Example sentences of "[noun pl] [noun] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A German colony from 1884 , the territory came under South African rule in 1915 , and in 1920 a League of Nations mandate provided for a further period of South African administration . |
| 2 | A series of exhibitions will be mounted at the centre while arts bosses search for a permanent gallery for the area . |
| 3 | Some swimming , movement and sports groups cater for a wide range of disabilities including impaired limbs , spina bifida , multiple sclerosis , epilepsy , cystic fibrosis , Down 's syndrome , myelomeningocele , arthritis and accident injuries . |
| 4 | Sports shoes account for an increasing share of the total footwear market — about 23 per cent by value — but represent only ten per cent of Clarks ' 17 million unit business . |
| 5 | Botanists yesterday welcomed the agreement by the CITES plants committee to press for a wild slipper orchid ban . |
| 6 | This suite of indoor sports facilities caters for a wide range of sports and recreational activities including archery , basketball , fencing , martial arts , badminton , table-tennis , netball , indoor soccer , indoor hockey , indoor tennis , and keep-fit . |
| 7 | HONG KONG — China reacted angrily yesterday to Hong Kong 's decision to move a centrally-located British naval base to an outlying island , a switch apparently designed to undercut any plans China had for a high-profile military presence after 1997 , writes Kevin Hamlin . |
| 8 | Things people need for a basic quality of life . |
| 9 | On Nov. 8 a UN human rights panel asked for an official explanation why the Oufkir family and the left-wing leader Abraham Serfaty were still imprisoned . |
| 10 | Mr Pilkington says The Times crossword calls for a certain amount of literary background but it helps generally to get to know the minds of the compilers . |
| 11 | Onto the smoky dais loomed Dan Jones , Amnesty 's head of campaigns , who unveiled an enormous poster courtesy of the City and Tower Hamlets Group calling for an immediate end to custodial violence in India . |
| 12 | That and other systems sales accounted for a whacking 50% of SunExpress revenues last year when it was getting off the ground , with end user sales pegged at just 35% . |