Example sentences of "[art] [noun prp] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having already written for the NME for several months as the transvestite sex-poet Susan Williams I was nervous , a straw sucker acting brash in a den of sophisticates . |
| 2 | More generally , governments in Japan , the US , and Europe have promoted and lavishly funded a number of large-scale pre-competitive research consortia ( such as the VSLI consortium , SEMATECH , MCC , ESPRIT , and others ) , and antitrust law and practice in both the US and Europe have become noticeably more lenient with the passage of the National Co-operative Research Act in 1984 and the announcement of the block exemption from Article 85 in the EEC for certain categories of R&D agreements in 1985 . |
| 3 | He served in the RAF for five years and stood as a candidate in the 1984 Euro elections and in the 1987 general election . |
| 4 | The Mill was sited next to the Avon for good reasons . |
| 5 | Home of the Duncombes for 300 years ; 60 years a school ; now restored to superb family home . |
| 6 | Cusick himself remained the unsung creator of the Daleks for many years , picking up little recognition for his work . |
| 7 | Mr Sansom was 55 and had worked with the ACCA for 18 years , the last four as secretary . |
| 8 | US carriers were permitted to widen the already liberal rights they had enjoyed in the Netherlands for several years . |
| 9 | A UK investment company sought to transfer its central management and control to offices in the Netherlands for fiscal reasons , without the consent of the Treasury , which was required under the tax legislation of the UK . |
| 10 | Erm , he gave his job up when he was twenty two years old to tour the States for six months . |
| 11 | She 'd been in the States for nine months now , and was getting to feel like a native . |
| 12 | She had lived in the States for several years but she still retained her British accent , though she often maintained that she loathed England and would never return to it . |
| 13 | ‘ Which means Butler will have to go back soon to the States for more funds , ’ Regan said . |
| 14 | Let's say a former Salford student or even faculty member wanted to visit the States for three weeks , maybe I would be in a position to provide some ( rental ) accommodation for a fraction of the cost of a hotel or package deal . |
| 15 | Now , The Cheaper Sex had been out in the States for some weeks , and it seemed as if everyone under the age of twenty-one wanted a copy . |
| 16 | His other neighbour 's child-bride kissed her boy hero each morning , in her floating web dressing gown , as if he were going to the Falklands for three months . |
| 17 | This should be carried out under the guidelines set out in the CFM for Quick Appraisals ( Chapter 5 ) . |
| 18 | The review should be carried out under the guidelines set out in the CFM for Quick Appraisals ( Chapter 5 ) . |
| 19 | And Ford Motor Co has confirmed that it is dumping Motorola 's 88000 RISC and is switching to the PowerPC for future generations of its Electronic Engine Control Modules . |
| 20 | Kerr LJ said that some of the public comments on Bromley v. GLC gave the misleading impression that the judgments in the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords were designed to thwart the wishes of the majority on the GLC for political motives . |
| 21 | Cramped accommodation was found in the Louvre for six students , each of whom was to be paid an annual stipend of 1,000 livres , a director and later a secretary . |
| 22 | He worked for the NCC for 18 years , until his retirement ( as Chief Warden for North Wales ) in 1978 . |
| 23 | All three countries have at one time or another during the 1980s had recourse to the IMF for standby loans . |
| 24 | A bill may be introduced into either House , though non-controversial bills are usually commenced in the Lords , allowing more time in the Commons for controversial bills to be introduced . |
| 25 | The book is also Denyer 's personal celebration of having lived close to the Broads for 16 years — ten years longer than he 's lived anywhere else . |
| 26 | He next went into the ‘ first levy ’ of the Landwehr for five years , then the ‘ second levy ’ up to the age of 39 , and the Landsturm until he was 45 . |
| 27 | Damage to embassies was particularly severe in Bonn and Stockholm , and in New York five Iranians occupied Iran 's mission to the UN for several hours . |
| 28 | In that case , the Dip.HE for such students will continue to be very largely the first two years of a degree course , though its provision may increase if credit transfer develops nationally and it becomes more common for students to undertake a two-year Dip.HE course in one institution and move to another for a third year . |
| 29 | In any case , the attractiveness of the Dip.HE for mature students who are not required to possess the two A-levels qualification will presumably remain . |
| 30 | At a press conference on June 9 ( after the close of polls ) , it was revealed that Bartoncik had attended a meeting with Havel and his advisers on June 5 , when he was shown documentation indicating his involvement as a paid informer for the StB for 17 years . |