Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once it evaporated and Darren Wassle was eventually dismissed for a crime which bore no resemblance to the magnitude of the sentence , well Palace must have fancied their chances . |
| 2 | Although the evidence for these flights is little better than anecdotal , sufficient information is available in his published and private papers to make possible the construction of a reproduction of the latter machine , which was successfully flown for a television film in 1972 . |
| 3 | Kerry , president of the Committee for the Search of American Servicemen Missing in Action , had long pressed for a lifting of the US trade embargoes against Vietnam and Cambodia . |
| 4 | Otherwise , I thought the specifications somewhat limited for a camera of this price . |
| 5 | Grants of any kind are usually only given for a proportion of the cost of the work to be done , but when necessary , local authorities can make loans for the balance , on which interest has to be paid . |
| 6 | ( i ) where the specified event happens in respect of a member , any share registered in his name may , notwithstanding paragraph ( 1 ) of this Rule , remain so registered for a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any such share while it remains so registered ; and |
| 7 | ( i ) where the specified event happens in respect of a member , any share registered in his name may , notwithstanding paragraph ( 1 ) of this Rule , remain so registered for a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any such share while it remains so registered ; and |
| 8 | It was realised that the ability to experiment in the human sciences was extremely limited for a number of practical and ethical reasons . |
| 9 | But this merely delayed for a while the inevitable . |
| 10 | The author seemed somewhat stumped for a reply to such an unusual question and stared into the camera , as if in search of inspiration . |
| 11 | They are complicated and obviously designed for a purpose , yet they are not alive , and they are made of metal and plastic rather than of flesh and blood . |
| 12 | Yet rehabilitation was only expected for a minority about 25 per cent — of all the children in the study . |
| 13 | Without having suffered the turmoil of a leadership contest , Labour can boast that it is better prepared for an election than the Conservatives . |
| 14 | In La Male Honte , " Foul shame " ( although the title itself is ambiguous , representing Anglo-French " The purse of Honte " , and the fabliau itself revolves around this ambiguity ) , the deceased Honte 's friend carries the legacy due to the crown to the king " " a son col " " : simply , " on his back " , although since we know that we are reading a " " fablel " " we are especially prepared for a word such as col = " arse " , and have to carry forward in our minds to the rest of the fabliau the notion that it might be significant that the friend carries what is due to the king on his backside . |
| 15 | Youngsters love it but the 220-year-old automaton is only operated for a minute , once or twice a day . |
| 16 | There is a distinction between an article created as a one-off work of art and something made as a practical , utilitarian object and perhaps destined for a production line . |
| 17 | Few hotels are better equipped for a Club holiday . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't ever , ’ and Donald took another breath , through his mouth this time , as if he 'd only surfaced for a moment , ‘ do n't EVER eat my beans again . ’ |
| 19 | The defence minister , General Jose Garcia Samayoa , suddenly called for a return to constitutional rule . |
| 20 | You , Prime Minister Calfa and Labour Minister Miller have all called for a type of social contract in this transition period . |
| 21 | If London and the North both win , as expected , then the stage will be nicely set for a north-south shoot-out in their final game at Otley next Saturday . |
| 22 | During Elizabeth 's reign , the magistrates of Nottingham , for example , not only provided for a town preacher but , in order that ‘ God 's glory [ be ] set forth and the people brought into good obedience ’ , they also held a weekly assembly of ministers and lay justices for the correction of blasphemy , whoredom , drunkenness , and other ungodly behaviour . |
| 23 | Which left Rex somewhat stuck for a reply . |
| 24 | No — this was still the interior of the Drum , its walls stained with smoke , its floor a compost of old rushes and nameless beetles , its sour beer not so much purchased as merely hired for a while . |
| 25 | It was a word that Masklin had only known for a year . |
| 26 | The great boulevards led to him from all directions , bringing the homage of a loyal and overawed population — who could assemble in the oval-shaped square thoughtfully provided for a quarter of a million of them . |
| 27 | Lessons have been learned , but conservationists have long campaigned for a rethink . |
| 28 | If they had all gone for a midnight swim , we would have had the worst slick since the Torrey Canyon . |
| 29 | My predecessor Patrick Jenkin had sensibly asked for an examination of the different ways that European countries financed their health care . |
| 30 | They are very nicely proportioned for a cottage . |