Example sentences of "[vb base] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sports shoes account for an increasing share of the total footwear market — about 23 per cent by value — but represent only ten per cent of Clarks ' 17 million unit business . |
| 2 | Fostering breakdowns account for an increasing number of admissions to residential care . |
| 3 | The frail or very elderly account for an increasing number of pensioners , and that emphasises the importance of nursing home and residential care . |
| 4 | The family says the seats are lovely and comfy , I say the driving position is good and commanding and the light , quick steering and instant V8 torque make for an effortless drive . |
| 5 | All these features make for an excellent package . |
| 6 | No , you 're just a pathetic monomaniac who 's lived too long and has become obsessed with the idea of making the entire planet suffer for an ancient wrong that was perpetrated by a mindless minority ! ’ |
| 7 | In this sense the privileges and goods that pupils can ‘ purchase ’ with the points they earn provide for an effective degree of control . |
| 8 | My plans for 1992-93 provide for an overall increase in my education programme of some 15 per cent . |
| 9 | He was to express the presbytery 's grave concern over certain aspects of the handling of these cases and press for an urgent review of procedure in suspected child abuse cases . |
| 10 | Lapis lazuli was valued for its deep cerulean blue , turquoise for its mid-blue , carnelian for blood red and felspar for an opaque green . |
| 11 | Stop for an Italian coffee at Mokafé or browse through the latest French novels in Tropismes . |
| 12 | Travel north on the Glaciers Highway and before reaching Jasper , stop for an exciting snowmobile ride on the Columbia Icefields . |
| 13 | Between January 1940 and June 1941 he broadcast no fewer than nine major speeches , demonstrating his unshakeable confidence , strengthening morale , and giving further hope for an early end to the war . |
| 14 | More than eighty per cent of those polled also endorsed the ‘ all-round abolition of national military and naval aircraft ’ , a formulation designed to evade pacifist opposition by implying , but not explicitly stating , support for an international airforce under League control . |
| 15 | Several very eminent living palaeontologists frequently emphasise the abruptness of some of the major changes that have occurred , and seek for an external cause . |
| 16 | The main good grains on which we depend for an essential part of our daily diet come from plants belonging to the family of grasses and can not be readily digested until the tough outer shells are broken up and , sometimes , removed . |
| 17 | Typically , those ( the majority ) who did not have a full-time class teaching responsibility , might ‘ float ’ and cover for an absent colleague one day , act in a support TTT capacity the next , and so on . |
| 18 | If you 've had to put a plan on ice or wait for an opportune moment to announce a life-expanding decision then you need wait no longer . |
| 19 | Hereford 's 5 month wait for an away win in the league came to an end at Spotland . |
| 20 | The only commando casualty before the Force set sail for an uneventful passage home , was an officer accidentally shot in the foot . |
| 21 | and we either go with the word report or we look for an alternative word or words . |
| 22 | I 'm referring of course to budget acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments , which are often the starting place for the next generation of guitar hero or hobbyist , or where electric guitar players look for an inexpensive diversion into arguably more expressive sounds . |
| 23 | The novel has a contemporary setting and is about people who meet for an extraordinary dinner party . |
| 24 | ANOTHER capacity crowd is assured at Twickenham on May 2 for the Pilkington Cup final when Bath and Harlequins meet for an almighty battle . |
| 25 | For comparison , Toglia , Payne , Nightingale and Ceci ( 1989 ) found that the threat of taking a blood sample alone did not appear to affect overall levels of performance at list learning , face recognition for a nurse who did not in fact take a blood sample or cued recall for an earlier conversation . |
| 26 | ANGRY managers have drawn up contingency plans to keep an Essex port running if dockers vote for an all-out strike , it was revealed last night . |
| 27 | Candidates actually attend for an important examination in the afternoon when it took place in the morning ! |
| 28 | But within this complete chronology we can discern some processes and states of affairs that are comparatively brief , others that last for an intermediate length of time , and some that go on for centuries or even millennia . |
| 29 | Square Face : Wear a headpiece that sits on the back of your head and opt for an understated veil style , although your face shape will carry a long veil beautifully . |
| 30 | For example , the individual organisations might explain why many firms opt for an expansionist policy in times of recession . |