Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adj] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This provided a series of standardized measures against which to evaluate individual Projects , while at the same time laying down broader objectives for the whole Programme . |
| 2 | ‘ Good , now I just want you to save me and yourself a lot of trouble by filling in this form for the Red Cross . ’ |
| 3 | You then ask the second child to write down any figures for the second row and you immediately write the third row . |
| 4 | The treaty may lay down transitional provisions for the successive stages of EMU according to the circumstances of the different countries . " |
| 5 | The Convention not only transferred the Crown to William and Mary , but also laid down certain terms for the new rulers in the document known as the Declaration of Rights , and if the offer of the Crown was not strictly speaking conditional upon William and Mary 's acceptance of these terms , it was clear that everyone expected that they were to abide by them . |
| 6 | From 1 April the DoT will take over direct responsibility for the major repair work of inspecting the underside of the viaducts , where important structural defects have appeared . |
| 7 | I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’ |
| 8 | At thirty-six years of age Kell was chosen as one of its first two directors and shortly afterwards took over full responsibility for the defensive side . |
| 9 | The gelding had already struck three times out of four in novice events , two at Kempton , before going off 5/2 favourite for the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival . |
| 10 | FORMER England goalkeeper Peter Shilton was sent off last night for the first time in his long career . |
| 11 | This Partnership will be charged with drawing up specific goals for the Compact and planning a structure to implement their achievement . |
| 12 | However much he refuses to shy away from the hopeless , endless horror of what he sees , he can not give up that quest for the perfect paradise . |
| 13 | And the massive Independent Television outside broadcast unit ensemble helped to make it a busy day at Horsted Keynes with the Bluebell already geared up that day for the official launch of the Southern Q1 they have restored on behalf of the National Railway Museum . |
| 14 | Burrows shows how Jane Austen makes skilful use of the common words to build up different idiolects for the different persons in the novels to bring out the differences in their characters . |
| 15 | My puzzled parents welcomed me home and , after a reassuring three months tearing up confidential papers for the Civil Service , I joined the staff of Emanuel School , London , in January 1954 . |
| 16 | It is the responsibility of the offline manager to log on to LIFESPAN and to set up various parameters for the offline run . |
| 17 | So are America and the Soviet Union , to the extent that they wasted too much energy signing up local partners for the cold war instead of organising a local peace . |
| 18 | It lent to his words an air of impressive finality , as if he had been thinking out each point for the first time and had come to a halt . |
| 19 | Among measures that spelt out economic strategy for the next three years , the biggest shock to householders was the introduction of 17.5 per cent VAT on domestic fuel bills by 1995 with an 8pc rate by April next year . |
| 20 | I fancied seeking out some Synodontis for the new tank , and they are rather prone to burning their scaleless skin by trying to hide under a standard heaterstat . |
| 21 | The effort of yielding a good crop of grapes expends a great amount of the vine 's energy and its roots will be active over the winter months searching out fresh supplies for the next year 's growth . |
| 22 | The Government up to now has ruled out direct compensation for the 1,200 haemophiliacs , 200 of whom are children . |
| 23 | With white fondant , cut out tiny circles for the front headlights and fix on . |
| 24 | The early development of the Partnership concept appeared to hold out little encouragement for the non-statutory sector . |
| 25 | We sort out compatible crews for the second week . |
| 26 | Within hours of junior social security minister Ann Widdecombe ruling out special payments for the elderly — ‘ why is it special ? ’ — Major was telling her boss Peter Lilley and others to come up with a solution . |
| 27 | But he 'll be back next month for the national finals in London of the Remy Martin Cognac runners up final in their head waiter of the year competition . |
| 28 | She 'd tacked a few scraps of old cotton into a baby-gown too and sent it round next door for the new Rattrie baby , born very inconveniently , as it turned out , the day after the funeral , her fit of generosity entirely misplaced , since the child had only lived a few hours and the gown — upon which Odette had worked a few hasty stitches of embroidery — had ended up in the pawnshop — Cara had seen it herself in the window — to help pay , she supposed , for yet another infantile disposal . |