Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sludge Disposal Vessel ‘ Gardyloo ’ built to operate from the new facility was in fact completed in August 1876 and immediately chartered for work on the Clyde while awaiting completion of the Seafield Works . |
| 2 | Tyrer said : ‘ I played rugby league until I was 17 years old and even played for Wigan Under-11s at Wembley , where I kicked six goals . |
| 3 | In the diagrams the applied forces are linear and uniformly distributed for simplicity 's sake ; however this need not be the case . |
| 4 | Byelaws are generally made to ensure proper precautions are taken to prevent or reduce the odour , for example , by insisting that a fish frying stove should be accessible and easily removed for cleaning , and has a satisfactory fume extraction system . |
| 5 | The party 's considered response to these and other discussions was a draft Programme , ‘ Socialism , Democracy , Progress ’ , which was approved by a Central Committee plenum in July 1991 and subsequently published for discussion . |
| 6 | There are 70 items , grouped into 7 blocks of 10 and loosely graded for difficulty . |
| 7 | The conditions were deliberately vague and even asked for suggestions regarding the siting of Westminster Bridge , although some work had already been carried out towards rebuilding the bridge on its existing site . |
| 8 | The administrators of a company issued an originating application against a bank registered in Jersey seeking , inter alia , declarations that the transfer to the bank of considerable sums of money belonging to the company by one of its directors constituted transactions at an undervalue within the meaning of section 238 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and also orders for repayment . |
| 9 | The hind limbs were strong and apparently adapted for scratch-digging , and Hyperodapedon could presumably dig up edible tubers and roots . |
| 10 | In such circumstances what could Wilson do but offer help to the 5,000 or more German seamen taken ashore from British , German and other vessels on the outbreak of war who were unemployed , destitute and ultimately destined for internment camps ? |
| 11 | " Only that you are unhappy and probably care for Mr Amsterdam in quite a different way . " |
| 12 | She wanted to take that thick neck of his and press her fingernails , long and freshly varnished for Urquhart 's benefit , deep into the flesh until the cocky smirk on his face was replaced by a grimace of pain . |
| 13 | The rays , more flexible and better equipped for swimming , became the most successful : the lobefins much less so . |
| 14 | Why did he feel as though he had just run his sword through the heart of something small and desperately struggling for survival ? |
| 15 | Geneva , Switzerland : Courtaulds Fibres Cellulosics is planning its biggest and best stand for years at the Index exhibition from April 20–23 , showing both viscose and Tencel . |
| 16 | Portable and hardy it was , but slow and prone to blowing up telephone exchanges , because it was American and not approved for use in the UK . |
| 17 | All this is exceedingly American and seems even more so at a time , in the cinema at least , where men love men best and occasionally try for sex with women . |
| 18 | Control cells and T2 cells transfected with rat TAP1 a and TAP2 a were infected overnight with influenza virus Hongkong 68 and then tested for HLA-A2.1-mediated presentation of the influenza matrix antigen using the CTL clone Q66.9 . |
| 19 | These innovative power amps are themselves switchable , so that when you swap channels on your preamp , the power amp 's tonality alters too , becoming darker and more overdriven for lead and cleaner and more sparkly for rhythm . |
| 20 | The latest and earliest dates for frost are about 1st April and 1st December respectively in the Uists , giving a particularly long frost-free period , matched in Britain only in the southern Inner Hebrides and in the Scilly and Channel Isles ( Green 1964 ) . |