Example sentences of "[noun] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment though how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes . |
| 2 | The American law of libel , including as it does no protection for the individual politician as well as political institutions , goes further along the road of freedom of the press than the English law ; nor would I wish to extend it . |
| 3 | I know people get tired of appeals , but I urge them to organise fundraising for the echo-cardiograph equipment as undoubtedly a great number of people will follow me through the coronary unit and the machine will surely be of great help to them . |
| 4 | This is simply an agreement by each creditor to hold off and not to press his claim for settlement for an agreed period as long as the other creditors do likewise . |
| 5 | It presented a far better opportunity for an unsolved murder than killing her on his own premises . |
| 6 | There may be a case for downward movement inside the ERM as the French achieved in the mid-1980s , or even a case for a one-off devaluation as the Swedes undertook in 1982 . |
| 7 | He added that this was not a case for a free pardon because — wait for it — there was no proof that Cooper and McMahon were innocent . |
| 8 | Rarely will there be a more appropriate case for the new law than that of Thomas Courtney . |
| 9 | While white settlers and colonial civil servants were provided with both government schools and a number of fee-paying private schools , many of them regarded the expansion of educational provision for the black population as politically dangerous . |
| 10 | This should increase the probability that a review committee will be able to approve a lower budget for a given output than if the bureau were a monopoly supplier . |
| 11 | As a general rule stimuli which are heard within , or from part of a linguistic context give rise to an advantage for the right ear whereas stimuli heard within a non-linguistic context are more likely to show a superiority favouring the left ear . |
| 12 | Mr Wigley said the company 's banking facilties are sufficient to support activities for the forseeable future while it strives to reduce debt further until rental and retail income covers interest costs and overheads . |
| 13 | Stephen Meads made it three straight wins for the English contingent when he beat Darren Webb 15-6 , 15-12 , 15-7 . |
| 14 | Stephen Meads made it three straight wins for the English contingent when he beat Darren Webb 15-6 , 15-12 , 15-7 . |
| 15 | A wall that has been damp will often contain moisture for a long time after the cause has been remedied , so it is better to allow the walls to dry out naturally , although anti-damp paint could be used to allow the room to be decorated before the wall has dried out . |
| 16 | MOTHERWELL climbed to the top of the Scottish Premier Division for the first time since League reconstruction 14 years ago with a 1-0 win over Rangers at Fir Park last night . |
| 17 | Fleury , unaware of the Collector 's plans for a graduated retreat because he was not supposed to be in the Residency anyway , had dashed upstairs carrying the fifteen-barrelled pistol with which he was hoping to do battle from the upper storeys . |
| 18 | Yes , better they should see the plans for a nuclear submarine than this ! |
| 19 | Yeah , well you can drive the Yugo for a little while until I get that done , I 'll drive the Sierra , if you want |
| 20 | In a speech on Nov. 12 the United States President Bush announced that US diplomatic representation in Laos would be upgraded to ambassadorial level for the first time since the communist regime came to power in 1975 . |
| 21 | Also standing are Carrie Hynd for the Green Party while on a lighter note Ben Shotton and Owen Unsworth are campaigning for the Young Church Organist and Macweirdo Spectacular political parties respectively . |
| 22 | To use the army as strike-breakers for the first time since Franco ( and Spain 's universally detested military service would have caused some intersting tests of loyalty ) would have provoked a confrontation with an unclear outcome for both sides . |
| 23 | It is difficult to share David Jones ' enthusiasm for the humble titration when one remembers all the argument there used to be about standardisation . |
| 24 | Er I mean the er it 's er , course there are three orders that we are looking at tonight , it includes the er the third order er in relation not to boundaries but to the registration of overseas er voters to enable them to vote er in this , in this er election within U K constituencies and therefore that 's why the position that Mr David Robeddow as the chairman of Conservatives abroad er in Monte Carlo is relevant , er but also bec because of course the purpose of the European parliament for the first time as it will go through under these new boundaries , now is that they will be able to remedy some of that democratic deficit . |
| 25 | ( Hawks wear bells for the same reason as mountain cattle — so you can hear them when you ca n't see them . ) |
| 26 | She had lain in her child 's bed and become aware of the reality of her heart for the first time as its beat quickened in response to the sparrow 's wild meanderings . |
| 27 | Thus did T'sao rid himself of the most able man in his enemies ' camp for no greater price than the life of a condemned man . |
| 28 | Mr Christopher 's speech had been planned well in advance but it had the effect of underscoring US support for the Russian president as he battled with hardliners in parliament . |
| 29 | Thus during a visit to Moscow by the Malaysian Prime Minister , Datuk Hussein Onn , in September 1979 Kosygin expressed support for the ZOPFAN resolution since its implementation ‘ would establish a precondition for the widening of the process of détente over all the Asian continent ’ . |
| 30 | For Franco knew that if the pro-Allied military men had been unable to secure active Allied support for an anti-Francoist coup when negotiations with the Axis for Spanish entry were at their height , their chances of success dwindled even further after June , when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union and the focus of the war moved away from Europe 's southern flank . |