Example sentences of "[noun] and for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know we 've argued all these years and I 've been irritable , if not downright rude , but … but … ’ and Creggan was astonished to see that this fiercest of eagles was suddenly close to a profound grief and for a few moments quite unable to say anything more . |
| 2 | But this ca n't be seen — it is n't obvious — a child can become the subject of ridicule and for a sensitive and intelligent child this can be sheer hell . |
| 3 | He met her eyes and for a second time ; she smiled her shy smile at him , but his swimming head filled it with invitations . |
| 4 | He wore an expression of abject defeat and for a short moment my attention moved away from my own troubles and I felt sorry for him . |
| 5 | Luce buried her face against Michele 's neck and for a long time they sat without moving or speaking . |
| 6 | The I-measure will of course increase with area and indeed linearly for uniform card subjects and for a given light intensity . |
| 7 | The average torque produced by the motor over one step at maximum load is : The total phase resistance , R = 18.0 + 2.0 ohms = 20.0 ohms and for a rated phase current of 1.0 A the required d.c. supply voltage c = 20 V. For two-phases-on excitation the fundamental component of supply voltage is V = 4 X d/T ( Fig. 5.5 ) , i.e. V = 25.5 V. The peak magnet flux linkages with each phase winding ( M ) can now be found by solving Eqn . |
| 8 | The main objectives of the programme are concerned with the working out and testing of the new theories for actual cities — both for individual sectors and for a comprehensive urban ‘ model ’ , this latter being important because structural change in one sector can trigger such change in another . |
| 9 | For an application to be an application for the renewal of a licence , it must be in respect of premises where there is a licence already in force and for a further grant in the form of that licence . |
| 10 | That is the best thing for industry and for a strong recovery from the recession . |
| 11 | The average waiting time for a routine appointment in a urological outpatient clinic was 7.4 ( range 3–36 ) months and for a non-urgent prostatectomy 21 ( 9–36 ) months , and the situation in Wales was slightly worse than in the United Kingdom as a whole . |
| 12 | He lay at her side and for a long while he did n't speak . |
| 13 | He paid for water to be piped from the valley 1,500ft below the village and for a proper tarmacadam road to be constructed , linking it to the twin towns of Couiza and Montazels in the valley below . |
| 14 | They can be held for 48 hours without charge under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and for a further five days at the discretion of the Home Secretary . |
| 15 | It was the morning of Emilia Frere 's departure from the Hall and for a few minutes Louisa found herself alone with the Rector , who fingered the brim of his hat and beamed like the milky sun outside . |
| 16 | After a few days of premonitory seismic activity , the eruption started on 15 January and for a few days well-developed Vulcanian activity continued , with frequent explosions and a great eruption cloud reaching up to 10,000 metres . |
| 17 | Evidence resolving the trichotomy at node 3 is provided for a human-chimpanzee grouping and for a chimpanzee-gorilla grouping . |
| 18 | This will influence the teacher 's or therapist 's decision regarding whether or not the test is likely to be useful for a particular child and for a particular purpose . |
| 19 | A strong hand stayed her fall and for a brief instant she was flung against Fen 's chest , his heartbeat quite audible as her breathing seemed suspended . |
| 20 | However , we recognise that the countryside is also a place for conservation , for bird lovers , for agriculture and for a whole range of people . |
| 21 | Later in the season , plants offer animals food of a different kind and for a different reason . |
| 22 | There is of course no need to be unduly alarmed at these discrepancies ; we should reflect that any normal language presents numerous instances where certain recalcitrant items refuse to fit into a generally acceptable pattern ( e.g. for no very obvious reason the " expected " adverbs difficultly and longly are not accepted in English and have to be replaced by the phrases with difficulty and for a long time . ) |
| 23 | In practice each patient area should indicate its staffing requirements in detail over 24 hours and for a typical 7-day period . |
| 24 | CIWF is a public Trust which campaigns against factory farming and for a fair deal to farm animals during rearing , transport and slaughter . |
| 25 | Its 1979 census population of about 162,000 was 75.9 per cent Armenian and only 22.9 per cent Azerbaijani , and there had been pressure for some years for its transfer back to Armenia and for a greater degree of autonomy for its predominantly Christian people . |
| 26 | In April , a month after the ‘ moderate ’ right had come together in the ominously powerful and well-financed form of the CEDA , local elections provided encouragement both for the right and for a Radical Party now hungry for power . |
| 27 | Moneylender Cash loan usually between £30 and £1,000 from a local firm ( or broker who fixes it with a finance company ) , usually without security and for a fixed period ( anything from days to years ) ; may be paid in fixed instalments or lump sum ; interest rate fixed at start . |
| 28 | A petite , pleasant-faced doxy , however , caught my eye and for a few hours I became old Shallot again , whiling away the time , telling the most outrageous stories and making her laugh both in the taproom and on her feather-filled mattress in the chamber above . |
| 29 | The treaty provided for the elimination of all chemical weapons stocks over a 10-year period and for a detailed inspections procedure for to ensure compliance . |
| 30 | Demonstrations of up to 100,000 people before the elections were accompanied by calls from the Azerbaijani People 's Front for their boycott and for a general strike . |