Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [vb pp] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , all restores would then be carried out from the optical disk , minimising the number of mounts needed for the magnetic media . |
| 2 | Much of the variation in the items is indeed directly related to their use , but the variability in the design of objects destined for the same function may point to socio-cultural differences . |
| 3 | All was in vain ; the poor law functions of the Boards of Guardians were transferred to the County Council , and on March 29th 1930 the Board of Guardians met for the last time . |
| 4 | Something struck him as odd about the number of books cited for the new library . |
| 5 | They all groan under the weight of books needed for the current volume . |
| 6 | A large ( 33 million word ) corpus was taken and sets of ten nearest neighbours of words derived for the thousand most common words in the corpus . |
| 7 | This order brings to 13 the number of type 23 frigates ordered since 1984 , and the number of vessels ordered for the Royal Navy since 1979 to 71 . |
| 8 | The range of distances found for the other four molecules is given in parentheses . |
| 9 | I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for reminding the House of our special announcements to ensure that special features of properties adapted for the disabled should be disregarded . |
| 10 | I 've just sent a cable to the club : list of delegates expected for the next week 's visit — does that sound okay ? |
| 11 | All manner of gatecrashers followed for the next twenty years . |
| 12 | The next day , they admitted that they had miscounted and that ‘ in the period June 27-August 9 … the numbers of persons detained for the whole range of offences connected with public order were loyalists 468 ; republicans 427 ’ . |
| 13 | However , when the two letters to be matched were presented simultaneously , rather than successively , the pattern of results differed for the two visual fields in such a way as to suggest that the right hemisphere was still using a visually-based strategy while the left hemisphere was using an acoustically based strategy . |
| 14 | She believes strongly that residents of Social Services or private homes can only too easily become the victims of systems organised for the smooth running of inadequately staffed homes . |
| 15 | The quantity of facilities provided for the exclusive use of pedestrians is significant , particularly when compared to the low level of provision available for the other green mode , cycling . |
| 16 | This was a land where the pursuit of illusion possessed the artists ; where awkward tries at perspective were made , and revellers in scenes of feasting were shown sitting up on one elbow , on daybeds with legs disposed for the first time in recession . |
| 17 | Term of loans from the IDA are more favourable than those demanded by the IBRD and can be up to fifty years with repayments deferred for the first ten years , with no interest charges . |
| 18 | She said : ‘ I think Darlington council could make some extra money by wheel-clamping cars which park illegally in spaces reserved for the disabled . ’ |
| 19 | Queues began forming hours before doors opened for the first viewing of pint-sized superstar Macaulay Culkin 's new blockbuster . |
| 20 | This year 's theme is Museums and the Environment and a database will be set up on projects completed for the 18 May . |
| 21 | Results were analysed with and without values obtained for the two patients studied 15 and 29 months after their most recent acute attack of pancreatitis . |
| 22 | Based on figures calculated for the united Yemen throughout 1990 , the budget forecast a deficit reduction of some 27 per cent during 1991 , with a 43 per cent increase in revenue and an increase in expenditure of only 10 per cent . |
| 23 | There were 328 ( rather than 387 ) elected seats in the Chamber of Deputies , plus seats reserved for the smaller national minorities ( i.e. not the Hungarians ) whose candidates got an aggregate of at least 1,327 votes . |