Example sentences of "[adj] and [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I heard a friend was willing to part with some of his things , I swapped my Game Boy , games , light and case for 3′ tank , internal filter , two heaters , and most important of all , a breeding pair of Angels . |
| 2 | Roll another ball of icing , flatten slightly , cut in half and position for the feet . |
| 3 | There was a substantial body of opinion which would support the view that , whatever convictions were held on the merits , it would be inopportune to introduce this experiment in the unsettled conditions following a major war , when the number of violent crimes was abnormally high and respect for the sanctity of human life had inevitably been impaired by the circumstances of war . |
| 4 | This critic may have been thinking of a well-known passage in one of the Nativity sermons in which Andrewes keeps up a series of puns in Hebrew , Latin and English for three pages on the word Emmanuel : ‘ If it be not Immanu-el , it will be Immanu-hell … . |
| 5 | Thus , a theory of the tides based on the moon 's attraction was good science for Newtonians but bordered on occult mysticism for Galileo , whilst in contemporary society , Marx 's theory of historical change is good science for some and propaganda for others . |
| 6 | Never mind , ’ said Breeze valiantly , ‘ perhaps if we 're awfully careful and cheese-paring for the next forty years or so , we may end our days in some sweet little cottage with roses round the door … ’ |
| 7 | Zuwaya preferred not to employ one another but to enter into partnerships of a kind which created income for the wealthier and capital for the poorer man . |
| 8 | However they still have good players — Zlatko Vujovic , Stojkovic and Susic for example — and England will have an opportunity to check them out at Wembley next week . |
| 9 | However , if it was too weak and watered down a version of Presbyterianism for the Scots , it none the less proved far too rigid and alien for the majority of the English laity . |
| 10 | Add the chopped spinach and mint and bubble for a minute or two until the spinach is soft . |
| 11 | Add the chopped spinach and mint and bubble for a minute or two until the spinach is soft . |
| 12 | They may also start with an individual and search for a location . |
| 13 | In other words , having debited principal and interest for loans raised to operating statements , rates had to be collected at least to cover those repayments ( S. 2 , General Rate Act 1967 ) . |
| 14 | ‘ Careful consideration should be given to re-marketing the restaurant by introducing a style of menu that is more appropriate in style , content and price for the identified target markets , ’ Horton says . |
| 15 | ( Or whatever feels appropriate and right for you . ) |
| 16 | Although it included the Byzantine penalties of blinding and mutilation for certain offences , it was far in advance of the legal practices of many medieval states , and it was the first comprehensive legal code amongst the South Slavs . |
| 17 | Then we declare row t and column u unavailable and search for the smallest in the remaining available rows and columns , say , and set , declaring row v and column w unavailable . |
| 18 | He told me some hair-raising stories of the casual , careless way in which bodies can be handled at the undertaker 's and in transit , the most common being losing the coffin on the way to the funeral because the doors have not been properly secured or the wrong name-plates having been attached , resulting in great distress to the relations of the deceased and confusion for the minister concerned , all of which made our dealings with Nigel seem positively reverential ! |
| 19 | Braque , on the other hand , wanted to paint these distances or spaces , to make them as real and concrete for the spectator as the objects themselves . |
| 20 | The queen six and hope for turn up . |
| 21 | Not not quite a law for the rich and law for the poor , |
| 22 | ‘ The objective of the peace process which is broader and more important because it is bound to change the region , is to implement UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 and land for peace . ’ |
| 23 | During the First World War the little colony of gifted foreigners in Montparnasse and French artists unfit for military service was increasingly shunned by the rest of society at a time when xenophobia was rife and contempt for any man out of uniform was universal . |
| 24 | Balfour 's charm was too subtle and serpentine for him . |
| 25 | KQ VI may be criticised as being too easy and not achieving anything new — forget that , it is good old fashioned family entertainment , and with now Kings Quest VI and Quest for Glory III Sierra are back up at the top of the pile ! |
| 26 | The ‘ Minister of the Crown ’ role was hung on little Colin Moynihan for a day or two while everyone tried not to laugh ; he was , after all , only just over five foot tall and Minister for Sport and he had , after all , not slept with Pamella , only been with her at the Winter Ball . |
| 27 | Even in the evenings , he crafted his ships while Uncle Philip and Finn made puppets until it was half past eight and time for him to go to bed . |
| 28 | My family 's complete and life for me is just beginning . |
| 29 | Portable treatment couches are usually too narrow and lightweight for treating a hemiplegic patient . |
| 30 | Borland International Inc is now shipping its collaborative Borland Office for Windows combining WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows , Quattro Pro for Windows 1.0 and Paradox for Windows 1.0 , at a suggested retail price of $600 , $400 for 90 days . |