Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ornaments recovered from Neolithic cemeteries in the Rhine and Danube basins show that the shells most favoured for personal adornment were those of the mussel Spondylus gaederopus from which were fashioned necklaces , pendants and bracelets . |
| 2 | One of the things that makes war so fascinating to its students and so frustrating to its participants is that in a moment of supreme crisis it is rarely given for one side , obsessed by its own difficulties , to see just how bad things are in the enemy camp . |
| 3 | All were prescribed as painkillers , with both Zomax and Opren widely prescribed for arthritic patients . |
| 4 | Now you ca n't possibly test a medicine on ten thousand people before you start to sell it , so that sort of risk , as rare a risk as that , will only be picked up when the medicine has actually been in use and on the market and been properly prescribed for some years , and what we are doing now , and what is particularly interesting , is to start to use computers to pick up these adverse reactions so that we know much more quickly in future if a medicine is doing any harm and we can either stop prescribing it for the people who are going to suffer from it , and that 's the most likely thing , or else take it off the market altogether if it 's if we do n't if we ca n't pick out the people who might be at risk . |
| 5 | The breed was initially dual-purpose , whatever its colour , but for the most part ceded its milking role to the neighbouring Ayrshire ; it has continued as a beef breed but has never been intensively developed for that role . |
| 6 | It was also skilfully manipulated for political purposes . |
| 7 | Okay Linfield and Bangor are probably two of the best teams in Irish football but the point I 'm making is that Carrick 's team deficiencies were blatantly exposed for all to see . |
| 8 | On the basis of tests carried out in the North Sea by the Laboratory , Bayne believes that organic pollutants may be having a greater impact on marine life than heavy metals such as lead , mercury and cadmium , which had hitherto been widely blamed for most of the damage . |
| 9 | Prime Minister Ante Markovic , introducing the currency reform in line with a controversial IMF-backed package of economic austerity measures announced by him on Dec. 18 , 1989 , had said also that wage increases would be linked to the new dinar 's exchange rate , meaning that wages were thus effectively frozen for six months at November 1989 levels . |
| 10 | This catalogue raisonné has been keenly awaited for several years ; work began before the artist 's death in 1988 , aged eighty-six . |
| 11 | Manufacturers have also been putting a lot of resources into providing a wide range of dry foods especially formulated for marine fish species . |
| 12 | It is somewhat eased for some by the student loans system . |
| 13 | Alternatively , some subjects may require H pylori infection and then clear it spontaneously or with the aid of antibiotic treatment , perhaps given for some intercurrent respiratory or urinary tract infection . |
| 14 | When is a building sufficiently furnished for full habitation ? |
| 15 | And , of course , he 's so revered for this sleight-of-hand that he 's constructed a two and a half hour show to appeal mainly to his legions of cultish disciples who 've been waiting quite a few years for him to make sense again . |
| 16 | The use of weights coupled with longer exercise periods is very demanding and is only intended for serious athletes . |
| 17 | It was emphasised that this event was not only intended for those interested in ecumenical groups . |
| 18 | The veined and variegated roots yielded beautiful veneers much prized for ornamental work . |
| 19 | Despite inclusion in the Christie 's preview and plans for a pre-sale tour before the sale , the picture was suddenly withdrawn for undisclosed reasons before being catalogued . |
| 20 | Briefly , 3 10 7 cells grown in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 5% FCS were harvested , washed twice in 1 PBS and resuspended in 2 ml of buffer B ( 60 mM KCl , 15 mM NaCl , 0.15 mM spermine , 0.5 mM spermidine , 15 mM HEPES pH 7.5 , 14 mM β-mercaptoethanol , 0.3 M sucrose , 0.5 mM EGTA and 2mM EDTA ) ; 2 ml of buffer B containing 0.1% NP40 were added ( final NP40 concentration : 0.05% ) and the mixture was gently pipetted for 1 min on ice . |
| 21 | Boss wrongly sacked for sexual harassment |
| 22 | If we consider the mathematics of combinations we must come to the conclusion that the pattern making activity of the mind is far better designed for conceptual thinking than any computer . |
| 23 | Although technically possible on magnetic tape , logarithmic searches are too slow to be economic , so they are normally only considered for direct access devices . |
| 24 | In 1990 , many took advantage of the Government 's new Gift Aid scheme ( a scheme apparently designed for higher rate taxpayers who hate the nearly incomprehensible Deposited Covenant form ) . |
| 25 | True ivory is one of the few substances to have been highly esteemed for symbolic purposes wherever it could be obtained . |
| 26 | W. 's chapter of misfortunes continued when , in September 1991 , Dr. M. suffered a heart attack and contact between him and W. was necessarily severed for some three months . |
| 27 | Beyond the door lay the cargo compartment , bare , bleak , functional and obviously designed for one purpose only , the transport of missiles . |
| 28 | This is a permanent method of contraception and is only recommended for those who are absolutely sure that they do not want any more children . |
| 29 | This is a permanent method of contraception and is only recommended for those who are absolutely sure that they do not want any more children . |
| 30 | The Horsepool in Coleford is made up of twenty three houses , all built for old age pensioners . |