Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [noun pl] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If there is anything we can do at the dams , it may be that we can raise their levels by even two or three inches , but that has implications for the surrounding countryside . ’ |
| 2 | Many more farmers would be willing to undertake conversion if the Government were prepared to provide subsidies for the first five years to help re-equip . |
| 3 | The Scottish Rugby Union are thus free to enlist sponsors for the younger age groups . |
| 4 | A simple ‘ Forties ’ style sweater with puffed sleeves , very fashionable these days , just needs a few crochet flowers for the finishing touch . |
| 5 | The existence of the topological ‘ fold ’ singularities in regions II and III implies bounds for the initial Cauchy hypersurface in both of the directions from which the waves emerge . |
| 6 | However , as the government proposed to separate the Rate Support Grant systems for England and Wales , it decided that it would be logical to have separate pooling arrangements for the two countries ; consequently , there has been a separate pool for Wales since 1981–2 . |
| 7 | New entry to the industry has been frequent ( Table 5.8 ) ; the total number of bookrunners has risen sharply since 1980 and 54 firms have entered the top 50 issuers since 1975 , while 15 firms have gained positions in the top 10 lead managers for the first time ( see Table 5.8 ) . |
| 8 | As well as improving NATO 's defences against Russian tanks , the new missiles look set to become moneyspinners for the three participating countries . |
| 9 | It was of course appreciated that the public at large was in favour of retaining the death penalty and that its abolition would be likely to lose votes for the Labour Party . |
| 10 | And since Cambridge University of 1924 was hardly likely to breed recruits for the Labour Party — that took another three years — the young men and women of the university could not do much but move , or move further , towards the Conservative side . |
| 11 | The federal government has suddenly ‘ discovered ’ high technology , say the scientists , and is likely to back plans for the new institute . |
| 12 | Twelve ( 13% ) of these represent successes for the colonoscopic surveillance programmes — that is , Dukes 's A/B cancers detected by regular colonoscopic surveillance . |
| 13 | Working on the stage of the Folies was fraught with difficulty — there were so many trap doors for the various effects : fountains , moving staircases , foam cascading down the side , even mimosa perfume sprayed from the flies in one number . |
| 14 | Melsonby Hall meeting : A public meeting will be held at Melsonby School on March 17 to discuss proposals for the new village hall . |
| 15 | Cases of the latter type , where the adjective is used only to aid identification and does not actually apply to the entity of the phrase , closely resemble the great bulk of noun + noun phrases in their structural value , examples such as : ( 11 ) army manoeuvres the piano factory a sea monster an angle bracket However , even among noun + noun phrases , certain specimens occur which are clearly analogous to the former type ; as in : ( 12 ) a doctor journalist ( or doctor-journalist ) Chancellor Kohl a bed-settee These would permit an affirmative answer to our diagnostic test , although normally it is necessary to allow a little leeway in the shape of an added determiner to allow for this requirement of English : ( 13 ) Maurice is a journalist and he is also a doctor 2.3 It would be useful to have names for the two types of adjectival use , and there are fortunately two terms available which fall in the right semantic area and which have not been pre-empted for any other widely accepted technical linguistic purpose . |
| 16 | Erm I was rather interested by the comparisons which you explained a little earlier in the evidence erm if you 've got an aircraft which is er going to replace , as I understand it the Jaguar and the Phantom which has already been retired , er against which you 've been comparing the F three er and the G R four of the tornados and the harriers , then er that gives rise in my mind to the possibility that this is an aircraft which might replace all of these , in which case will that have consequences for the still er publicly declared intention to order two hundred and fifty , might we order more for example ? |
| 17 | On the other hand , we now may be able to provide explanations for the measured values of some quantities like the cosmological constant . |
| 18 | The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required . |
| 19 | The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five years when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required . |
| 20 | Table 3.2 shows figures for the estimated unemployment percentages in 1984–85 for selected countries . |
| 21 | The reason that his brush has stroked not a lot on these pristine pages of late is twofold : firstly , he 's been very busy providing illustrations for the soon-to-be-seen N-Force magazine ( which Europress are launching for Nintendo fans = both of them ! ) , and he 's been sunning himself on the golden shores of beautiful Bali for the past three weeks ! |
| 22 | Those holding tickets for the pulled September show are asked to exchange them at the point of purchase . |
| 23 | As it turned out , the time zone advantage was insufficient to compensate traders for the higher cost of doing business in LIFFE 's less liquid markets , so the bulk of the global business has thus remained in the USA . |
| 24 | They should also be building the conviction of teachers that it is possible to change things for the better . |
| 25 | A series of mechanical difficulties in setting up the car caused further problems and on Friday he had constant braking problems ; an experiment on Saturday did little to change matters for the better — Emerson finished practice in sixth place . |
| 26 | Despite CBoT/CME cooperation thereafter , several launch dates for the new electronic global trading system have been missed and as a result other exchanges have lost interest in the concept or decided to develop their own in-house electronic system . |
| 27 | No 51 includes details for the latest research finding , new projects , the latest SCRE publications ( Class , Race and Gender in Schools and the Action Against Bullying support pack for schools ) AND a focus article on using cartoons in teaching . |
| 28 | In order to achieve that , it is obviously necessary to discuss arrangements for the next elections — the 1995 elections — with the Chinese Government when the time is right . |
| 29 | Other industry arrived , notably the Dinsdale Steel and Wire Works in 1882 making bits for the new-fangled telephone and telegram . |
| 30 | It is still considered necessary to have centres for the active treatment of the mentally disordered and for the long-term care of chronic cases . |