Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was evident that an argument was taking place between the adults , possibly as to whether their need of a refrigerator was greater than their desire for a mammoth room heater . |
| 2 | Ganguly ( 1982 ) attempted to disaggregate the manufacturing totals and although his criterion for a small firm was 20–199 employees , his data illustrate well the higher employment share taken by small firms even in industries like metal goods , vehicles and electrical or mechanical engineering . |
| 3 | He suggested a mixture of alterations and re-routing , only leaving the 3rd as it was , although his recommendation for the 2nd was limited to slightly modifying the ridge on the third level . |
| 4 | The insensitivity of the Benthamites , who promoted the Act , lay in their refusal to see how bitterly the poor would resent becoming the designated victims of the Act , as if their love for the dead were in some way inferior to that of ‘ their betters ’ . |
| 5 | If his longing for the real Japan could be fanciful and even cruel ( he forced his actress wife to wear painful sandals because they were ‘ beautiful ’ ) , conflict seemed to dominate his career in America . |
| 6 | If if a If his average for the first X test was one greater than his average for |
| 7 | If his average for the first X tests is one greater than the average Sorry beg your pardon I 've got it round me round me neck . |
| 8 | If his average for the first X t is one greater than his average for the X plus two tests So a hundred and twenty six over X is gon na equal ? |
| 9 | ‘ If your taste for the dull business of railroad contracting has reawakened , ’ she began . |
| 10 | And you know it , it 's amazing how since my involvement for the last two years in Great Britain , all the problems that you have with critical illness , all the problems . |
| 11 | A pensioner was told he could n't watch TV while his cheque for a new licence was being cleared . |
| 12 | On his return to Trinidad in 1948 , Eric Williams almost immediately got involved in public appearances at which he gave his opinions on historical topics concerning the West Indies and while his work for the Caribbean Commission strictly forbade any political involvement , it did not prevent him from opening a window on the West Indian past . |
| 13 | Tamar thought no more about this conversation and did not ask Stephen whether his quest for a new groom had been successful . |
| 14 | Less than a mile away , locked in all-day talks with Mr Major , Mr Yeltsin was promised an official trip to Moscow by the Prime Minister after his plea for a royal visit was turned down . |
| 15 | On Oct. 18 the Bundesrat ( upper house ) unanimously elected Alfred Gomolka , Minister President of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania , as its president for the coming year , the first holder of this office from what had been East Germany . |
| 16 | Madeleine was awarded for her many hours spent with the elderly , helping with cooking , shopping or driving , as well as her work for the social services . |
| 17 | It was as genuine as her affection for the old man . |
| 18 | Rather , town planning became involved in other environmental and social concerns almost by chance , though its claim for a comprehensive , synoptic view of things perhaps made expansionism inevitable . |
| 19 | The former defence procurement minister , Alan Clark , 64 , has confirmed that Newbury conservatives have rejected him as their candidate for the forthcoming by-election caused by the sudden death last month of the sitting MP , Judith Chaplin . |
| 20 | As their fascination for the appalling , arbitrary and marred has got more religious , so their sound has begun its ascent into the cosmos . |
| 21 | Greville continued Sherer as his deputy for the two clerkships until Sherer 's death in 1598 and after that he appointed John Powell . |
| 22 | His raptures over pretty strangers and their come-hither designer clothes were as over-the-top as his enthusiasm for a new cocktail . |
| 23 | Harry had worked as tirelessly as his sister for the last few days ; now he sank down on to a stool beside his cannon out of sheer weakness , and began to weep at the thought of the wasted powder and the wasted water resulting from this misfortune . |
| 24 | And is it as poor as his theme for The Big Match ? |
| 25 | She had worked for Mair as his PA for the last three years and he knew her now no better than on that morning when she had sat in this same office being interviewed for the job . |