Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [prep] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Day 8 Received an order for 20 hang gliders at £400 each together with a cheque for £8,000 . |
| 2 | I put this down as a reason for brother Carl 's behaviour and shortcomings ; his tantrums , his many displays of neurosis , his lack of tolerance with others , and his need for understanding — which we , his brothers and sisters , failed to give . |
| 3 | When will the Government realise that enlargement will not be acceptable just as a slogan for the Tory re-election campaign , but that it means saying now , and clearly , that the EFTA countries are needed in the Community and that early membership for central and eastern European countries , according to realisable targets , should be a priority to which we are committed ? |
| 4 | Haney and Ullmer ( 1970 ) note that the modern American generation will have viewed , on average , 15,000 hours of television , attended 500 motion pictures and spent approximately 11,000 hours in class by the end of their school careers , and put this forward as a reason for using television and film very much more in the classroom . |
| 5 | Whether he wants to get F M onto the agenda and firm that up as a date for a meeting . |
| 6 | It really is not good enough for a spokesman for the official Opposition to come here in spite , without reading the official report by the independent advisory committee . |
| 7 | The manners which Topaz had been taught at the convent were good enough as a basis for acceptable behaviour , but she soon discovered that she had a great deal more to learn , and would also have to adopt a whole new set of values . |
| 8 | I kept the past alive out of a desire for revenge . |
| 9 | The effect of those figures on those notionally in a queue for real jobs has been well documented . |
| 10 | Two people would share the role of secretary ; two more with a head for figures would take on the work of treasurer , an area which would necessarily assume vital importance with the huge legal costs that would have to be faced . |
| 11 | ‘ We needed it to dry off , but now ‘ t is dangerous if we 're near enough to a castle for the smoke to be noticed . |