Example sentences of "[adv] for the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had he succeeded , Sartre would have established dialectical reason as successfully for the human sciences as Kant had established analytical reason for natural science . |
| 2 | She is also well known locally for the soft toys she makes for various charities . |
| 3 | The Da Toto is best known locally for the local dishes served in its good restaurant and Citalia guests will dine on three or four courses each evening of rustic , Tuscan specialities , with the added attraction of unlimited wine and mineral water included in the price . |
| 4 | A panel composed of more than 100 friends of the Caroline Walker Trust casts it net widely for the annual nominations . |
| 5 | But I was trained in an era when we were told that continental drift was all right for the unscientific geologists , but the " real " scientists — the physicists — said it was impossible . |
| 6 | We 'll go right for the awkward ones and put an X and a Y in as well . |
| 7 | ‘ This 'll be all right for the Ancient Britons as well , ’ he said brandishing ‘ The Stein Song ’ , 'I 'll give it to Mike when we go over . ’ |
| 8 | But right for the wrong reasons . |
| 9 | What if there were Protestants campaigning vigorously for the empirical sciences who nevertheless rejected the Copernican theory ? |
| 10 | Dom Pérignon cared little for the wooden plugs wrapped in oil-soaked hemp which were in use during his time . |
| 11 | So Kalmu was launched on a highly successful career as a shamanistic seer and miracle-worker which enabled him to acquire both wealth and power and hence to compensate very effectively for the severe disabilities under which he laboured on account of his low caste origins . |
| 12 | And a battle is on for the divided loyalties of the younger McCloskey brothers , Jonathon and Martin . |
| 13 | The race is on for the spare hand-outs |
| 14 | He pulled rank and went to bed at half past eleven , leaving me on for the late-night drinks . |
| 15 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 16 | This extends to his judicious choice of tempi which thankfully avoids the ‘ brakes on for the big melodies ’ approach , which in some versions comes close to collapsing the entire edifice under its own emotional weight . |
| 17 | Actually it is seldom a problem , as there is usually a male holly near enough for the pollinating insects to reach both , but be aware of the possibility that there is n't . |
| 18 | At the last the weather has been descent enough for some of the crags to dry out long enough for the new routers to get busy . |
| 19 | There was just enough speed for the aircraft to take off but unfortunately sustained flight was impossible and G-FLIX sank just enough for the main wheels to catch the edge of the dyke . |
| 20 | Disgusted by his own conceit , Maxim drifted out to the steps down to the lawn — the night was still warm enough for the big windows to be open-flanked by two huge , discreetly floodlit magnolia trees . |
| 21 | That 's why I 'm trying to fill up the gap with a few concerts , but of course I 'm not good enough for the big dates , it will be mostly provincial engagements . |
| 22 | But that is not enough for the Gay Liberationists . |
| 23 | So much for the ancestral sources of signals : let us consider the evolutionary process by which they are modified from ancestral behaviour to elaborate signal . |
| 24 | So much for the new cars . |
| 25 | So much for the elementary properties of pencils . |
| 26 | So much for the self-inflicted handicaps . |
| 27 | So much for the various qualities of books . |
| 28 | So much for the simple carbohydrates . |
| 29 | So much for the diplomatic niceties . |
| 30 | So much for the jerk-off theories put forward by the police , in which I figure as an adulterous version of George Joseph Smith — not the brides in the bath but the wittol in the water . |