Example sentences of "[verb] for the [adj] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | Straightening , the Doctor looked around , noticing for the first time that the hill he had asked about earlier when he was with Howard , was also visible from here . |
| 32 | His unspoken message was : ‘ If you do n't do a deal with me , you will be blamed for the economic chaos that will result . ’ |
| 33 | It seems to have been about then that he mentioned for the first time that he thought he was being poisoned with acqua toffana ( a notorious Italian poison ) . |
| 34 | A rates reduction for a certain period is inadequate to compensate for the great disruption that was caused to people seeking to make a living in that area — people who do not have the wherewithal or the ability to use the court system against the Minister . |
| 35 | The struggle to understand everything showed clearly on her face , and slowly , surely , she found a ray of hope in the mess , something to compensate for the painful discovery that she 'd been ignorant of her own roots . |
| 36 | Diets for autoclaving are supplemented with nutrients to compensate for the inevitable degradation that occurs . |
| 37 | Almost all cars that are stolen are reported for the simple reason that that is the only way owners will get insurance compensation ; and insurance is often a major reason for reporting other thefts and burglary . |
| 38 | It is very hard to know for the simple reason that very few records of justices ' out-of-sessions activities survive , and although sometimes these cases were heard by two or more justices at petty sessions , even the records of these hearings are scarce and incomplete . |
| 39 | Having considered the potential benefits of offering discounts for full payment of Council Tax the Council has decided for the first year that it is not beneficial and that therefore no discounts will be offered for full payment . |
| 40 | ‘ So boo to you , ’ I said to the murderer as I went through the gate — and noticed for the first time that there were no bushes there , just a little hedge of lavender . |
| 41 | So she went on watching and noticed for the first time that Mrs Files had lovely hands , long-fingered , fine-textured , graceful in their mundane task . |
| 42 | While the aide translated these remarks Joseph Sherman took the opportunity to glance around the room and noticed for the first time that groups of diminutive Annamese were standing quietly with their wives among the taller European men and women . |
| 43 | No allowance is made for the separate contribution that the reader himself might bring to the text , and that might help to determine its meaning and effect . |
| 44 | FIFTIES star Connie Francis has confessed for the first time that she does not like her biggest hits . |
| 45 | There were things he consciously noticed about people which he brought to mind long after he had ceased to watch them , but now he noted for the first time that she had very small feet — they could have belonged to the oriental he had imagined her to be through the sun haze . |
| 46 | The Chinese government has said for the first time that it intends to try to stop the tiger trade . |
| 47 | For all its faults , it can at least be said for the modern world that it has produced a substantial body of articulate opinion that blends passion with compassion in its concern for the impoverished and starving peoples of the world . |
| 48 | I noticed for the first rime that there was a little hole in the door . |
| 49 | I noticed for the first time that it was dreadfully long . |
| 50 | She noticed for the first time that he was wearing a pair of white , glowing incongruously in the twilight . |
| 51 | She noticed for the first time that they had stopped , and looking round , discovered that they were outside the house . |
| 52 | As he closed the door , he noticed for the first time that there was a star on it . |
| 53 | He looked slightly abstracted ; and I noticed for the first time that his habit of addressing remarks with head bowed — often appearing to contemplate the floor or the ‘ figure in the carpet ’ — had begun to bring about that slight spinal curvature which became accentuated later in life though not without adding to his dignity of bearing . |
| 54 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 55 | She noticed for the first time that he had a slight limp . |
| 56 | As he hung about the Red Anchor he noticed for the first time that its character was changing . |
| 57 | Here we demonstrate for the first time that TFIIA is also involved in the expression of classical pol III genes ( t-RNA , VAI-RNA and 5S-RNA ) . |
| 58 | In conclusion , this study shows for the first time that reduced fetal growth is followed by higher death rates from cardiovascular disease in adult life . |
| 59 | Wehave shown for the first time that small intestinal and whole gut transit is faster in patients with chronic radiation enteritis . |
| 60 | A door into the hallway , a door beyond that , and Schmidt going for the french window that let on to the patio . |