Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and with hindsight , although , do n't think I 'm being over critical , although you put forward eighty or so estimates for different schemes , with hindsight it 's clearly more prudent and fairer and accurate , more accurate to have a contingency fund is n't it ? , in the , in the budgetary cost |
| 2 | In business studies there were generally six or so applicants for each place . |
| 3 | Some of the 150 or so places for new postgraduate students are in shared rooms . |
| 4 | In that year the electricity bill for one of the winter quarters was just over £25 but before today 's Society Stewards become too wistful they should also reflect on the fact that the average Sunday offering then through the envelope system was below £17 , or about 7p for each subscriber . |
| 5 | Whatever happened to champagne in your slipper or even cocktails for two ? |
| 6 | The palaeoenvironments also appear to have been little different from those of the afropithecins , with closed woodland-forest indicated for Fort Ternan , although some authors infer open country or even grassland for this site . |
| 7 | The latest figures show that the Lords cost tax payers £4 million in the year from April 1990 to 1991 , or almost £30,000 for each day they sat . |
| 8 | It must have been a Saturday or else Lewis for some reason or other was on holiday from work . |
| 9 | As the season did not begin until Christmas , this meant that they would be away considerably longer than originally intended , and so permission for additional leave of absence was sought from the Archbishop . |
| 10 | Instead of having they had to come through the Dock Commission all of the men , they wanted so and so men for that boat , they used to come through to me . |
| 11 | Only the core subjects of English , maths , science , Welsh in Wales ( and perhaps technology for 14 year-olds ) will be tested . |
| 12 | What 's more , if you know at least nine other stamp collectors , you can join as a group member for even less — just £2.20 for two years and only £3.50 for five years ! |
| 13 | A similar comparison of 1984 and 1992 child benefit rates , taking into account the increase in earnings , shows that the benefit from next April should be £12.55p per child ; instead it will be £9.65p for the first child and only £7.80p for each subsequent child . |
| 14 | The values of A t were ‘ caused ’ by volatility and not volume for both indices . |
| 15 | Therefore , HDL may be responsible for the return of cholesterol from the periphery to the liver where mature HDL particles are recognised by hepatocyte receptors , leading to uptake and finally degradation for biliary excretion of cholesterol ( Tall & Small , 1978 ) . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ I should also be grateful if you would inform your readers that the Department of Transport have now agreed to reduce the fees for the new Transport & Works Act Orders which replace the old Light Railway Orders with effect from January 1 and the fees which will be payable in respect of applications where no compulsory purchase order is being sought will now be £750 for the first hectare ( or part of one hectare ) and thereafter £250 for each 0.5 hectare ( or part thereof ) with a maximum fee of £80,000 . |
| 17 | Two years elapsed before , as a matter of right , torpedoed seamen became entitled to " one month 's wages , or wages up to the date of arrival in the United Kingdom , whichever is the greater " , and also compensation for lost effects . |
| 18 | Prior to his LWF post , Mr Hjelm was Director and Senior Editor of Fortress Press , and also Vice-President for religious books for William Collins publishers . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , a depreciation of the dollar tends to reduce eurobond issuance , especially for dollar issues , suggesting that depreciation leads to expectations of further falls and hence losses for non-dollar based investors . |
| 20 | The total cost of each additional job is estimated at about £8,500 in the zones , and about £23,000 for additional jobs within the local area as a whole . |
| 21 | Although for a while the silk market will be uncertain , we are nevertheless optimistic about the longer term for Sekers and particularly opportunities for joint marketing of furnishing fabrics with our carpets . |
| 22 | At Rome there had been some disagreement and even contention for more than a century on the possibility of restoration for believers who committed adultery , murder , or apostasy ( participation in idolatrous rites ) . |
| 23 | Africans received laws , fines and even imprisonment for certain agricultural and pastoral practices ( and the other restrictions which enabled Europeans to realise their economic interests of the day ) , while European settlers received physical infrastructure , loans , and an agricultural extension service backed by research stations which researched commercial crops for commercial farmers . |
| 24 | An increasingly popular alternative for visitors to continental Europe are Eurocheques and Eurocards , but they can be expensive , with typical charges around £8 a year for the card and around £2 for each cheque cashed . |
| 25 | We suggest cynics try L'Oréal Tec Ni Pli Velcro rollers — pinless wonders which grip hair on contact ( around £4.50 for a set of six extra-large rollers , and around £7 for 12 — from appointed salons only . |
| 26 | WE WERE in Prague and then Bratislava for British Film Week , organised months ago by the British Council , but now thrust inadvertently into the middle of a political , social and cultural revolution . |
| 27 | At sixteen or seventeen many adolescents in the sample were considered old enough to make up their own minds about issues such as smoking , exercise , and diet ; it was often left entirely up to them to contact doctors , dentists , and sometimes schools for undiscovered GCSE results . |
| 28 | Perhaps Edward expected no other outcome , and indeed preparations for another campaign in France were well in hand when the treaty was concluded . |
| 29 | Dogs were deprived of food but not water for 18 hours before surgery and experiments . |