Example sentences of "i [vb base] for the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , once we start to distort the operation of open justice and the consideration of the matters , we may very well , through the operation of rumour and all its insidious effects that are so damaging in libel cases — the only justification that I know for the high damages granted in such cases — inflict more damage on justice than we realise . |
| 2 | I suppose for the early settlers the smaller tarns such as those on Widdale , Baugh Fell and Whernside looked like tears on the face of the fell . |
| 3 | ‘ I grieve for the white bodies |
| 4 | I suppose I go for the dangerous types — the ones who look almost but not quite entirely wholesome . |
| 5 | ’ Rainforest ’ turns out to be the squawking tropical bird noise already playing in the Centre , so I settle for the crashing waves and seagull cries of ’ Ocean ’ . |