Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb -s] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |
| 2 | Every few metres along the Plzeň Road , is another cherry tree , which partly compensates for the immediate deterioration in the quality of the road surface . |
| 3 | The replies suggested that the choice of consultant and search firm was initially quite random , which partly accounts for the unsatisfactory performance occasionally experienced . |
| 4 | No women voted at all , which mainly accounts for the low proportion . |
| 5 | In this case , it would seem natural to establish an accounting system that records the annual debts ( principal and interest ) , in which each year 's debt charges signal the property tax rate ( having taken account of rateable value ) and which subsequently accounts for the actual expenditure and actual revenues ( to determine whether next year 's taxes need adjusting ) . |
| 6 | German actor Curt Jurgens took the role of her tolerant husband , who eventually falls for an American heiress . |
| 7 | This year the company , which had an £8.6m turnover in 1991 , was sold off , but she still works for the old directors . |
| 8 | Mick Houghton , who also works for the fashionable label Blast First , was asked why he had agreed to take on The Wedding Present . |
| 9 | In the case of Estella however her appearances are n't really deceiving as she looks arrogant and proud and has proud eyes though she really changes for the better even though it occurred because of her treatment by Bentley Drummle and in the end like Pip , she is wiser and has been softened by her experiences and lost her proud eyes and air . |
| 10 | See how it travels , Lord , all round about ! ’ ’ said Quigley , who often reaches for the wise words of Old Mother Walsh when things are getting tough . |
| 11 | It usually starts shortly after the animals have been weaned and in most instances it only persists for a few months . |
| 12 | it only needs for a little bit of attention on a wire or something |
| 13 | In addressing them he utters no words of condemnation as he does in the case of the scribes and Pharisees , yet he nevertheless looks for an unconditional and wholehearted response from them . |
| 14 | Sharing a home with relatives ( other than parents ) before marriage is another phenomenon which was more common in the past than in the present ( Anderson , 1971 ; 1980 ) Very little is known about circumstances under which young people now may go to live with a non-parental relative , although Gill Jones ( 1987 ) has shown that it still happens for a substantial number , especially those designated as working class on occupational criteria . |
| 15 | He never gives his name , and he always asks for the same dedication . |
| 16 | He always looks for the best in people or in any given situation . |
| 17 | It also calls for a higher price threshold for company car tax . |
| 18 | It also calls for a simplified system of authorization , with industrial licensing being concentrated in a single agency . |
| 19 | It also calls for a rigid speed limit to be imposed on motorists and for short-term parking bays to be made available . |
| 20 | It also accounts for the extraordinary ability of shoppers to select from a huge array those goods most appropriate to themselves and their close friends or relatives . |
| 21 | If he also asks for a large deposit , the alarm bells should be ringing . |
| 22 | But I would make clear to Mr if he looks at the minutes of the budget review sub-committee , that the suggestion of the director of property services wastes his time fully exploring all options for the disposal of all or any part of the County Farms estate , for which he probably asks for a large amount of money , since it involves an enormous amount of wasted time , is not been agreed , it 's a non-delegated item , it was a recommendation of this committee which has not been moved at this committee , and it was a most unfortunate and woolly form of words . |
| 23 | That makes me think he must have connections with the Jordanian Government — he probably works for the Jordanian Secret Service , either full time or in some ad hoc capacity . |
| 24 | NEIL KINNOCK yesterday declared himself fit to be Prime Minister , by claiming in an end-of-conference message that he now speaks for the British people . |
| 25 | It often happens for a ten-man team . |
| 26 | It actually looks for a lowest point , not a summit . |
| 27 | The selection is right if it truly works for the competing student , and it is the quality and force of the imagination that will carry off the performance of the piece . |