Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] [noun pl] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may carry genes for delicate surface ornament , yet be worn smooth by abrasion . |
| 2 | It may carry genes for large size but remain stunted through starvation . |
| 3 | It may have implications for social policy , but this is not the prime purpose . |
| 4 | It must provide opportunities for social rehabilitation |
| 5 | At best it might produce recommendations for new and hopeful initiatives . |
| 6 | It 'll mean delays for thousands of intercity passengers between Scotland , London , Birmingham , Manchester and Liverpool , the action 's also expected to hit commuter services at Northampton and Bletchley . |
| 7 | It could open doors for older people too , but the foundations for changing attitudes have not been adequately laid . |
| 8 | It could offer opportunities for embarrassing independent lords , as Alphonse Jourdain of Toulouse showed when he assisted the rebellious inhabitants of Montpellier against William VI ; but his own financial losses when the right to take tallage or forced loans from Toulouse escaped his grasp in 1147 , outweighed any advantage elsewhere . |
| 9 | The construction of such a large building was welcomed by the people of Louth , especially as it would create jobs for many men who were returning from the war . |
| 10 | Touche Ross , which opposed the adjournment , said it would cause difficulties for further hearings in other jurisdictions . |
| 11 | Spain 's Alcatel Sesa SA has taken control of two Polish companies , PZT Telkom , which employs 640 people in Warsaw , and Teletra , which has about 1,300 employees making public telephone exchanges ; Alcatel Sesa said it would guarantee jobs for 1,650 people at the two firms for the next 18 months and committed itself to increasing the capital of the two companies by another $25m within a year ; it plans to start manufacturing the Alcatel 1000 S-12 exchange in Poland , where it says it has already built eight digital exchanges in Poland with a $60m credit that was put up by the Spanish government . |
| 12 | Erm a park tends to give the impression of being like a memorial park , erm equally it 's not just earmarked for football , which is it could be er seen as just that , the idea was that it would provide facilities for all types of sports and interests throughout the er throughout the area , particularly er girls , I know girls play football but there 's a lot of interest in er sport particularly hockey , and I personally would n't like to see it just dominated by football . |
| 13 | In the form of a fun time trial , it will include certificates for all participants . |
| 14 | On land it can take years for two people to become close friends , yet at sea the years are telescoped into hours . |