Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Had he succeeded , Sartre would have established dialectical reason as successfully for the human sciences as Kant had established analytical reason for natural science .
2 She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her .
3 1982 ) , monogamous males might be expected to compete as intensely for the best mates or territories as do polygynous males for the biggest harems .
4 We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’
5 We 'll go right for the awkward ones and put an X and a Y in as well .
6 ‘ This 'll be all right for the Ancient Britons as well , ’ he said brandishing ‘ The Stein Song ’ , 'I 'll give it to Mike when we go over . ’
7 The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios .
8 The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm .
9 The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ?
10 It 's only for a few minutes till I buy these and then you can have a turn at walking .
11 1983 was a year of historical significance in the development of the BDA not only for the above events but because , by a happy coincidence , it was the year when Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales agreed to become the BDA 's first Royal Patron .
12 The surveyor accepts responsibility to the applicant and the society only for the stated purposes that the report will be prepared with the skill , care and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent chartered surveyor , but accepts no responsibility whatsoever to any person other than the applicant and the society .
13 The surveyor accepts responsibility to the client and the society only for the stated purposes that the report will be prepared with skill , care and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent chartered surveyor , but accepts no responsibility whatsoever to any person other than the client and the society .
14 It could be argued that such a system is valuable in all high risk operations : it provides reassurance not only for the surgical teams but also for patients who are operated on by a surgeon in whom seroconversion subsequently occurs .
15 This happened only for the deeper intervals and also had the effect of nearly destroying the core .
16 Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again .
17 Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again .
18 The surveyor accepts responsibility to the client alone for the stated purposes that the report will be prepared with the skill , care and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent chartered surveyor , but accepts no responsibility whatsoever to any person other than the client himself .
19 Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week .
20 Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’
21 The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track .
22 She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole .
23 I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr .
24 They demanded bracket construction for the overhead wires , but this was turned down for the same reasons as those in Mitcham .
25 FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN
26 However , the whole matter was another aspect of one of the storms in a set of teacups that accompanied the whole unhappy Profumo matter and has continued to do so for the many years since it was first raised .
27 At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up .
28 And the animals were certainly in for a few surprises as our team of ten raced by wearing bright yellow ‘ Wimpey Worldwide ’ T-shirts and hard hats .
29 Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’
30 Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision .
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