Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The aim of this inquiry into the order relating to case no. 596 , in the charge of Miss P. Sulkins , home visitor in the employ of the Bamborough Area Council for Social Service until last year — the pink file , sir — and transferred from the list covered by the South Midlands ( Eastern Section ) Administrative Area — the papers in the yellow folder , sir — is to try and establish an order of events that stretch over no little period in time , so that responsibility for the unfortunate outcome of these actions , or as some have chosen to prejudge this enquiry , lack of action , may be apportioned justly between the various bodies responsible under the Act . |
| 2 | just pushing it in and hope for the best |
| 3 | Professor Dudek , who had begun to express criticism rather than encouragement for the young poet , went on to speak of ‘ an intellectual disorder ( not only in politics , but in morality and religion ) which leads to a primitive mythological effort to organise chaos … ( it ) proceeds from a state of mind fundamentally disturbed , and bordering on the deeply neurotic or worse . ’ |
| 4 | It was getting dark and the wind had freshened , the rain gusting through the length of the shed so I decided that it was time to pack up and head for the nearest hospitable pub where I had been told I would be able to get a good meal of hot pie and peas . |
| 5 | It 's 7.15 a.m. and time for the first break of the day . |
| 6 | ‘ One-play competitively as much as possible … two — learn from your matches … three — go back and practice for the long term future of your game . |
| 7 | ‘ Your main priority is to get to know the city as quickly as possible , so we 'll be acting mainly as back-up for the first few days . |
| 8 | ‘ Instruct the freighters to make revolutions immediately and head for the open seas as fast as possible , ’ he said . |
| 9 | International football , like the European club scene , is a major source of cash as well as prestige for the Scottish game . |
| 10 | Friern Hospital have stressed the importance of their supra district services and the need for a medium secure unit as well as provision for the special needs of long stay patients . |
| 11 | The low-income groups and pensioners spend a higher proportion of their money on food and fuel , whose prices have risen by more than other items , and so the inflation index for these groups has risen faster than inflation for the average person . |