Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] for the [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Employees may opt for the higher quote but can expect to pay the difference themselves . ) |
| 2 | Napoleon III had no desire to emulate St Louis by sitting under an oak tree in Vincennes dispensing justice to all comers , but in a more up-to-date version he went one better by donating the entire area of the park ( which belonged to the Crown ) to the City of Paris so that it might become for the poorer section of the city what the Bois de Boulogne was to the rich . |
| 3 | If our inflation fears are right , industry may pay for the cheaper pound through a tighter money policy and higher interest rates in years to come . |
| 4 | If one of a couple is disabled or older than the other , the couple will qualify for the higher amount . |
| 5 | For traditional and sentimental reasons , we will plump for the later interpretation … |
| 6 | They wish to create a general atmosphere of distrust of the measures we have taken and will take for the further democratisation of the country . " |
| 7 | Similarly , tubular obstruction secondary to renal parenchymal disorganisation may account for the higher prevalence in patients with renal and urinary tract disease . |
| 8 | Moreover , the reduced plasminogen activator activity of malignant ascites is caused by increased concentrations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 , which may account for the lower incidence of coagulopathy after insertion of shunts seen in this group of patients . |
| 9 | It is not only the very large hotels which enter into this market : smaller hotels with twenty bedrooms upwards , a quiet fair-sized conference room , good bedrooms and adequate facilities can compete for the smaller trade exhibitions , training courses , seminars and conferences . |
| 10 | You get plenty of choice with the memory-resident monitors — you can opt for the enhanced protection of VSAFE , part of which can reside in Upper memory , or you can go for the smaller VWATCH . |
| 11 | These can cater for the smaller user . |