Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Carter 's a queer that only goes for straights ? ’ |
| 2 | Both restrictive and non-restrictive adjectives in sentences such as ( 3 ) are alike in that they instantiate the P in : ( 6 ) [ P E ] The difference between the two possibilities is solely that , in cases of non-restriction , the speaker is aware that the identification carried out by the noun phrase as a whole is the same as it would be if the adjective ( limiting ourselves to adjectival instances ) were not present ; in essence , we have the situation as in ( 7 ) ( where the sign =i obviously stands for equality on the parameter of identification , and not for the intensional relation of equation ) : ( 7 ) In practice , the situation is almost always somewhat more complicated in English , because there will nearly always be a determiner ; thus the non-restrictive status of the adjective in the subject phrase of ( 8 ) can be represented by the formula ( 9 ) , with Pb as the adjectival property and Pc as the property inherent in the noun ( while Pa represents the word this ) : ( 8 ) this Christian Pope committed most unchristian acts ( 9 ) Nevertheless , the presence of other elements in a noun phrase beside the non-restrictive adjective and the noun itself in no way alters the principle involved . |
| 3 | It only needs for Araminta to get hold of the latest development , and the fat will be in the fire . ’ |
| 4 | Where Hornblower 's cough is designed to give him time to avoid embarrassment or to get out of a tight corner , Septimus puts on his spectacles , which in fact he only needs for reading , when he needs time to think of a way out of a difficulty or the chance to seem more confident than he really is . |
| 5 | Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre alone counts for £600,000 a year . |
| 6 | By this time retirement schemes were not merely rewards for work and service . |
| 7 | So notices for insurance premia arrive at Trivandrum in South India , say , printed only in Hindi , which no-one in the area can decipher . |
| 8 | In addition there were about 20 interesting and enlightening comments ranging from , " You can search on what you want with this if you just type in some buzz-words " to " It only looks for keywords — does n't analyse the search " The comments are given in full by Walker and Jones . |
| 9 | The culture not only allows for change , usually incremental but occasionally radical , but itself can and does change . |
| 10 | As the person through whom all orders for purchases from project grants must pass , this is clearly a key position in the project 's structure . |
| 11 | The dangers of too close inspection are obvious , and Long Kin West especially calls for caution : this hole descends vertically for over 500 feet from a rock bridge across its top carrying a track from Cold Cotes on the old road . |
| 12 | Work that not only calls for construction skills but also presents opportunities for BICC to supply power , telecommunications and control cable systems — another major part of our worldwide business operation . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the deafening silence of the Labour party when last week we announced success in reducing long waits for NHS treatment . |
| 14 | This , however , only accounts for pollution of a ‘ known origin ’ . |
| 15 | ( This only applies for files that are relatively fully loaded ; a 50 per cent packed file would require approximately equal numbers of accesses for addition and reference . ) |
| 16 | Wont Be Gone Long was making a belated seasonal reappearance due to a nasty cut on a hind leg , but now fully recovered , he loves this fast ground and obviously jumps for fun . |
| 17 | Because Foreign & Colonial Investment , the group 's highly successful large £1.1bn trust , only qualifies for PEP investments of up to £1,500 , F&C has created PEPIT , which will seek long-term growth of capital and income . |
| 18 | What with that and the dried blood , his wife refuses to eat them , so berries for eating are grown separately . |
| 19 | It only remains for miniaturisation , integration and market demand to reach the point at which the various elements can be drawn together into a single commercially viable device . |
| 20 | How how long does for June ? |
| 21 | This obviously makes for difficulties in distinguishing policy making and implementation , and for identifying implementation issues and problems . |
| 22 | Although this jurisdiction is a concomitant of its appellate jurisdiction under the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 , the Act only provides for appeals from the Court of Appeal to the House of Lords from appeals heard by the Court of Appeal . |
| 23 | Thirdly , many collateral attacks , especially claims for damages , are likely to raise factual issues . |
| 24 | Nowadays , he says , he just plays for fun . |
| 25 | Bluebeard 's wife , about to be killed by her ferocious husband for disobeying his instructions , desperately plays for time as she knows her brothers are on their way to visit her . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , she just goes for women , but she does n't mind you watching . |
| 27 | Incomers do not understand why , when public attention turns to acres of unused or underused pasture or park , the needs of sheep or the needs of agriculture in the distant future are felt by Shetlanders to be greater than the incomers ' here-and-now needs for housing , shops or recreational facilities . |
| 28 | It follows that the way in which the upper years of junior schools are organised should be seen — just as already happens for pupils of the same age in middle schools — as part of the process of securing good continuity between the primary and secondary phases . |
| 29 | Animal images , other considerations aside , may be seen to fill comfortably and unproblematically desires for order , peace , permanence and tradition in a decade where social and economic trends across the classes signify disturbances of all kinds . |
| 30 | for the construction or extension of a building or other erection on land ( Nevertheless contracts for repairs and improvements are not excepted unless they are secured by a land mortgage ) , |