Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although recorded annually there is no regular winter population , and birds rarely remain for more than a few days except in severe winters , when considerable influxes occur . |
| 2 | A church in which they predominated , would , she had to admit , have little place for such as she . |
| 3 | The report points out that the sector is highly diversified : worldwide , the 10 largest companies only account for one third of production , while in Europe a large number of small and medium sized firms operate alongside 15 or so multinationals . |
| 4 | The amount of funds channelled towards buy-out/buy-ins has risen to 61 per cent of the total in 1989 , whereas that for start ups has fallen to only 6 per cent ( start-ups and other early stage only account for 15 per cent of total funds invested ) . |
| 5 | Although debt enquiries still only account for 6 — 7 per cent of total enquiries , the severity of the problems means that each case can take over 12 hours of interviewing and office work to handle . |
| 6 | As can be seen by figure 1 , the number of households headed by women in Latin America and the Caribbean , accounts for 25 per cent of the region 's households , and in Africa 17 per cent , whilst those of the developed regions only account for 20 per cent . |
| 7 | Second , we are sceptical about trade figures in general and , third , these figures only account for less than half Britain 's trade . ’ |
| 8 | You 've done more than you thought you 'd ever get away with and so in a sense it 's all gain from here , in fact it 's been all gain for some time and so you ca n't complain and you do n't intend to if fate deserts you now . |
| 9 | Between them these items taken together account for 60 per cent of total expenditure . |
| 10 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp 's NTT Mobile Communications Network is to split itself into nine regional units : its present headquarters in Tokyo will become the group 's parent company , which will wholly own the equity of the eight subsidiaries , and the move is intended to improve efficiency and competitiveness in the fight with its biggest domestic rival Daini Denden Inc , which has no unit in Tokyo and Tokai area , which together account for half the population . |
| 11 | While France stands shoulder to shoulder with Germany , and the two countries together account for half the EC output , the exchange rate mechanism will survive , representing a beacon of hope for federalists who still see a common currency as the bridge across which Europe must pass to a federal future , and a baleful threat for the sovereign Britishers , who see it as a black hole which could draw EC members inexorably into the same destiny . |
| 12 | Life is one long scratch for this poor individual . |
| 13 | The TSB 's new Family Bonus plan allows up to eight in a family to pool their nest eggs and so qualify for higher rates of interest . |
| 14 | Look through the books and patterns you have , see what 's available at your local knitting centre , perhaps send for that book you never bought earlier and have a really fun time with the wealth of designs from Iris Bishop or Wendy Phillips or whoever you like best . |
| 15 | Is there a broad enough base for popular capitalism ? |
| 16 | Add the tomatoes , tomato purée and wine , season and gently cook for 5 minutes . |
| 17 | The three policies separate cover for climbers into new user friendly packages , with options of year long cover for domestic use and two policies for climbing abroad . |
| 18 | They had a long wait for this one , almost an hour . |
| 19 | But it 's a long wait for those affected by the virus . |
| 20 | AN instant testing kit for cancer will end patients ' agonisingly long wait for vital results . |
| 21 | Minor or the trace constituents then are present in concentrations less than one part per million they obviously count for less than point one percent of the total salts They are useful as chemical tracers of particular waters . |
| 22 | Some of the congregation are not regulars , but they 're none the less welcome for that . |
| 23 | As more companies attempt to take a bite at this particular cake , the market becomes increasingly fragmented and it is very difficult indeed to achieve strong enough support for any particular design though each has its own supporters . |
| 24 | For the first time a non-aligned state provided not only support for Soviet warships on a commercial basis but did so without in the process tarnishing its non-aligned credentials . |
| 25 | One could be a ‘ creationist ’ without being much support for Biblical religion . |
| 26 | The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July , where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds . |
| 27 | This was a natural enough view for those who remembered his tariff opinions before the war , his stout defence of Ulster and his diehard opinions in 1911 . |
| 28 | Well , erm , I I give a very small example of that , er , we 're very privileged er , in having four distinguished leaders of the voluntary sector , who meet with us every four months , and they , er , we only meet for two two and a half hours , and we talk through what we think we 're trying to do , as a company . |
| 29 | Firstly , your garment is likely to be more successful if you use a very similar yarn so look for slubbed cotton , acrylic for acrylic , wool for wool and so on . |
| 30 | Firstly , your garment is likely to be more successful if you use a very similar yarn so look for slubbed cotton for slubbed cotton , acrylic for acrylic , wool for wool and so on . |