Example sentences of "[coord] [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the site chosen is in the opinion of the local authority not suitable for the carrying on of an offensive trade , being for example too near to residential properties then consent may be refused , or granted for a limited period or subject to conditions . |
| 2 | After his death many were given away or sold for a few pounds , and he was largely ignored as a painter until in 1987 six examples of his work were loaned to an exhibition entitled ‘ A Paradise Lost ’ at the Barbican Art Gallery , devoted to the neo-Romantic movement . |
| 3 | Use the colourings straight from the tube or bottle , or diluted for a paler shade . |
| 4 | The only practical problem encountered ( apart from cases where the proffered acknowledgement form was ignored , and the seller returned his own acknowledgement form or called for a special negotiation ) was that some sellers ' administrative systems required the issue of their own acknowledgement form before an order could be logged . |
| 5 | However , there are cases ( such as property specially built or adapted for a particular occupier ) where modifications are needed . |
| 6 | This kind of committee can either be permanent or appointed for a special purpose . |
| 7 | On at least a morning a week at ‘ family specialist ’ hotels , children are collected , given breakfast and taken on a trip or entertained for a few hours so their parents can enjoy a morning on their own . |
| 8 | The Prague meeting was preceded by sharp disagreements between the Soviet Union and some member states , notably Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland , whose representatives spoke openly about the dissolution of COMECON and pressed for a speedier implementation of currency convertibility and the right to trade individually with organizations such as the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 9 | Yachts have been fined for neglecting to fly one in Turkey , and reprimanded for a torn one in Greece . |
| 10 | Secondly , anything suggested by the Progressive Democrats has to be automatically suspect , on the grounds that the Pee Dees are a miserable bunch of motherfuckers who , when Sam Snort grasps the reins of power , will all be rounded up and interned for an indefinite period . |
| 11 | Terrorism and the Liberal State was published in 1977 , and revised for a second edition in 1986 . |
| 12 | In this way , the dictionary , being a general-purpose source of knowledge designed for use by non-experts , is being used to contribute to the recognition of text that is both highly specific and intended for a specific audience only . |
| 13 | Often written by women and intended for a female readership , the novels are characterized by a blend of sentiment and sensationalism with elements of the fashionable Gothic ; a number of them were translations from the French . |
| 14 | The pilot scheme will involve shops in five selected villages for the first year , and if successful will be extended and developed for a further three years . |
| 15 | For example on 31 March 1991 , Chelmsford prison had a certified normal accommodation of 244 but an actual inmate population of 403 , making nearly 13,000 prisoners were sleeping two or three to a cell ( NACRO , 1991b ) — typically in prison cells which were built in the nineteenth century and designed for a single inmate . |
| 16 | Like the plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs , they were successful and varied for a long time , but all three groups failed to survive the Cretaceous . |
| 17 | In later years the main object was to topple the bull from the town bridge whereupon it would be killed and roasted for a huge supper of ‘ bull-beef ’ . |
| 18 | Some of these programs belong to the Shareware scheme which means that they can be used and evaluated for a few weeks , and you pay the registration fee only if you continue to use them . |
| 19 | Gorbad halted the attack and prepared for a long siege . |
| 20 | He marched the twins in the direction of the nearest station and prepared for a long , boring wait . |
| 21 | In the Chandni Chowk shopkeepers boarded up their premises , buried their treasure and prepared for a long period of unrest . |
| 22 | That relationship was superb and made for an excellent team effort throughout the year , as was evidenced by the fulsome tributes paid to Ian McNeil at the end of his period in office . |
| 23 | The plaintiffs , a borough council , brought proceedings under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 and applied for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from using shop premises of theirs for trade on Sundays in breach of section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 The defendants resisted the claim against them on the ground , inter alia , that section 47 was in conflict with article 30 of the E.E.C . |
| 24 | ‘ XYZ ’ is the perfect kiss-off to everyone who raved against Moose in 1991 with such blinkered zeal , to all the people who sneered at shoe-gazing — a ‘ scene ’ defined , uniquely , by those who hated all of the bands they ill-informedly lumped together — for being one-dimensional and destined for a quick death . |
| 25 | The party machines , however , are being oiled and watered for an early poll . |
| 26 | They walked through the gardens together and talked for a long time . |
| 27 | Oliver was deeply grateful for this offer of shelter and talked for a long time with his new friend . |
| 28 | Kee told her about his life and talked for a long time about the old Haiti and the people he remembered . |
| 29 | The men and women ( eleven in all ) who met here and talked for a few hours and went their unremarkable ways , were the descendants of the impassioned few Roxborough had gathered around him in the dark days following the failure of the Reconciliation . |
| 30 | ( i ) Of course , when A = Z and ρ is multiplication , the above merely repeats results we 've known and used for a long time . |