Example sentences of "[art] [noun prp] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The through route of some twenty miles ranks amongst the finest walks in the Highlands for sustained interest . |
| 2 | It still counts as a four-seater , but it 's not in the same league as the Calibra for rear room where head and legroom are restricted . |
| 3 | I am grateful to Mr. Chris Smyth of the VCT for this information . |
| 4 | He added that during the repair process Mr Hall had been told he could exchange the Rolls for another vehicle but had refused . |
| 5 | FOOD Minister David Maclean has blamed the KGB for poor publicity surrounding the launch of a series of food safety guides from the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries & Food ( MAFF ) . |
| 6 | Delegates asked the TEC for greater support and we will endeavour to help them . |
| 7 | Refer to the CFM for further guidance . |
| 8 | In a New Year message to the King , published in Rabat , the Moroccan capital , on Jan. 4 , French President François Mitterrand expressed his " deepest gratitude " for the brothers ' release , but on French television on Jan. 5 the Minister-Delegate for Humanitarian Action , Bernard Kouchner , described the affair as " scandalous " and " revolting " . |
| 9 | It was reported on Feb. 20 , however , that the government had decided to meet the CNG for exploratory peace talks , without demanding that the guerrillas declare a ceasefire in advance . |
| 10 | Yet the proportion of the total population aged 65 and over in this category is estimated from the NDHS for each Authority and is now ten years out of date , during which period there has been a significant increase in the numbers of elderly , including the very old . |
| 11 | After root canal treatment , my three-tooth bridge has to be replaced by two new crowns , plus a plate with one false tooth at a charge of £200 — the maximum under the NHS for one course of treatment . |
| 12 | People with mental disorder can not act like consumers in the ordinary sense of the word because of the nature of their problems — they can not , for example , forsake the NHS for another service as they might McDonalds for Burger King — but we can , nevertheless , devise ways of listening to what they have to say and ensuring their voices are heard . |
| 13 | Both the Ulster Orchestra and the Festival are happy to welcome George Hanson , the young American conductor who is crossing the Atlantic for this concert . |
| 14 | Insider dealing has been the focus of regulatory attention on both sides of the Atlantic for some time now . |
| 15 | The promoter of a Sabbatarian bill in the Parliament of 1621 , he was derided as a sectary and a disturber of the peace by a histrionic lawyer , who was expelled from the Commons for this offence . |
| 16 | In their final declaration issued on Jan. 31 , summit participants stressed " the importance of strengthening and improving the UN to increase its effectiveness " , and invited the Secretary-General to recommend by July 1 , 1992 , ways of rendering " more efficient … the capacity of the UN for preventive diplomacy , for peace-making and for peace-keeping " . |
| 17 | From 1 October , 1980 , applications to the MAFF for agricultural capital and development grants were to be notified to the park authority ; and since then the park authorities have at least had a chance of commenting and . |
| 18 | Reynolds was suspended in August 1990 by the IAAF for steroid use but , after claiming testing improprieties , successfully sued the IAAF for £18 million in a US court last year . |
| 19 | Off Whitstable , Glisseuse changed course and made for the Swale channel which leads between the Isle of Sheppey and the main Kent coast , a popular short cut into the Medway for small craft when the tide is right . |
| 20 | Complaints from CA , beginning in 1987 , and from the European Bureau of Consumers ' Unions , have resulted in the Commission initiating proceedings against the UK for incorrect translation of the directive . |
| 21 | Japan scores twice as high as the UK for this variable with a significance of p < 0·001 , but with a negative correlation . |
| 22 | The benefits of short-term machinery hire have been known in the UK for some time . |
| 23 | This aircraft has been in the UK for some time , latterly at Audley End , Essex , and before that Rochester , Kent , and Duxford , Cambs , having been recovered from the fire dump at Decimomannu , Sardinia , Italy . |
| 24 | THE DEATH PENALTY is retained in law in the UK for high treason , various offences committed by members of the armed forces during wartime and , in England and Wales , for piracy with violence . |
| 25 | Mrs Hiscocks , a divorcee , had been looking after a 650-acre wildlife sanctuary at Abuko for Mr Brewer , while he was in the UK for medical treatment . |
| 26 | In many areas the indicator taken by the LEA for extra funding to compensate for urban disadvantage is the number of children registered for free school meals . |
| 27 | George was referred to the LEA for formal assessment under the Act on the grounds of emotional and behavioural difficulties as an ‘ urgent case ’ . |
| 28 | The Brut blames the Despensers for this measure , but the king was able to raise almost 7,000 men who served for four weeks at their vills ' expense . |
| 29 | Contact British Waterways : for more details about canal walking : and the RSPB for further information about the bird reserves featured in this article : . |
| 30 | Johnson and Douglas ( 1978 : 151 ) point out that the Equity Funding scandal , ‘ perhaps one of the largest securities and investment frauds ever perpetuated on the American public , … involved more losses than the total losses of all street crime in the US for one year ’ . |