Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] for a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 2 | Any actuarial calculation must therefore be discounted to allow for the chance that he may only live for a shorter period . |
| 3 | These fees are quite distinct from the money you will need for living , travelling , buying books , etc. , which will probably account for a further £3500 to £5000 ( these figures are based on 1989/90 standards ) . |
| 4 | Anglers and shooters may now wish for a lower profile and conflict with canoeists and ramblers respectively will bring publicity they could do without . |
| 5 | It is the price the arts must inevitably pay for a higher political profile . |
| 6 | They can then apply for a further 24-hour extension but after that they must charge or release the pair . |
| 7 | Even if the majority of exercises employed are basically the same , the results will vary according to whether you work hard for short periods or do easier work for a longer stretch . |
| 8 | Would these be shared between you and the operator , in the sense that they will be paying a keener price — from the operator 's point of view — then they would otherwise have for a shorter contract ? |
| 9 | Thus deceived , lied to by the leaders they had trusted , in the chill , grey dawn on Friday 6 December 1745 the unbeaten Jacobite army turned its back on its objective and the long and pointless retreat — pointless because they could never hope for a better opportunity than this — began . |
| 10 | While accepting that , I would just like to suggest to Cottee that he will never play for a bigger club than Everton . |