Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb base] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its marbled , fine-grained beef is of very good quality and taste and it is well worth the rather long wait for maturity in spite of the lack of size . |
| 2 | The smoke is probably unburnt fuel If the carb is a little bit worn it will do this The Solex carb is more prone to this than the later Zenith It may also be slight oil burning which is also very common as the engine starts and only happens for a few seconds This is a ‘ feature ’ of Land Rovers and is not really cause for concern |
| 3 | Then Braque has capitalized on the element of ambiguity in the Demoiselles ( it is not immediately clear for instance whether the leg of the ‘ demoiselle ’ on the left is the far leg or the near leg , and the lower part of the twisted forearm of the squatting figure is left undefined ) as a means of emphasizing the flatness of the canvas he was working on : the far buttock of the Nu is connected to the foremost leg and heightened in tone so that it appears to stand in front of the nearer part of the figure ; if the outline of the neck were extended it would not join the shoulder naturalistically but pass by its outer edge , and the fact that the outline is deliberately broken allows the neck , shoulder and arm to flow into each other and fuse . |
| 4 | Although Adsersen ( 1989 ) believes that the major threat to conservation is not from tourism but from land-use via agriculture and sand and gravel extraction , there is still much cause for concern , especially if hotels and tourist resorts are developed . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend was correct , too , in the implication of his remarks , in that due to lack of time or the natural delegation of functions , the European Council , the Council of Ministers and various other councils more and more frequently ask for Commission reports and proposals on matters . |
| 6 | An offer of equity shares may enable the offeror to obtain merger relief under s131 of the Companies Act 1985 ( see para 23.1.5 below ) and also possibly qualify for merger accounting under SSAP 23 ( see para 23.1.6 below ) . |
| 7 | Approves doctrinal formulations , weapons programmes , and draws up overall plan for Politburo ratification . |
| 8 | Wet rot is obvious if the timbers are wet , but they may have dried out so watch for stain marks and test the ends of joists , beams and trusses with a screwdriver to see if they are soft or brittle . |
| 9 | Hodai , your arrows have n't enough spline for use with my bow . |
| 10 | She smiled to herself and refrained from adding , the ladies who come in here usually ask for shag for their pipes . |
| 11 | There was of course no longer need for missio , a remedy which had been designed for equitable reasons to allow a trust beneficiary to triumph over the constraints imposed by the limitation of trust protection to remedies in personam . |
| 12 | This presupposes that pieces are not too long and that they are properly rehearsed set-pieces rather than the meaningless meanderings which too often pass for improvisation . |