Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Together with capital grants for such temporary woodland fencing ( which could also benefit from some publicity ) there is no significant financial disincentive for a farmer in fencing and regenerating on-farm broadleaved woodland . |
| 2 | There were no ski-lifts so those who wanted higher slopes than the nurseries rose early and carrying all their gear — wire for repairs , spare sealskin gloves , sweaters and food — in a rucksack , climbed for three or four hours and then skied down , reaching the village by twilight , just in time to change for après-ski activities . |
| 3 | One strength of the technique used in this study is that it can be applied retrospectively to material produced for other purposes . |
| 4 | In seeking committee positions , most will at least in part opt for those which match their personal political interests — someone interested in foreign affairs , for example , would probably not actively canvass for a seat on the House standing committee concerned with the Post Office and the Civil Service . |
| 5 | Alexander 's interests and those of Athens were thus opposed ( which did not stop him from minting copiously in coinage designed for easy trade with Athens ) , and the opposition was inherited by every Macedonian king till Philip , who ended it by seizing Amphipolis for good . |