Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think that we would enjoy the Victorian smog of 1880 London , so let's settle for 1850 England . |
| 2 | The nature and modifications of the prey assemblages also may differ for similar reasons . |
| 3 | Making the assumption that such men have working-class occupations , Sullivan argues that the housing options for them are very limited after divorce , more limited than for women who , if they have been left as single parents relying upon state benefits for their income , probably will qualify for local authority housing . |
| 4 | but they also can ask for two hundred and fifty pound , for up front er as a |
| 5 | We really should wait for Frejji to come back and fix them . ’ |
| 6 | He shrugged indifferently , making her immediately regret her stupidity ; she really could die for some good hot food ! |
| 7 | He picked up a packet of mints and said tot he cashier : ‘ That gormless Lancastrian out there will pay for these — he has got the brains of a chocolate mouse . ’ |
| 8 | Now that certainly should cater for all his requirements , the only problem that Alec will have to go through now , is that actually get all this information |
| 9 | For example , the dies used to make Roman bronze medallions of the second century AD might last for ten years , and at the city of Dalisandos in Asia Minor a die survived for more than eighty years . |