Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This issue paid 8.45 p.c. tax free if held for five years and the maximum holding was £1,500 . |
| 2 | Mustelids are intermediate between categories 2 and 3 ( Table 3.13 ) , with only 24 per cent of the incisors digested but the degree of digestion is heavier than seen for most category 2 predators ( Fig. 3.24 G ) . |
| 3 | Finally : the Prescription Act 1832 , still in force , provides that easements other than rights to light become absolute if enjoyed for 20 years . |
| 4 | You have to be resourceful when catering for larger numbers . |
| 5 | Peeling is more effective than washing for certain residues , but it will not remove pesticides like Alar . |
| 6 | The right-wing coalition knows better than to ask for any help from the Greens . |
| 7 | Since talking still seemed better than asking for written answers , it was decided to interview the parents in small groups , using a modification of the nursery from which is given in the SOED 's Using Ethos Indicators in Primary School Settings . |
| 8 | In the GDR , the Wachsregimente of the Ministry of State Security ( MfS ) and the Bereitschaftspolizei of the Ministry of the Interior have more than sufficed for this purpose , enabling the NVA to keep its hands clean and its morale high . |
| 9 | The New York Times 's Vincent Canby wrote : ‘ There is nothing obviously glossy in Midnight Cowboy , but it contains a lot of superior laughter that has the same softening effect , ’ yet he found the central relationship was ‘ as honest and affecting as anything you 're likely to see in a movie , and more than compensates for those moments when the film seems to be exploiting its cheap , gaudy locale as might the director of a sight-seeing bus cruising through West 42nd Street and Greenwich Village ’ . |
| 10 | The outcome of £365 was significantly higher than predicted for two reasons . |
| 11 | By contrast , purchases bought with credit cards and shop accounts turned out to be less expensive than planned for more people than average . |
| 12 | No matter how long they had been unemployed , the Girls felt guilty when auditioning for other troupes . |