Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DoE might be prepared to provide money for the initial cost of investigating polluted sites . |
| 2 | Punk rock had had a purging effect on pop music ; clearing out the old to make way for the new . |
| 3 | The possibility of commercial suicide aside , the single was to become the perfect deflecting plate for the new album . |
| 4 | It was of course appreciated that the public at large was in favour of retaining the death penalty and that its abolition would be likely to lose votes for the Labour Party . |
| 5 | This made the task of the prosecutor somewhat easier , but it had the paradoxical effect that a person who distributed such material with a mischievous intention could argue that the recipients of his material were unlikely to be influenced by it , and he was therefore not guilty if his audience were already corrupt , or were members of an anti-racist organisation , or if the publication or spoken words were so contrary to human decency that they would be likely to provoke sympathy for the intended victim rather than hatred of him . |
| 6 | How is a consultant physician or surgeon in a busy hospital supposed to find time for the formal educational supervision suggested , much less the pastoral aspects ? |
| 7 | And since Cambridge University of 1924 was hardly likely to breed recruits for the Labour Party — that took another three years — the young men and women of the university could not do much but move , or move further , towards the Conservative side . |
| 8 | The federal government has suddenly ‘ discovered ’ high technology , say the scientists , and is likely to back plans for the new institute . |
| 9 | To the left of the camera , and probably at the other end of the studio to get the size ratio right , we had a black draped set for the miniaturised companion to walk in front of . |
| 10 | Failure to do so will mean that your efforts in negotiating long-term security of tenure might be in vain , as you could eventually find the shareholders deciding to bring your contract to a premature end and discover that you are unable to claim compensation for the full period during which you expected to work . |
| 11 | On the other hand , we now may be able to provide explanations for the measured values of some quantities like the cosmological constant . |
| 12 | Reef tanks will also culture algaes and other encrustations on the rock surfaces which provide endless busy picking activity for the curious wrasse . |
| 13 | The reason that his brush has stroked not a lot on these pristine pages of late is twofold : firstly , he 's been very busy providing illustrations for the soon-to-be-seen N-Force magazine ( which Europress are launching for Nintendo fans = both of them ! ) , and he 's been sunning himself on the golden shores of beautiful Bali for the past three weeks ! |
| 14 | On the other side , across a narrow lane called Watergate , is the original Bishop 's Palace , built in the twelfth-century to provide accommodation for the splendid new cathedral . |
| 15 | Local children were very keen to get work for the long season at Blackpool . |
| 16 | It is still considered necessary to have centres for the active treatment of the mentally disordered and for the long-term care of chronic cases . |
| 17 | Do you consider that the inspector is right to assess emoluments on the director , and if so is it correct to charge emoluments for the whole year when the director only uses the property for a few weekends in each year ? |
| 18 | He even had a ready made foundation for the new bank — the Equivalent Company set up to administer the money and debentures paid to Scotland as a compensation for some pre-Union perfidy on the part on the English . |
| 19 | Mr Wigley said the company 's banking facilties are sufficient to support activities for the forseeable future while it strives to reduce debt further until rental and retail income covers interest costs and overheads . |
| 20 | One local housing authority stated that there was ‘ a need for greater provision of special needs accommodation for the disabled and handicapped ’ yet there was no indication as to how such accommodation was to be provided . |
| 21 | ‘ Or else , ’ chipped in Tundrish , ‘ you 're liable to provoke duels for the wrong reasons . ’ |
| 22 | But previous to that Linda had said that she was terrified to get Lego for the little boy . |
| 23 | 6.3 Centres are being asked to engage in consultation ( and , if consortium development is thought to be possible , in consultation with other centres ) and to complete the proforma showing the session in which the centre will be ready to enrol candidates for the new-style course . |