Example sentences of "[adj] for a [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having hinted at its defects on several occasions , I feel the time is now right for a more detailed examination of the various editorial ‘ improvements ’ . |
| 2 | It is indeed possible for a theoretically single item to have more than one location simultaneously , typically the case with temporary locations and compound objects . |
| 3 | The technical advances of recent years have made it possible for a particularly skilled artist , such as Matt Yuricich , working for instance on the final rooftop confrontation between Deckard ( Harrison Ford ) and Roy Batty ( Rutger Hauer ) in Blade Runner , to reduce the number of generations of film going into the composite ( ie action + backgrounds ) by imitating the colours of film rather than of nature ( or , in this case , of the concrete jungle ) . |
| 4 | While most are manufactured in handy sizes to make popular-sized pools , it is quite possible for a little extra expense to have one made to personal specifications . |
| 5 | This has little effect and the courts will still regard the contract as one contract ( albeit a severable one ) and therefore it is possible for a sufficiently serious breach to be a repudiation of the whole contract , Smyth ( Ross ) v. Bailey ( 1940 H.L. ) |
| 6 | ‘ You must have been asleep for a very long time , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Yet the Italian should perhaps be grateful for a more discriminating anniversary review of his achievements in place of the flood of notes and words which almost submerged Mozart 's genius . |
| 8 | Chesarynth thought about that for a very long time . |
| 9 | as to which of those distinguished people should be dispensed with , but nevertheless it might be the advantage of everybody if the numbers of the cabinet were reduced to sixteen , I personally thought that for a very long time . |
| 10 | All that for a very modest price . |
| 11 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the regional conferences demonstrated such a diversity of views on important aspects of educational policy that the way was left clear for a more decisive lead from the centre . |
| 12 | Selection of keywords is often easier for a more structured assignment or where more " concrete " concepts are being dealt with . |
| 13 | Tait fouled Chester midfielder Graham Barrow twice in the space of seconds and was booked ; when play restarted Tait was red-carded for a pretty innocuous challenge on Chris Lightfoot . |
| 14 | The reader is referred to Chapter 12 for a more thorough discussion of the compatibility of these economic objectives . |
| 15 | Having just painfully disentangled herself from one relationship , she had no intention of getting involved in another for a very long time . |
| 16 | The flavour should be almost viscous for a white wine , rich and succulent for a supposedly dry wine . |
| 17 | I would n't say there was much between the two teams apart from the first half here this afternoon when United , I have n't seen United dominate a side so much for a very long time , and really , I mean you were here Peter , three or four nil at half time would not have been a bad reflection on United 's performance in any way at all . |
| 18 | You are simply paying extra for a very firm bed . |
| 19 | It is , perhaps , particularly hard for a potentially high-achieving woman to acknowledge that the world of work is not where all her life ambitions lie . |
| 20 | The costs of defence and administration are heavy , and the scale of social services is large for a fairly poor country . |
| 21 | ‘ Doses would remain large for a very long time … |
| 22 | Troyna , 1987a , p. 316 for a similarly misleading reading of Billig and Cochrane 's research ) . |
| 23 | Yes , I I I I 've had these for a relatively short period of time . |
| 24 | If you take these for a very long time you get a beard and a deep voice , but as I only needed a month 's supply I escaped such horrors . |
| 25 | The thunderstorm had washed the hills and the sky itself , it seemed , and the freshness of the evening was most amiable for a slightly strenuous stroll during which the gentleman had every right to take the woman 's arm and even , over a rough patch , help her by the waist . |
| 26 | This means trying to identify which kind of being might be responsible , based on evidence from the patient 's recent behaviour ( this includes improper experiencing and/or expressing of emotionality ; see Howell 1981 , 1984 for a more detailed discussion ) . |
| 27 | Had a more diverse stock existed it would have been more likely for a less familiar tale to have been selected . |
| 28 | Usually given in tablet form before a journey , a sedative of this kind may occasionally be valuable for a highly nervous dog . |
| 29 | All you need to do is to be sufficiently obstructive for a sufficiently long time and and his mates will turn around and throw up their hands and shak and and turn somersaults . |
| 30 | People who have intelligence and a conscience wrestle with these problems and we 've come to a conclusion which is as good a deal as we think we can get , with the people of the area and with the Labour party and I think he said that if people in this authority are sufficiently obstructive for a sufficiently long time then people will change their minds . |