Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would soothe away the worries that ached in his head , even on this hazy gold morning of early September , with a fine harvest coming and plenty of work for the young men in the new town . |
| 2 | There is plenty of opportunity for the general sense of ambiguity discussed above to manifest itself at the level of individual projects . |
| 3 | It was a six-man heat , so there was plenty of scope for the wily strategist . |
| 4 | Here water is trickled over a ‘ dry ’ media , ensuring plenty of oxygen for the aerobic bacteria . . |
| 5 | Plenty of money for the unsuccessful , lots of coaches , plenty of interviews on how tough it all is and no results at all . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , Miss Shannon Lea , ’ he said with exaggerated patience , ‘ that there 's plenty of snow for the taking right outside this cottage . |
| 7 | There will be plenty of time for the softhearted to recover back at the hotel . |
| 8 | Do n't be put off by the delicate appearance of this cake , but do allow plenty of time for the separate pieces of icing to harden well before assembling them all together . |
| 9 | And , further wishing to appear brisk and fresh , as if she had simply alighted at the manor gates from her carriage , she allowed herself plenty of time for the familiar trudge down the cobbled hill of St Jude 's Street to the flat plain of St Jude 's Square and Market Square in the valley below and then up the other side , past the brewery and the iron foundry , through the maze of brewers ' and iron-workers ' cottages , to the manor , the skyline beyond it dominated by the squat , square bulk and the huge , foully belching chimney-stack of Dallam 's mill . |
| 10 | Members at last week 's parish council meeting heard that the pavilion should be ready in plenty of time for the official opening by former Surrey and England cricket captain Peter May , on June 14th . |
| 11 | Hundreds of chicks and ducklings have been hatching out in plenty of time for the seasonal cheer , as Martin Graham-Scott found out . |
| 12 | Julian Bailey , despite failing to qualify his Lotus 102B at Phoenix , is understood to be prepared to commit himself to Lotus for the entire season — if Martin Donnelly is n't fit enough to race — backed by a personal investment of up to £75,000 , earned during two years with the Group C Nissan team . |
| 13 | God 's holiness , the holiness we are to reflect , shows itself in concern for the underprivileged ( 9–10 , 14 , 20 ) , in honesty , fair dealing and impartial justice ( 11 , 13 , 15 ) and in respect for life and reputation ( 16–18 ) . |
| 14 | To put you on stand-by for the grunt'n'groan grapplers , The Daily Mirror has been speaking to two family rivals — British Bulldog and Bret ‘ Hit Man ’ Hart . |
| 15 | I 'd like to say thank you to WOMAN for the lovely prize I won in the WOMAN '91 competition . |
| 16 | The 141 totals achieved by Page and Maguire were one under par for the 36 holes , Page managing a 69 before lunch and Maguire following with a 69 . |
| 17 | Moreover , the lack of success of many previous mergers in the UK motor industry between struggling groups does not fill one with confidence for the long-term success of that proposed venture . |
| 18 | This would give her the opportunity to say something in time for the next morning 's American newspapers . |
| 19 | co-ordinates up , erm , you know , I have n't yet had contact from er no , I thought I 'd been given a new name , but , no I have n't had con any contact from my new co-ordinator yet , erm , but that was n't in my mind when I spoke on Thursday about Christmas , perhaps I ought to pursue that one in time for the next meeting and see what 's happening in South Africa and are getting it in South America for . |
| 20 | It was , for all that , quite a struggle for Ballesteros before he at last got his game together over the closing holes for a halfway total of 143 , two ahead of Olazabal , who was one over par for the 36 holes . |
| 21 | The summer of 1914 started very much like any other , with Chapman passing the long sunny days playing cricket and golf with his players and keeping them in trim for the coming season . |
| 22 | Politics as they know it — the system that has kept them in power for the past 45 years — is being challenged by two younger men from their own party . |
| 23 | Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert are exhibiting works by Luciano Fabro , many of them on show for the first time . |
| 24 | The plaintiff served on the defendants notice of motion making application to the county court to commit them to prison for the alleged contempt of court entailed by breach of the injunction . |
| 25 | I was drawn to Laurie at first meeting , when the local Co-operative Party nominated him as candidate for the 1959 general election . |
| 26 | Far from reviewing Gooch 's position after three Tests , as originally planned , the selectors confirmed him as captain for the entire six-match series . |
| 27 | The structured settlement will provide him with care for the next 45 years . |
| 28 | Mrs Phelps , who had been watching her with fascination for the past few weeks , now got up from her desk and went over to her . |
| 29 | MIDDLESBROUGH defender Derek Whyte thanks his lucky stars that the English Premier League has licked him into shape for the toughest 90 minutes of his football life . |
| 30 | Kealey claimed that a minister had demanded a " kickback " from him in return for the federal government taking a lease in a building which his company had built . |