Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that does not mean that they should not look positive for the world . |
| 2 | I consider that this must also hold good for the right of establishment : in order for a national of a member state to be eligible to be regarded as exercising his right of establishment in another member state , it is not enough that he should be operating a fishing vessel registered in that state ; in addition , his activity must have other links with the territory of that State . |
| 3 | While that may not sound brilliant for the performance , it should be borne in mind that the 300E-24 saloon , weighing the best part of 500lb less and with a four-speed automatic 'box , achieved 18.8mpg while on test . |
| 4 | Similarly , a local economy may not prove effective for the operation of redistribution policy . |
| 5 | This group concluded that Mrs Thatcher 's continued participation in the contest could only prove disastrous for the party : she might either scrape a narrow victory and limp on , having lost the confidence of the party , or lose and allow Heseltine to become Prime Minister . |
| 6 | Montini agreed with the students that such an alliance could only prove disastrous for the Church , and Rossi resigned as a protest . |
| 7 | He could hardly stand still for the two minutes it took to slip them over his blouse and he shouted at her to be quick , that Ferdinando was waiting to take him rabbit-shooting . |
| 8 | He also remembered times when he himself was so hungry that he could n't stand straight for the cramps in his stomach . |
| 9 | However , precisely because they can make such fine distinctions at the lexical level , they may well prove unstable for the purposes of recognition . |
| 10 | Ca n't go wrong for the money . |
| 11 | Perhaps it is used to us picking out its feet , and filing them , and yet it will not stand still for the farrier . |
| 12 | He will now become responsible for the development of financial strategy and control throughout the Northumbrian group . |
| 13 | The Christian and the caring humanist can not remain unconcerned for the plight of the people of the Third World who live so close to starvation . |
| 14 | It is by following up such topics that this subject can truly come alive for the reader — banking and finance ( domestic or international ) influence the everyday life of most people . |