Example sentences of "[adj] for [art] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , in the Western Hemisphere region where , among developing regions , infant mortality is lowest , the pattern resembles that observed lately in low infant mortality , developed countries , i.e. , the chances of surviving infancy are greatest for the first births and the relationship tends to be linear . |
| 2 | This fairy castle in the clouds has been asleep for a hundred years and the briars are beginning to take over . |
| 3 | ‘ Darling , you always were more than grateful for the smallest things that anyone did for you , but in future you 'll be able to turn to me . ’ |
| 4 | Looking back I am constantly amazed and grateful for the high risks that others took by giving me responsibility in my early years in ICI . |
| 5 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
| 6 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 7 | The standard deviation for the samples of 4 , represented by , will be much smaller than that for the individual observations because of the averaging effect within each sample . |
| 8 | The standard deviation for the samples of 4 , represented by , will be much smaller than that for the individual observations because of the averaging effect within each sample . |
| 9 | I , I 'm not for a minute suggesting that er th that for the small projects that we do that . |
| 10 | The mints must be hard and dry for the best results and some produce , as I have seen , impressive flashes . |
| 11 | Nigel considered this for a few moments and then he said , ‘ Tell you what . |
| 12 | He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides . |
| 13 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 14 | On July 13 the Egyptian Foreign Minister , Amr Mohammed Moussa , said in Cairo : " It is first and foremost for the Arab countries and for the Gulf countries to play a central role [ in an Arab security system ] . |
| 15 | Some of them have been empty for the 20 years since they were built , others have been empty for just a few years . |
| 16 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 17 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 18 | It says Morland is paying too much for the new pubs and that it 's ’ the latest in a series of flawed actions by an increasingly desperate board . ’ |
| 19 | It says Morland is paying too much for the new pubs and that it 's ’ the latest in a series of flawed actions by an increasingly desperate board . ’ |
| 20 | It 's as much for the older children as for Jo-Jo . |
| 21 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 22 | They are perfect for the smaller components though , such as most capacitors , transistors , etc . |
| 23 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 24 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
| 25 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
| 26 | She had come totally unprepared for the northern climes and , at Adam 's insistence , had bought some clothes near to Newark on their way to Teterborough Airport . |
| 27 | As long as you 're answerable for the other priorities that ca n't be met . |
| 28 | Lot number one O three Lot number one O three for a hundred pounds and ten , twenty one twenty , any more at one hundred and twenty pounds , at one twen anybody else at one hundred and twenty pounds , any more ? |
| 29 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 30 | If this were so one would expect measures of inter-hemispheric transmission time to remain roughly constant for the same stimuli and subjects , yet this does not appear to be the case ( Bashore , 1981 ) . |