Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conventionalist judge we just imagined , who worries whether deciding against Mrs. McLoughlin would be efficient in virtue of the precedents that mothers may recover for emotional injury sustained at the scene , has no need to look for any larger underlying principle " embedded " in these precedents or to defend one controversial view about the content of these principles . |
| 2 | As past achievements are taken for granted and new challenges emerge , so voters may look for alternative leaders . |
| 3 | In household pets whose exercise is limited the presence of the tracheal nodules is well tolerated , and animals can survive for long periods with little distress . |
| 4 | Scientists and engineers can apply for long term funding to open up new research directions |
| 5 | Full-time employment may be less of a deterrent to childbearing if mothers can pay for personal child care . |
| 6 | If doctors could know for certain which individuals would develop the disease , they could treat potential diabetics before the process takes hold . |
| 7 | The medical history , examination and tests should check for pre-existing problems which can be corrected . |