Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world 's clearest sea water has been recorded in the Weddell Sea in early spring , clear enough for a Secchi disc to be seen at a depth of 79 m ( Gieskes et al . , |
| 2 | If this were so , the strengthening of the various associations generated by the inhibitory conditioning procedure would proceed only slowly for a pre-exposed stimulus and this effect could well outweigh any advantage that the existence of a stimulus-no event association might bestow . |
| 3 | His wife Maggie kept on eye on him but said it was all right for a special occasion and that he could rejoin the pledge tomorrow . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's all right for a special occasion . |
| 5 | It was all right for the active partner , but how did the other fellow get his satisfaction . |
| 6 | ‘ We were only in for a quiet drink , is a' . ' |
| 7 | Some have argued that this policy of ambiguity and delay reflected wishful thinking on his part , a misguided belief that he could somehow parlay his personal standing with all parties into a new consensus that would hold the communities together long enough for a French-financed modernization programme to work its magic . |
| 8 | One might hazard a guess that Part I was concerned with devising a conformation in which the fission explosion would raise the thermonuclear material to the required temperature and pressure and which would contain the material at a sufficient density for a time long enough for a substantial amount to react before being dispersed . |
| 9 | The phenomenon lasted perhaps thirty to forty-five seconds , long enough for a lasting impression to be gained but the phenomenon was very clear and distinct leaving the Woodwards very puzzled by the unexpected sight . |
| 10 | ‘ To look at me , no one would take me for the Miracle-Worker , ’ Gabriel persisted , and he grinned and rubbed his short head of hair which had barely grown long enough for a single curl . |
| 11 | Hankin added : ‘ I think fans have waited long enough for an outstanding performance at home . |
| 12 | ‘ MIPS and Sparc begat Power , which begat Alpha which will beget something new … none will dominate the open-systems market long enough for the critical mass of software needed for long-term success to develop … the future of RISC microprocessors in the open systems market is dead … |
| 13 | The other is that he heard me following , and staged the attack on himself , with the help of some accomplice unknown — for it could n't have been done alone , could it ? — to put himself in the clear , and immobilise me long enough for the other person to get away , and the body to be well downstream . |
| 14 | So much for a daring display of primitive combat ! |
| 15 | So much for a passing game — hoof the ball into the other half and see what happens . |
| 16 | So much for a progressive education . |
| 17 | So much for a blatant attack , but what about the friendly stranger who suddenly comes too close for comfort in the car park outside the local pub ? |
| 18 | So much for a romantic myth that has given Hollywood scriptwriters a nice living . |
| 19 | So much for the general account for how ( as I see it ) meaning is achieved in the natural use of language . |
| 20 | so much for the new man … what about his partner … what made Glenn Hoddle leave Swindon |
| 21 | So much for the third-party element . |
| 22 | So much for the normal life cycle of the virus in nature . |
| 23 | So much for the radical conscience . |
| 24 | So much for the perfect end to a perfect night , she thought resignedly as she walked up the path . |
| 25 | So much for the melodic line . |
| 26 | And thank you so much for the beautiful card , the towel and bookmarks . |
| 27 | So much for the paperless office : Microsoft Corp claims that , stacked up , the manuals for the 100m copies of MD-DOS it has sold would reach to the moon and back — 10 times . |
| 28 | So much for the bright side , against which is failure yet to isolate the endothelin-converting enzyme which cleaves the inactive big endothelines ( 38–41 amino acids ) in their active forms ( 21 amino acids ) . |
| 29 | So much for the bad news . |
| 30 | So much for the permissive society . ) |