out on the road before will be considerably more nervous if it goes alone than it would with a companion . |
| 4 | Earlier , things had looked black for the visitors as Farnham moved into the lead after just 14 minutes . |
| 5 | ‘ The reorganisation of ecological balances which will eliminate subsidies to any goods or process bad for the earth and the environment . ’ |
| 6 | Not the kind of stuff some maudlin adult has deemed lovely for the kiddies but proper music , full of the sort of challenges which are really encouraging to meet , and robust enough to stand constant repetition . ’ |
| 7 | If a cat kills a mouse we may feel sorry for the mouse but we no longer accuse the cat of wickedness . |
| 8 | Article 25 ( 1 ) of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights , subscribed by the United Kingdom in December 1948 , runs as follows : ‘ Everyone has a right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and of his family , including medical care. , |
| 9 | May it be made clear for the record that my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar ( Ms. Mowlam ) , who is a junior Front-Bench spokesman , wrote to the Secretary of State this week asking for an inquiry ? |
| 10 | Their business is to propound ideas in such a way that their claimed transfer value is made explicit for the consideration and possible operationalization by the teacher . |
| 11 | However , the point to notice is how the data seemed ideal for the investigation as conceived : intimate life-histories are central to the project . |
| 12 | It was a plain , basic , rock-bottom hatchback , but it would do fine for the distance and had the extra advantage of childproof locks on the rear doors . |
| 13 | Its looking good for the future though , as those two look like a good partership with their skills and different heights etc … |
| 14 | His elder brother , Nails , still at school , played water-polo for the town and stole cars . |
| 15 | Candidates for a seat in the Senate , let alone for the presidency or vice-presidency , have to be both wealthy individuals in their own right and able to tap substantial sources of campaign finance from companies or the social elite . |
| 16 | Additional funds have been made available for the purpose and , accordingly , the reforms — including the establishment of trusts — cause no adverse effects on the hospital maintenance programme . |
| 17 | In default of this being taken up , however , it became lawful for the mineral or metal to be disposed of as convenient . |
| 18 | It was thought preferable for the schoolmaster and schoolmistress to be man and wife . |
| 19 | But in the evening he came out and made his way to the royal store-rooms , where the food was being got ready for the King and his chief followers and wives . |
| 20 | Whereas certain countries , in particular , Spain , Portugal , Germany and Scandinavia , were slower to adapt to Gothic forms , these same countries were , in the main , also slow to abandon Gothic for the Renaissance and classicism . |
| 21 | It was one of those golden autumn afternoons and there were blackberries and splashes of old man 's beard in the hedges , and the hawthorn berries were ripening scarlet for the birds when the cold winter came along . |
| 22 | Christ 's birthday only became important for the Church when infant baptism replaced adult baptism . |
| 23 | The durations prescribed by the Royal College when it became responsible for the curriculum and examination have steadily increased . |
| 24 | They should be standing here now as the party of high taxation , and saying sorry to the people of Wiltshire for supporting Kenneth Clarke and his team , for supporting John Major and his team , and they should be saying sorry for the part that we pa played in lying to the electorate at the last general election . |
| 25 | As the days sped past , we knew that the tide was running strong for the coalition and growing stronger . |
| 26 | He said : ‘ I feel sorry for the ref if he 's being hammered . |
| 27 | Mike Cotton , cross country secretary of the Cleveland Schools AAA , said : ‘ I feel sorry for the lad but there is absolutely nothing we can do about it . ’ |
| 28 | I , I feel sorry for the children because they 'll miss Kevin wo n't they ? |
| 29 | No matter that she had no idea of the story behind the dance , she watched entranced for the half-hour as the orchestra played , fauns cavorted , lovers kissed and villains fought . |
| 30 | This broad , cobbled area , the main market place of the city , was packed with carts bringing in wine from the vintners , lawn for the cloth guilds , and vegetables packed high for the stalls and booths in the Poultry . |