Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb pp] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he found himself playing Kaa , the deaf snake known for the power of his hug . |
| 2 | That decision called for the establishment of joint working parties , for each of the subject areas , with responsibility for devising guidelines for the new syllabuses and specifying the detailed criteria relating to their assessment . |
| 3 | In order to excavate the site itself , a new road had been built and a viaduct constructed to carry it across the valley before it climbed through the wooded hillside to the rocky crag chosen for the location of the church which formed the heart of the project . |
| 4 | A narrow majority voted for a ban in parks and open spaces … but moves to make tenants conform to the ban as well were defeated by three votes . |
| 5 | There emerged a consensus that such are the limitations of the EMS that the system can not provide the monetary framework required for the creation of the single European market . |
| 6 | On Nov. 22 the European Parliament called for an investigation into the activities of secret anti-communist organizations , especially Gladio , which , it said , had " escaped all democratic control " . |
| 7 | The sole permission required for the entry of modules into LIFESPAN . |
| 8 | One of the possible reasons suggested for the relationship between risk and recall in Study 1 was that performing risk-related judgment tasks while driving had made that information particularly memorable . |
| 9 | Angry telephone calls followed and a strong case made for a review of Japanese regulations . |
| 10 | It is evident that the classical Hindu tradition , in which Gandhi was nurtured , recognized the importance of family life as providing the cohesive force required for the well-being of society as a whole . |
| 11 | In the extensive research undertaken for the book it became clear that a number of particular issues posed the greatest challenges to potential returners and to prospective employers . |
| 12 | While the Georgian delegation called for a return to military positions occupied prior to Oct. 1 , the Abkhazians insisted on a complete withdrawal of Georgian troops from their territory . |
| 13 | On the grounds that James IV 's will had nominated her for the regency only if she remained a widow , the Scottish Estates sent for the Duke of Albany , descendant of that Stewart who had plagued James III . |
| 14 | The need to differentiate between different types of riot and the contrasting meanings involved for the participants is recognised by Smith ( 1983 ) . |
| 15 | Instead , we opened with a symphonic version of the ‘ Dead March ’ from ‘ Saul ’ , fading out into the reading of a six-stanza poetic eulogy written for the occasion by a local lady admirer and 1OAB fan . |
| 16 | When , at its first meeting in 1831 , the British Association called for a report on the state of mathematics it elicited only three sections , on algebra , trigonometry and the arithmetic of sines , which almost completely ignored the major developments of the previous century and a half . |
| 17 | Thus , playing to the Germans ' appeal for order , these two brave Frenchmen secured for the trade a buffer in the form of the CIVC which took on the day-to-day unpleasantries of dealing with an alien administration . |
| 18 | Keep the party room fairly dark and decorated with ghostly-like pictures , broomsticks with a few twigs attached for the children to practise flying on , pictures of black cats and so on . |
| 19 | Thompson is the 4/9 favourite with William Hill to win the best actress Oscar , the shortest odds they have ever given for a British actress nominated for a prize . |
| 20 | The no-arbitrage condition allowed for the effect of stock exchange accounts in delaying the payment for shares . |
| 21 | This is usually to throw light on the character being played or to create the right atmosphere for the location of the action and for the expressive action required for the unfolding of the plot or theme . |
| 22 | 2 Bedrooms equipped for a maximum of three persons . |
| 23 | ( The high figure recorded for the Grampian area of Scotland is principally attributed to North Sea oil . ) |
| 24 | This plan provided for the withdrawal of Soviet troops in exchange for ‘ guarantees of the neutrality ’ of Afghanistan by the Great Powers and its neighbours and the creation of peace-keeping forces . |
| 25 | Excellent as he was in GoodFellas , you could n't help thinking that the understated menace required for the role came to him like second nature . |
| 26 | To the urban dweller , all woods look the same , but in landscape terms we must be careful to distinguish between the wildwood ( the remnant or successor of the natural or semi-natural woodland of Britain — which certainly does not exist anywhere today and probably has not since the Roman period ) and woods which have been to a greater or lesser degree managed for the production of timber and wood ( Fig. 63 ) . |
| 27 | One World Bank study estimated that in sub-Saharan Africa the public sector accounted for an average 30 per cent of GDP — but appropriated 60 per cent of capital available for investment . |
| 28 | If enough of the synthetic peptide molecules are supplied then there might be very few free receptors left for the viruses to bind to . |
| 29 | A SENIOR English judge called for a review of the conduct of serious fraud cases yesterday after ordering that an American lawyer 's defence costs should be paid by the British taxpayer . |
| 30 | Nomvete said that nine of the 12 countries identified for the organization 's programme of gradual reduction of tariffs on trade among PTA members had already published their tariffs . |