Example sentences of "[adv] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Cambodian peace talks in Paris broke down in 1988 , it was Mr Solarz , along with the Australian foreign minister , Gareth Evans , who pushed successfully for an expanded UN role in the transitional peace settlement . |
| 2 | Take off cabinet doors : leave them off altogether for an open shelved look ; replace them with new louvred or wooden doors with beading ; replace them with glazed doors , or hang curtains in front of shelves instead ( PVC fabric curtains wo n't pick up dirt so easily but cotton is cheaper and easier to wash ) . |
| 3 | But as Ted Sandy-man ought to have realised , ‘ you 've got to have grist before you can grind ’ ; machine-masters end up machine-minders , and all for nothing , or rather for an insidious logic of expansion . |
| 4 | A satisfactory duration period depends on the size of your LIFESPAN database but an 8 hour period should be enough for an average sized database . |
| 5 | Hankin added : ‘ I think fans have waited long enough for an outstanding performance at home . |
| 6 | And while it is easy enough for an experienced journalist to write that synopsis from memory ( checking for the elusive name of Software Arts and making sure that it really was PrairieTek that vanished last year ) , it would take a deal of research and above all deep thought to put together a dissertation on why things panned out the way they did , the fatal mistakes , the good decisions that each company made to achieve triumph or disaster , or both in quick succession . |
| 7 | But … ’ he pursed his lips , considering , ‘ well , enough for an old man . |
| 8 | I liked to think that , while discreet enough for an important occasion , the ensemble made its own kind of personal statement . |
| 9 | But then , she might somehow get the drawing right , just as she had dreamed of playing the clarinet exquisitely enough for an important conductor , conveniently marooned in a snow drift , brought half-dead to Castle Bewick and hearing those magical notes drifting from her tower , to stagger from his couch and say , ‘ Ah what notes of fairyland do I hear ? ’ |
| 10 | So much for an early start . |
| 11 | He advanced on him only for an exquisite googly to dip and dart through the gap to bruise the off stump . |
| 12 | Is my hon. Friend aware that , for many years within the referral area of the Plymouth eye infirmary , people have had to wait excessively long periods not only for an initial eye examination but for subsequent treatment ? |
| 13 | In any case , as a result of the growing emphasis on patrilineal descent in all aristocratic families , even the noblest of wives could do less for an eleventh-century lord than she could have done for his grandfather . |
| 14 | Gibraltar 's attorney- general , John Blackburn Gittings , said that it would cost many thousands of pounds in legal fees alone for an estimated three-day contested hearing before the Privy Council . |
| 15 | Though he did n't say so , he was looking for something more satisfactory for himself and Sien , and perhaps for an extended family if her mother and brother joined them later . |
| 16 | A vacuum is then created because new employers have not been given a chance to develop sufficiently for an orderly takeover and employees have not been given opportunities for retraining . |
| 17 | If religious example , and to a lesser extent philosophical theory , can influence our moral decisions , then that an action is legal or illegal will probably have even greater significance ; less so for an old lag , more so for a judge . |
| 18 | As the Arches paper is off white , in areas I needed to highlight , and so for an opaque light tone , I would sharpen the leads into a plate and add water until I had a thick consistency a little like gouache , and would apply that direct with a brush in flat colour . |
| 19 | So for an adequate description and explanation of the penal crisis , we need to explore why there is this perception of injustice , and even to ask whether this perception is correct . |
| 20 | There was an unresolved discussion in the case as to whether the lessee continued liable for the entire rent or merely for an apportioned part of it , which is all that the plaintiff claimed . |
| 21 | In the past they have brought many candidates together for an entire day of selection activities , which included written tests of their numerical and communication skills . |
| 22 | Each June a group of Duannians meet together for an informal reunion . |
| 23 | Colours can of course be mixed together for an infinite variety of results . |
| 24 | Some thirty graduates of the degree came together for an excellent meal in University House , followed by an informal update from one of the joint organisers of the reunion , Keith Moffitt , on the whereabouts of those who had been unable to attend . |
| 25 | No greenkeeper in the world would admit that his greens were anything but perfection , especially for an important tournament . |
| 26 | You could soon be flying away for an exciting holiday in Reims , the heart of Champagne country — all it takes is three questions and a little imaginative sparkle ! |
| 27 | Originally , Geoff Huffer , Ile De Nisky 's trainer , felt his colt was immature and was going to give him just one more run before putting him away for an ambitious campaign next year . |
| 28 | Nevertheless for an individual sector , as we have already seen in Section 1.3 , this need not be the case since income can exceed expenditure and vice versa . |
| 29 | total sponsorships of a vehicle ( normally for an initial period of 3 years ) |
| 30 | It also takes longer for an old person to use the toilet and they may sense impatience from other residents or staff if they spend as long as they would like in a toilet . |