Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] for the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second storyline is going for the wider market , and some might argue , a little too near-the-knuckle for such an early evening show . |
| 2 | Stone or marble was used for the lower parts of the walls , the upper being of sun-dried brick and timber . |
| 3 | The bass clef is used for the lower parts of the compass , the tenor for the higher . |
| 4 | Reginald Bray , a friend of Masterman 's , would remark on the same development : As Bray organised the arguments of Iris powerful Christian treatise on The Town Child ( 1907 ) around deep shades of pastoral contrast between the serenity of natural phenomena and what he regarded as the unnatural and shallow inconsistency of the irreverent city , he thought that ‘ the most remarkable effect of an urban environment is to be sought in the disappearance of the habit of self-control ’ : The riotous jingo crowds which had accompanied the Ladysmith and Mafeking celebrations during the Boer War had indeed provided one of the most visible manifestations of these perceived alterations among the British people , and observing that ‘ to ‘ Maffick ’ ’ is not really congenial to the British character' The Times ( 30 October 1900 ) had mused upon whether ‘ our national character was changing for the worse ’ . |
| 5 | No price was given for the newer M-16 on the wall . |
| 6 | One locomotive was adapted for the wider gauge and two further locomotives were later transferred , one from Hilton 's works at Halling , the other from Frindsbury . |
| 7 | On a recent visit to a day centre , which served both younger disabled and old people , I was told that old people were envious and resentful when computer learning was introduced for the younger disabled people . |
| 8 | It looked as though Hereford 's away form was changing for the better on Saturday when they drew at Mansfield , but last night an attacking display by struggling Doncaster had them on the retreat again . |
| 9 | The scheme is designed for the younger ( less than 36 years old ) organic chemist , the funds to be used for the purchase of equipment , books and consumables , technical assistance , professional travel or any other activity directly related to the research being undertaken . |