Example sentences of "for [det] [subord] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can pick up an old farmhouse with barns and stables , so forth , so fifth , for less than a terraced house in Bolton at the moment . ’ |
| 2 | Much of the attraction of NVOCC carriage is that it offers discounted rates , especially for less than a full container load of cargo . |
| 3 | A problem arises if the seller ( i.e. the person who puts the goods into the sale ) imposes a reserve price and the auctioneer nevertheless accepts a bid for less than the reserve price . |
| 4 | In the latter half of the twentieth century , belief in Sandys ' nuclear philosophy counted for less than the political opportunity that it provided for ending National Service . |
| 5 | One was a small café that sold pizza and chips for less than the small fortune we expected , and served by a girl friendlier than we could have hoped for . |
| 6 | Before you settle for less than the genuine article , compare the price . |
| 7 | If the buyer retains the goods for more than a reasonable length of time without informing the seller that he rejects them . |
| 8 | Such excellence sometimes has the effect of creating an ‘ us ’ and ‘ them ’ attitude in parishes , where their parish musicians feel unable or unwilling to settle for more than a mediocre level of performance . |
| 9 | An island of Czech reaction can not survive among its metamorphosed neighbours for more than a geopolitical instant . |
| 10 | An island of Czech reaction can not survive among its metamorphosed neighbours for more than a geopolitical instant . |
| 11 | So take a tip from none other than Graham Greene : " A story has n't room for more than a limited number of created characters . " |
| 12 | To date the representation of detailed clinical descriptions for more than a narrow area of medicine has never been achieved by use of an enumerative approach . |
| 13 | Danger signals arise when the normal pain and unhappiness that accompanies all emotional growth enlarges to become a depression which you simply can not shift , particularly if you feel ( for more than a passing moment ) that there 's nothing left to live for — or if you realise in time that you 've stopped being able to look after yourself . |
| 14 | Interest rates will stay high , and while the pound remains in thrall to the mark , there is no scope for more than a token cut . |
| 15 | Various visitors are exempt : students here for more than a six-month course , EEC residents and those from countries who give UK residents free treatment ( reciprocal arrangement nations ) . |
| 16 | But there was no time to admire the view , no time for more than a swift impression of airiness and light , of deep , comfortable furniture in maize-coloured linen , before she closed the door quickly . |
| 17 | I had little time for more than a quick glance round the room . |
| 18 | Time travellers forbidden from remaining in one place for more than a short while , The Shamen are taking pop to places it 's hitherto been excluded from . |
| 19 | Time travellers forbidden from remaining in one place for more than a short while , The Shamen are taking pop to places it 's hitherto been excluded from . |
| 20 | We see no reason why the word should seem strange for more than a short time . |
| 21 | On internal British politics , Ken speaks for more than the Labour leadership might imagine , but when he leaves England for abroad he starts to get very muddled-up . |
| 22 | The Roman Research Trust says the publicity from the case helped to sell the manor for more than the reserve price . |
| 23 | If it is sold for more than the final payment , a small profit has been made in cash terms . |