Example sentences of "for [verb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have developed a combination depth electrode ( Spencer probe , Ad-tech Instrument Co. , Racine , WI ) and microdialysis probe ( dialytrode ) suitable for implanting in the conscious human brain to measure extracellular concentrations of glutamate and GABA in epilepsy . |
| 2 | Tens of thousands of Popular Front supporters , most of them refugees from Nagorny Karabakh and Armenia , criticised the Azerbaijani CP leadership for acquiescing in the central Soviet authorities ' retaining responsibility for security in Nagorny Karabakh when the region had been restored to Azerbaijani control in November 1989 following 10 months of direct rule from Moscow [ see p. 37044 ] . |
| 3 | He may start sitting like this in preparation for moving into the supine lying position ( on his back ) or , more rarely , into the prone lying position on his stomach . |
| 4 | Looking at the total expenditure and the economic projections , ministers decided broadly and in a preliminary way what limits had to be set for spending in the next financial year ( then about nine months away ) . |
| 5 | The key issue here is to establish the need for recording as the only accurate method of detecting change ( good or bad ) in a child 's behaviour . |
| 6 | The friend he 's looking for served with the Royal Military Police in Austria from . |
| 7 | President Roosevelt broadly favoured trusteeship for dealing with the former western colonial territories in South-East Asia occupied by Japan in 1941–42 . |
| 8 | This session provides an opportunity to learn about forms and styles of education in different cultures , to examine the relationship between developing study skills and general language learning and to make practical suggestions which will help students to develop skills that are needed for studying within the British educational system . |
| 9 | The new administration was given responsibility for preparing for the forthcoming general election and drafting a new constitution . |
| 10 | The Armed Forces Supreme Court sentenced 26 non-commissioned army officers to terms of imprisonment of between six and nine months for participating in the abortive military coup of Dec. 3 , 1990 [ see p. 37913 ] . |
| 11 | There was never any mention of further plans for parachuting after the first operational disaster , and the correspondents agree that he was away in the desert . |
| 12 | Three and a half years ago I described my experience of a meeting I attended for briefing on the brave new world of budget holding , the wild card of the recently published NHS Review . |
| 13 | I am writing to confirm our booking for filming at the Old Royal Observatory on Wednesday 7 June from 9.00 to 11.00 am . |