Example sentences of "[adj] for [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Condor combines Karrimor 's sophisticated and fully adjustible SA back system with a cavernous internal space , just right for long expeditions and long distance backpacking . |
| 2 | That 's right for three weeks and erm then I was n't impressed by it , I was much more interested in China . |
| 3 | The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli 's genome . |
| 4 | I considered keeping observation actually on the flat but because of its its location , did not feel that it would be possible for armed officers or for that matter , any officer , to maintain observation for any period of time without being seen . |
| 5 | Whilst it may be possible for certain hoists and lifts to be provided with dual controls and to be relied upon to assist in the initial stages of smouldering fire or even the last stages of salvage and reinstatement , and whilst the provision of a portable extinguisher could be regarded as standard , the dangers involved in aligning the confines of a lift or cage to a developing fire in the only manner by which it could be used effectively are sufficiently great to warrant special mention when consideration is being given to emergency planning . |
| 6 | Fundraising at Carrisbrooke School , College Road , Middlesbrough , is towards making holidays possible for 100 boys and girls . |
| 7 | We marvelled again at the scenery of West Spitsbergen , its sharply tipped mountains of dark rock , the glacier-filled valleys between and the tiny strips of life-giving vegetation which made it possible for some birds and animals to exist . |
| 8 | In general we value goods with a price , and devalue the ‘ free lunch ’ , but it is possible for some institutions and professional and personal relationships to be viewed in different terms . |
| 9 | Despite pop 's current cutting adrift of male homosexual signs , it is still possible for sexual analyses and critiques of consumer capitalism , such as can originate in the experience of gay men and women , to emerge from pop 's cultural discourse in order to point to the future : |
| 10 | In the still longer term it would be possible for national planners and institutional managers of initial teacher education to adjust the mix of curriculum , pedagogy and school-based learning in such a way as to narrow avoidable gaps between initial and in-service teacher education . |
| 11 | Two-year-old Lady would not be coaxed away from Jimmy Seymour 's van , so he had to keep the engine ticking over with the heaters full-on for eight hours while the bitch gave birth to eight healthy pups . |
| 12 | Packaging is usually similar to that used for liquid degreasers and , as the packs are similar , clear descriptions , labels and hazard warnings are essential |
| 13 | An alloy of zinc and lead used for cheap castings and chased work . |
| 14 | The SEM procedure is essentially similar to that used for larger specimens and only those adaptations necessary for embryos or their component cells will be dealt with here . |
| 15 | To pursue the point , although it is normal for regulated companies and publicly owned companies to face little competition , if they were replaced by some other structure it is not clear that competition would develop . |
| 16 | If the transaction takes place in the context of market conditions normal for such commodities or services , then the transaction is presumptively voluntary , even though competition is absent . |
| 17 | Such cultural groups are typically small in numbers , and offer little opportunity for reliable statistical analysis , of the kind which is normal for larger institutions and groups . |
| 18 | The growth of BR stations in recent years is heartwarming for pro-rail supporters and the figures speak for themselves , 1986 = 2,526 , 1987 = 2,530 , 1988 = 2,554 , 1989 = 2,561 . |
| 19 | The economic recession of the late 1970s has meant not only that government funds have become even more scarce for such policies but also that government and public concern has shifted away from issues of inequality to concentrate on the problems of productivity and economic growth . |
| 20 | From now on she could be grateful for small mercies and be content to take one step at a time . |
| 21 | My report on this tour concluded with the words : ‘ I shall be grateful for any suggestions as to how this Department may co-operate in helping to meet the desperately urgent situation that is about to develop in the Delta villages . ’ |
| 22 | Please note that we would be most grateful for any handouts or further information you would like to send us . |
| 23 | The reasoning which led to the discovery of the antimalarial pyrimethamine was applied equally fruitfully 15 years later , to the drug trimethoprim , which was as specific for certain bacteria as pyrimethamine was for malaria parasites . |
| 24 | Anti-terrorist squad officers have been on maximum alert for several months and have been expecting ‘ a spectacular ’ IRA bomb in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 25 | Seeking high and low for new rewards and new ways forward . |
| 26 | Then , on the eve of the second Test in Madras , Gooch had his infamous encounter with a poisonous prawn that laid him low for several days and was out of the match with diarrhoea and sickness that laid him low for several days . |
| 27 | Well Mrs you 're pleading guilty for these offenses and we 've listened to what Mr has said on your behalf and we 're going to be as lenient as we can in the circumstances . |
| 28 | This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage . |
| 29 | Soundposts are an important feature of bowed instruments but are unsuitable for plucked instruments and will deaden the sound of a dulcimer . |
| 30 | Inconsistencies can be very confusing for young children and conflicting attitudes over toilet training and discipline can lead to frustration and unhappiness . |