Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for [art] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far as the fear of relativism is of it becoming even for the most aware a matter of taste whether one is selfish or unselfish , compassionate or cruel , the fear is misplaced . |
| 2 | There is also disagreement on the method that should be used for frost testing , with the British representatives pressing hard for the most rigorous system . |
| 3 | They get typically twice or two and a half times the salaries that our people get and that 's being going on for a very long time . |
| 4 | As you can see , unless you feel that there is something suspect about the property , such as an extension which you feel may be badly constructed , or it is very old ( say , 18th century ) it is really not worth paying out for the more in-depth survey in the initial stages , which costs twice as much as the ordinary valuation survey . |
| 5 | Not only that , but he had worked out in the gym that morning , then managed a half-hour nap before heading out for an unusually late lunchtime start from the VIP terminal at Heathrow . |
| 6 | Some obviously saw the events in Spain as fascism limbering up for an even greater conflict ; Spain was seen as an experimental laboratory for the arms , equipment and strategy of the fascist powers . |
| 7 | I mean that people like , you know , have said that the British secret intelligence have been have been doing now for a quite long time have been waging a sort of undercover war and er I 'm sure some of it 's true |
| 8 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 9 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 10 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 11 | Although its giant neighbour , Ben Alder , can be viewed from the A9 at the top of Loch Ericht , and the peak further west along its ridge , Aonach Beag , can be seen briefly from the A86 if you 're not fishing about for an extra strong mint in the glove compartment , Carn Dearg reveals itself only to those prepared to sweat a bit . |
| 12 | The leaders of the new state — Ignacy Paderewski and Roman Dmowski — were campaigning vigorously for an even bigger allocation of German territory . |
| 13 | And it is true that if , for example , there were a library catering specifically for the mentally retarded , this would be the first to be closed because it would create the greatest publicity . |
| 14 | The experience which Anderson gained while working directly for the newly independent governments of Africa made him uniquely well placed for his second career , in the field of development co-operation . |
| 15 | This is not to say that there are not many people of good will who are working conscientiously for a more humane society , but such efforts inevitably succumb to the demonic . |