Example sentences of "[adv] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the Restoration of Charles II Mabbott petitioned successfully for the lucrative office of manager for licences of wine and strong waters in Ireland for himself and his eldest surviving son , Kympton , then aged seven , letters patent being granted in January 1661 . |
| 2 | The wholesale slaughter of these magnificent animals by poachers has been averted to a considerable degree since embargoes have been placed on the exportation of their skins and on products manufactured locally for the Indian tourist industry , such as briefcases , wallets , belts and handbags . |
| 3 | The Ring of Eight was originally founded to dance at Christchurch Folk Festival but as well as dancing at festivals we also travel to craft fairs around the South of England and perform locally for the National Trust and other charities . |
| 4 | However , the charges on both money and other property may be postponed or other property substituted , especially where the money or property is required to provide somewhere for the assisted person to live . |
| 5 | Against the left-hand wall was an assortment of canvas and metal chairs neatly stacked , presumably for the occasional use of the parochial church council . |
| 6 | Agriculture in the south has been restricted to stock-raising , mostly for the local consumption of whaling communities , on some of the peripheral and cool temperate islands . |
| 7 | He stood for a moment laughing at her as she cast furiously for the vanished rabbit , and walked on , to catch her up , along the raised embankment . |
| 8 | The differential impact of national and industry environmental forces upon the structure , process and outcomes of industrial relations have been examined empirically for the important metalworking industry across five countries . |
| 9 | Had you trained properly for the complete distance ? |
| 10 | So , the situation in that is quite serious and it behoves us to take it seriously , it behoves us to make sure that if we are putting resources of that magnitude or of any magnitude perhaps , then we have to make sure that they are managed properly for the effective delivery of the services which we intend er that them to be used for . |
| 11 | It was in fact hoped eventually to build a new Hall to cater properly for the ever-expanding School , and to convert the Ha/lam Hall into a Chapel . |
| 12 | The effect of suppression , wherever it occurs , is that stimuli presented to the left ear are destined predominantly for the right hemisphere and stimuli heard at the right ear arrive mainly in the left hemisphere . |
| 13 | Most books which have been written about mental handicap are for doctors , nurses , parents with mentally handicapped children , social workers ; rarely for the general public . |
| 14 | Details of ticket prices etc. for the Celebrating Age Festival to be held at the Royal Albert Hall are not yet known ; they will appear in the September Medau News . |
| 15 | When he found the door , he pulled off his dressing-gown and pyjamas , turned the handle , slipped inside and dived rapturously for the recumbent figure beneath the bedclothes . |
| 16 | In 1911 , after playing professionally for the Southern League side Leyton , he was bought by Sunderland for £1,200 . |
| 17 | Stories have been rejected outright for the simple reason that they were ‘ too middle-class ’ , though one editor was constructive enough to suggest the writer might want to replace ballet and riding classes with swimming and gymnastics . |
| 18 | It was all right for the active partner , but how did the other fellow get his satisfaction . |
| 19 | But maybe your Ministerial colleague is n't going right for the very top , McLeish thought with unreasonable conviction , and you were going to stop her working at Yeo Davis when you could . |
| 20 | The existence of this power resulted , ironically , in the fact that those African newspapers which had campaigned vigorously for the nationalist cause now enjoyed less freedom under the very governments that they had helped to create . |
| 21 | It was clear she was blaming Paula bitterly for the interrupted afternoon and her boss 's drastic change of mood . |
| 22 | Unlike HP , which has so far made the biggest splash enticing the mainframe software vendors to port their applications to its platforms , Sun is less likely to pay up-front for the porting work , preferring to spend the money on joint marketing . |
| 23 | Considering themselves to be superior , they cared little for the ordinary person and looked down on the sinners . |
| 24 | New and increasingly stringent fire regulations have to be accommodated and licensing magistrates — who often care little for the architectural integrity of historic pubs , but are principally concerned with good and easy supervision of the pub clientele — have to be appeased . |
| 25 | This is virtually Nithard 's last word ; and he offers an explanation of Adalard 's power : " Caring little for the public good , he devoted himself to pleasing everyone . |
| 26 | Certainly it had a freshness and credibility about it which was in stark contrast to some of the other end-of-the year events which , however exciting or impressive some individual performances and achievements may have been , still involved direct or incidental features which do little for the public perception of the sport . |
| 27 | Might have dug a little for the human interest ; might even have probed around to see if there was any backstory worth the follow-up . |
| 28 | He came on for the injured Mumby and headed in a perfect Measham cross to score his first goal for the club . |
| 29 | They had fetched him for Christmas and he was staying on for the New Year . |
| 30 | And I take it erm the commission structure is just the same if I am continuing a contract on for the following year . |