Example sentences of "[adj] for [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He finished last of the Europeans , two behind David Feherty , who had a 70 for his best round of the tournament . |
| 2 | To Paul Dubrulle , a thirty-four-year-old French Jesuit serving as an infantry sergeant at Verdun , whose journals are outstanding for their un-embellished realism , it seemed as follows : |
| 3 | Nos. 34E and 55E were due for their annual inspection , servicing and relicensing , which took place on 15 and 27 July respectively . |
| 4 | Strangely enough , his announcement came just the day before Sir Richard Body 's press conference on his Pig Husbandry Bill , due for its second reading on 25 January . |
| 5 | Mr Clarke yesterday showed no sign of giving ground on the reforms set out in the National Health Service and Community Care Bill , due for its second reading in the Commons today . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , pressure groups are variously encouraging retailers to open on a Sunday or urging local authorities to prosecute the law breakers , and labour MP Ray Powell 's Private Member 's Bill ( supported by the Keep Sunday Special Campaign ) is due for its second reading on 22nd January . |
| 7 | It relates to the Education ( Schools ) Bill which is due for its Second Reading next Tuesday . |
| 8 | A summary of export mission achievements is shown on page 10 of this Report and I take this opportunity to thank all those who have led Scottish Council missions during 1989/90 for their excellent support . |
| 9 | The core of morality was seen by Kant in the ‘ categorical imperative ’ , the unconditional demand upon us to do what is right for its own sake . |
| 10 | The outline of the character seemed right for her youngest daughter but when producer Alan Hardy saw Kylie , it was she he chose . |
| 11 | Mr Chairman I 'm , I 'm a little bit concerned about er number two er there 's something that is , we promised to reply straightforward written enquiry with without sort of commenting on whether it 's two weeks , two days , or whatever , I am a little concerned that some of the replies people show me that have had from Highways Department , erm , they really whoever writes them do n't go into any detail , I 've had , I 've seen letters recently where , where somebody said it will be dealt with in about four weeks ' time , well that 's okay , maybe they 've good and valid reasons why about four weeks is about right for their particular problem , but they do n't know why it 's gon na take four weeks , they say oh god they should be able to do that in a couple of days there 's no problem it 's an easy little job , I , I feel that the , our officers when they reply they should give some amount of detail and if they give a time span in which they 're gon na put something right , they should say why it 's gon na take that long . |
| 12 | Visit your nearest Clinique counter for a personal skin analysis on the famous Clinique Computer and find out which three products are right for your 3 Step skincare programme . |
| 13 | A gentle step into a short sling and then the real miracle , a tiny hole , just right for my ancient ladle handle , revived from the days when Drummond briefly made them almost respectable . |
| 14 | It was just right for his small cine projector , and as many as could be packed in , watched happy films about ‘ Fulham in the springtime ’ or ‘ The London Parks ’ or the antics of Mickey Mouse . |
| 15 | Clive Brittain will withdraw Mystiko if there is heavy overnight rain , but the conditions were just right for his big winner yesterday — Love Of Silver . |
| 16 | Some ponds and lakes , too , are richer in life than might be expected ; and sometimes , indeed — when polluted — become too rich for their own good ( this is known as eutrophication ; see p.117 ) . |
| 17 | Unless you 're in the top league of American Express Gold Card shoppers , these delights might be just a bit too rich for your festive feasting . |
| 18 | This cleared up in time for him to jump in Zurich , however , and then he returned to Whitaker 's Yorkshire stable for his final preparation before the long flight from Frankfurt to California today . |
| 19 | Lot forty two two Columbia portables there they are now , thank you , Lot forty two , fifty for them fifty pounds anywhere for the portables ? |
| 20 | Lot fifty five four phonograph horns and Lot fifty five , fifty for them fifty pounds anywhere ? |
| 21 | and Lot fourteen is the cabinet now showing , thank you , Lot fourteen , fifty for it fifty pounds anywhere at fifty at fifty pounds fifty at fifty pounds fifty pounds , anywhere at fifty unwanted then at fifty pounds fifty pounds . |
| 22 | Reportedly there are continuing internal struggles between Sun 's hardware unit — which wants the new NFS as soon as possible for its next generation multi-processing servers — and SunSoft , which has already promised multi-threading for NFS , but wants the new features to be part of Solaris 2.1 or higher , and 2.1 is n't expected until mid-1993 . |
| 23 | Over the last fifteen years , successive governments have taken the view that the best way to preserve great houses is to make it possible for their traditional owners to maintain them . |
| 24 | All of them seemed to have in common a cold dislike of children and a determination to do as little as possible for their inadequate wages . |
| 25 | Where the reading skill required is that of interpreting such things as labels and road signs , they should pursue the normal targets and programmes as far as possible for their own safety , though they may need help where practicable to interpret these things through other than ordinary visual means . |
| 26 | Throughout , it is a case of shooting deer as cleanly as possible for their own good . |
| 27 | Conversely , it is possible for our physical state to influence our moods , behaviour patterns and , in extreme cases , our sanity . |
| 28 | Therefore it was not possible for my Working Group to prescribe a single policy which would suit all circumstances . |
| 29 | Same team , similar bike — Capirossi has kept things as simple as possible for his first season as defending world champion |
| 30 | Meanwhile , as the Century was nearing completion , Gould was at pains to predict the most popular subject possible for his next publication . |