Example sentences of "[adv prt] for the [adj] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a battle is on for the divided loyalties of the younger McCloskey brothers , Jonathon and Martin . |
| 2 | After the news of the secret negotiations between the government , Leyland Vehicles and GM broke in February 1986 , the government allowed alternative bids to be put in for the different parts of the firm . |
| 3 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 4 | Some of the RPF 's leaders were uneasy about risking the new movement 's reputation by contesting these elections , but de Gaulle , perhaps trying to make up for the lost opportunities of 1945 and 1946 , was adamant that the Rassemblement should make an all-out effort to capture as much popular support as possible . |
| 5 | Yet nothing can quite make up for the gaudy excesses of the auto-da-fe . |
| 6 | But with further tuition in the UK they can move on to full doctor status and for many students the chance to experience life in another country more than makes up for the extra years of study . |
| 7 | The signs are that he is prepared to sign up for the emerging versions of both political and monetary union . |
| 8 | as if to make up for the early deaths of her sisters , she lived to a ripe old age , dying in the Almshouses at Dorking on 4 November 1855 , aged eighty-seven . |
| 9 | Watch out for the extra costs of low rate mortgages |
| 10 | We were n't far away from the ruins of an old settlement , abandoned at the time of the dreadful Clearances by islanders who , driven by impossible conditions , bravely set out for the unknown territories of Canada to start their lives afresh . |
| 11 | When next buying your petfood , look out for the special tins of Kit-e-Kat and Pal and pick up a Whiskas or Chum 1990 calendar . |
| 12 | What is important to highlight at this juncture is the attraction that such a possibility held out for the intellectual workers of the time . |
| 13 | On trees , in areas free from heavy air pollution , look out for the wispy tufts of the beard lichens Usnea spp . |
| 14 | He escaped with Bean from the tea table as soon as possible and slipped out of the house , heading back for the open spaces of the industrial estate . |