Example sentences of "[adv] [noun sg] [vb -s] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | • Algae magnets can be used to hold down lettuce leaves for herbivorous fish . |
| 2 | A leopardess heavy with young is at an obvious disadvantage when it comes to hunting , so nature compensates for this by making her pregnancy a short one of 90–105 days . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , local newspaper reports say Peking is concerned that this could further fuel calls for greater democracy in Hong Kong , where the British government now seems more committed to increasing the pace of political reform . |
| 4 | ‘ Are you so afraid of being wrong that you 're prepared to put up warning notices for those involved ? ’ |
| 5 | In Denmark , private investors have been successfully encouraged to build their own small wind turbines and now wind accounts for one per cent of electricity consumed there . |
| 6 | If the relocation package appears very favourable , the company may find itself paying out relocation costs for more staff than it had budgeted for . |
| 7 | Figure 3.1 offers a possible starting-point for explaining why science has for many people ruled out religion . |