Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adj] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But 1973 instead became most significant for the October Arab-Israeli War and a quadrupling of oil prices which further deepened the West 's economic difficulties . |
| 2 | On most gliders that will mean less than 50 knots , which you may think rather slow for a steep turn . |
| 3 | Life now became rather difficult for the Durbeyfields . |
| 4 | Things became so bad for the Charles Bal later on in the evening that she had to spend the entire night tacking back and forth south east of Krakatoa , probably remaining within twenty kilometres of it — the ash-fall from the eruption was so thick that Captain Watson could not see well enough to steer away to safety , but ironically , the glare from the volcano provided a weird and somewhat improbable lighthouse . |
| 5 | It was because of this that it became so important for a buyer to establish that the seller 's representation amounted to a contractual term so that full damages would then be available . |
| 6 | Now critics of contemporary systems say so much for the worse for contemporary system , we have to move to one of the other models , maybe suitably amended and only then will we be truly free and equal . |
| 7 | It looks just right for a helicopter man . |
| 8 | At Grange Park , Hampshire , built c .1670 for the lawyer , Sir Robert Henley , Samwell 's house was swallowed up by the neo-classical remodelling by William Wilkins [ q.v. ] , but despite alterations and the threat of demolition , the shell of his house substantially survives , concealed within the later work . |
| 9 | Because of a longstanding health condition , her father was not considered physically suitable for the armed forces and so he worked in a munitions factory not too far from their home . |
| 10 | The bridge and router market has looked dangerously overcrowded for the past year , and the first big crack appeared yesterday when Proteon Inc fired 15% of its workforce after reporting a $2.7m first quarter net loss — including a $1.7m restructuring charge , on sales stalled , up just 5.6% at $27.7m . |
| 11 | It had looked more suitable for a West End hairdressing salon . |
| 12 | Culturally , too , conditions in the cities were becoming more propitious for the independence , individualism and involvement in public affairs of which liberals dreamed . |
| 13 | She had come totally unprepared for the northern climes and , at Adam 's insistence , had bought some clothes near to Newark on their way to Teterborough Airport . |
| 14 | Swindon , committed up front for an equaliser , let Tommy Johnson slip home number two for Derby . |
| 15 | You may also need slightly longer for a panel interview . |
| 16 | Both of the safari buses were booked up solid for the month after that . |
| 17 | The appointment letter should also state that ( i ) in the event of the time and place not being convenient , the debtor is to name some other time and place reasonably convenient for the purpose , ( ii ) ( statutory demands ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment the creditor proposes to serve the debtor by advertisement or post or insertion through a letter box or as the case may be , and that , in the event of a bankruptcy petition being presented , the court will be asked to treat such service as service of the demand on the debtor , ( iii ) ( petitions ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment , application will be made to the court for an order for substituted service either by advertisement or in such other manner as the court may think fit ; ( c ) in attending any appointment made by letter , inquiry should be made whether the debtor has received all letters left for him . |
| 18 | So that we 're all caught up ready for the christmas rush . |
| 19 | I even carried out a double-bluff of appearing slightly guilty for the wrong reasons , so that adults told me I should n't blame myself because I had n't been able to warn Paul in time . |
| 20 | On this date 228 Squadron left the island , which was no longer considered really safe for the flyingboats following the recent strafing . |
| 21 | Finding different ways to describe a miserable unchanging pattern is becoming as difficult for the car market as it is for the weather men . |
| 22 | He also realises that as Talk Talk become more and more embroiled in their lush musical underbelly , in the process becoming increasingly alienating for the average pop fan , his record sales , and subsequently his budget , will inevitably get less and less . |
| 23 | First tonight , Lothian detectives are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a fifteen year old Bathgate girl . |
| 24 | Lothian detectives are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of fifteen year old Bathgate girl Lorna Dempsey . |
| 25 | POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a man who has been missing from Gartloch Hospital in Glasgow for six days . |
| 26 | He says asthma has been becoming increasingly common for the last 20 years for reasons we do n't understand . |
| 27 | This story about an ageing monarch was considered quite unsuitable for the young Queen at the start of her reign . |
| 28 | Several processes may be considered potentially responsible for the fractionations in U/Pb , Ce/Pb and K/U at the time of lithospheric growth . |
| 29 | In one case , a man was interviewed twice weekly for an hour , over a period of eight months , until only a few months before his death . |
| 30 | Judged against government norms , this amount of residential provision can be considered relatively modest for a district with a population of 260,000 . |