Example sentences of "for [pron] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With so much specialised knowledge , which would qualify her for nothing much except a pilot 's certificate , with her wellingtons over which the mud of many tides had dried , she had the air of something aquatic , a demon from the depths , perhaps . |
| 2 | That would be a substantial problem for everyone concerned with the north of Ireland . |
| 3 | He had an alley mate , the man on the next machine , who pulled the levers for both of them at one end while William 's grandad pulled for them both at the other . |
| 4 | Of all Christians , those of the Orthodox family have remained the most conservative , Their cultural roots go back to the Byzantine Empire and there has been no event for them comparable to the Reformation or Vatican II . |
| 5 | A London agent , apparently acting for someone anxious for an island property , had made a good offer ‘ sight unseen ’ , and Neil 's solicitors ( who knew the place and the difficulties involved ) had strongly advised him to accept it . |
| 6 | Any search for someone aggressive in the container business — apart from Sherwood — was bound to lead to Tiphook . |
| 7 | England mourns for her dead across the sea , |
| 8 | 1 Why did all the children laugh at Julie on the first day she went to her new school ? 2 How do you think Julie felt that day ? 3 Did you feel sorry for her then ? 4 Did you feel sorry for her later in the story ? 5 When Julie was left tied to the lamp post was it fair , unfair , cruel … or what ? 6 Whose fault was it that Julie and Bee stopped seeing each other ? 7 Why did Julie get hurts and what effect did it have on Bee ? 8 What were your feelings at the end ? |
| 9 | It must have been quite a shock for you all of a sudden to be dealing with millions of pounds on the budget . |
| 10 | Consider the following : ( 1 ) The clothing comes in a fixed number of style and colours ( if you can stretch to calling sludge brown a colour ) , and surely even the most puritanical will lust for something new after a while . |
| 11 | In other words , contemporaries viewed bribery as a bargain in which a vote was exchanged for something tangible at a time of election , but quite apart from the general distaste for such transactions , there was insufficient patronage available to permit its lavish use , and there was certainly never enough money . |
| 12 | Perhaps she could stay just the one night , then look for something cheaper in the morning . |
| 13 | But he was always looking for something extra off the ice too , through dare-devil exploits like deep sea diving and motor racing . |
| 14 | He passed theatres sleepy with morning , and walked on to Singleton 's bookshop , noted for its excellent array of new books and old books , and for its service to customers looking for something special in the way of rare editions . |
| 15 | He was searching for something positive in the experience . |
| 16 | It only does error for something wrong with the machine . |
| 17 | But there was always room for one more in the Conspiracy hunt . |
| 18 | Southey looked for him first at the Salutation and Cat in Newgate Street , where the landlord had given Coleridge free quarters because his conversation was so good for trade . |
| 19 | This up-to-date , beautifully produced book , full of sparkling colour illustrations , is a must for anyone new to an interest in wild birds . |
| 20 | For anyone involved in the game at the grass-roots level , the divisions books are invaluable — they give a pretty comprehensive run-down of every club in the country by division — and only cost £3.50 in their revised form , £9.99 for the National Leagues book . |
| 21 | Only a few minutes ' walk from the Centre the ARC is a must for anyone interested in the subject of archaeology . |
| 22 | For anyone interested in the history of radio , or collecting those beautiful radios of yesteryear , this wide-ranging magazine is a ‘ must ’ . |
| 23 | Apart from the entries , there are fascinating and often amusing essays on the Fortnum Collection ( fundamental reading for anyone interested in the collecting of small bronzes ) , ‘ Sculpture in the Department of Fine Art ’ , the architectural and sculptural decoration of the University Galleries and the Taylor Institute , ‘ Chantrey , Westmacott , and the casts after the Antique ’ ( this with some rather damning things to say about the standards of curatorship in the past ) , and the Brocklebank Bronzes and Gilbert 's ‘ Circe ’ . |
| 24 | Top scorer , Craig Maskell banged the kick in for his 13th of the season . |
| 25 | Five minutes into the second half , the parry was from the boy was looking for his first goal , and it 's picking up the pieces for his second of the afternoon . |
| 26 | From the penalty spot , Rook drove into the corner for his second of the game and give his side a passage into the next round , a defeat that sees City 's interest in Cup games at an end for this season . |
| 27 | It is this quality which has moved writers to describe her work as mythic : she speaks for us all through an interpretation of her personal experience that makes use of the universal image of the naked human body . |
| 28 | And that building there , the one with the green roof , that 's Ebenezer Chapel where we used to have lessons some mornings because there was n't room for us all in the school . |
| 29 | Kruger kept making little inspirational speeches about what Turhan Bey held for us all in the future . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's been hard going for us all in the League , but hopefully this result will help bring back the confidence . ’ |