Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of its long use , especially in writing for academic and administrative purposes , the vocabulary and to some extent the sentence syntax of Standard English have been greatly elaborated . |
| 2 | If we are interested only in smoothing for pictorial representation , this does not matter . |
| 3 | That there should be about 400 woody species in a hectare of South American or Malaysian forest has led to problems not only in accounting for such diversity , the main subject of this chapter , but also in actually measuring the richness of such forests . |
| 4 | But times have changed and chefs may not be able to get away with overcharging for simple dishes using relatively inexpensive ingredients for much longer … or perhaps they will . |
| 5 | Through extensive interviews , it focuses on the lives of 15 British men and women , aged between 70 and 90 , who have dedicated half a century or longer to working for social change and justice . |
| 6 | It 's still worth looking for English labels on the vegetables and fruit — do try to support the good old English varieties . |
| 7 | WELLINGTON ( AFP , AP ) — Three New Zealanders and an American given up for dead were found alive yesterday after drifting for four months on an upturned trimaran in the south Pacific . |
| 8 | For the most part , though , the Review concerned itself more with establishing for English studies a status similar to that of the humanism of classical studies , than with criticism . |
| 9 | Delay caused by a failure of the legal aid authorities to act , or act reasonably may constitute good reason , but delay caused by the failure of the plaintiff or his solicitors to act promptly in applying for legal aid , or for the removal of a legal aid restriction , will not constitute a good reason ( Waddon v Whitecroft-Scovill Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 309 ) . |
| 10 | It 's also worth applying for other jobs that appeal and for which you might have a chance . |
| 11 | Butler , far from pressing for early reform of the law , was at pains to dispel the fears of those who felt that the recommendations of the Report would lead to a sudden increase in homosexuality , or to its condonation : |
| 12 | There are a number of other deep water aquatics well worth considering for this . |
| 13 | This excellent quiz type program for up to four players is well worth ordering for those evenings you have a few friends round for a couple of drinks . |
| 14 | By the way , friendly , protective neighbours are absolutely invaluable and well worth cultivating for that reason if no other . |
| 15 | These and other minor details are well worth researching for important presentations . |
| 16 | The £5.49 price is well worth paying for this kind of quality . |
| 17 | However , a Belgian study in which cuff width and arm circumference were taken into account revealed that even after correcting for this relationship , weight appeared correlated to blood pressure ( Demanet et al , 1976 ) . |
| 18 | Although we are unable to ascertain the price increases for the various insurance companies in Northern Ireland and Great Britain as we can in the Republic of Ireland , nevertheless our research does indicate that even after allowing for these rate increases the cumulative increase for Autocover in Northern Ireland and Great Britain since the commencement of the scheme is significantly less than the average increase charged by most other insurance companies during the same period . |
| 19 | Also even after quoting for certain deliveries , that carrier may not be in a position to do the haulage just when required . |
| 20 | A COUPLE were celebrating their new home today after waiting for 42 years . |
| 21 | A COUPLE were celebrating their new home today after waiting for 42 years . |
| 22 | A much higher average might well cancel out these small variations and should be done so that a more reliable measurement would be available immediately without waiting for later processing on a mainframe . |
| 23 | You can do this directly , if the catalogue has subject divisions , or indirectly by looking for all books with a particular word in the title . |
| 24 | I would think it 's a diminishing number because I think that a large number of judges who would have voted for Mr Clement Attlee would look askance at voting for some of his successors , with all respect to them . |
| 25 | • Buy for durability ; instead of settling for cheap plastic , spend a little more on something that will last . |
| 26 | Instead of plumping for shop-bought toys , build up a useful box , filled with everything from buttons to old magazines , which children can glue together to make their own sculptures . |
| 27 | Instead of looking for one thing to satisfy our needs we might try looking for combinations . |
| 28 | Instead of looking for new approaches that could galvanize the industry to deal with its problems , the call went up for a leader who would , in the words of one Bioscope editorial , be able ‘ to make order out of disorder , to organize agreement and concord with a strong hand , tactfully and helpfully , yet with a stern repression of pettiness and ignoble motives . ’ . |
| 29 | Instead of looking for different relations in different contexts to prove ambiguity , one may adduce sameness of relations as evidence of generality . |
| 30 | Now in recent years , what has happened is that because of the recession , mineral operators instead of looking for enormous new areas to work have been seeking to erm improve er through their own review processes , the working within their existing sites and perhaps to go for some modest increases , so the number of applications has kept up , the amount of work that we are engaged in has er been at least as much as in the past and in some cases because of enforcement matters has been greater , but the fee income has been slipping . |