Example sentences of "[adj] for [v-ing] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had no time to spare for embarrassment , due to shoes totally unsuitable for climbing down a cliff path . |
| 2 | It 's well worth the trouble , though , firstly because it 's obviously ideal for bringing out the bass in small guitars , secondly because it looks just fabulous , and thirdly because it makes the inside of the guitar smell like an explosion in a spice market . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , the right position for taking the pictures is seldom ideal for picking up the sound , especially when speech is being recorded , so on-board camcorder microphones do have their drawbacks . |
| 4 | The conditions were ideal for showing off the practicalities of using markers . |
| 5 | good for picking up the marks . |
| 6 | This exercise is brilliant for toning up the loose skin under the chin . |
| 7 | It is useful for bringing together the separate parts of the ANLT and the grammar and lexicon can be developed and altered within this environment . |
| 8 | These ambiguous examples are particularly useful for bringing out the difference between the two types of interpretation . |
| 9 | And a collection of routine thoughts and physical distractions are useful for filling up the spaces created by the avoidance . |
| 10 | spoon gouge is also useful for hollowing out the nostrils etc … |
| 11 | Lager style beer at 50p a half litre is useful for putting out the fiery effects of ‘ Rahi ’ — anis flavoured blowtorch fuel . |
| 12 | This example is useful for understanding how the test works . |
| 13 | You will be able to choose from traditional , elegant , white decor doors , which are popular for bedrooms , or silver mirror doors , which are great for brightening up a dingy hallway or adding light to a small , dark room . |
| 14 | The Government department concerned for dishing out the dosh in these matters must presumably think croquet is a corporate hospitality device . |
| 15 | As professional bodies , they are responsible for laying down a code of conduct for their members with the ultimate aim of providing the highest standards of service for the public . |
| 16 | Now , in Rome , Frank turned to Mac and reminded him , in front of me , that he had said I was responsible for messing up the change-over . |
| 17 | If you are responsible for setting up a discussion : |
| 18 | It is suggested that each area elect a co-ordinator who would liaise with Janet Rogers who will be responsible for setting up the exhibition . |
| 19 | For example , if the pH falls below 4.5 , trout cease to produce the enzyme responsible for breaking down the outer coating of their eggs , trapping the larvae and so preventing reproduction . |
| 20 | Matthieu was also responsible for drawing up a plan of the New Town ( see p. 138 ) but he died in 1352 before completing more than four chapels in the cathedral choir . |
| 21 | Two of these scholars , Edward Foxe and Thomas Cranmer , who were both members of Anne Boleyn 's faction at court , were responsible for drawing up a document called the Collectanea satis copiosa , in which they advanced a claim of imperial sovereignty for the English monarchy . |
| 22 | When establishing the Editing Commissions responsible for drawing up the Statute of 1861 , the Tsar had recognized the need to appoint men who not only could cope with the intricacies of the legislation involved but who positively favoured Emancipation , who were convinced in their hearts as well as their heads of its desirability . |
| 23 | He was responsible for drawing up the first comprehensive anti-drugs strategy , unveiled in September 1989 , which involved increased spending , heavier penalties for casual users and incentives to drug-producing countries to clamp down on narcotics production . |
| 24 | The enlightened bureaucrats who were primarily responsible for drawing up the legislation of 1861 may not have achieved everything for which they were striving , but they were undoubtedly trying to achieve more than the modernization of the gentry 's sources of income or the revivification of the state machine . |
| 25 | Together they acted as recruiters responsible for bringing together the large numbers of men who constituted the armies of the day . |
| 26 | Today , everyone in the House will join in thanking those responsible for bringing about the peace conference that opened in Madrid yesterday . |
| 27 | After making a political volte-face he went on , without even a glimmer of embarrassment , to be responsible for bringing in the council tax . |
| 28 | He talked of the Governor Support Unit and I 'd like to remind Councillor and his group that they were responsible for taking over a hundred posts out of the administrative section of . |
| 29 | It could not possibly be , could it , that the man responsible for taking on the loan , the then chairman of Keyser Ullman , Mr Edward du Cann MP , is spending the parliamentary recess leading a debt-collecting bandit gang in Sardinia ? " |
| 30 | The powerhouse responsible for heating up the dust is hidden from view but the team believes it is either a quasar or a massive burst of star formation . |