Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Straining the last possible revolutions from her roaring Paxman engines , the old lady of the fleet , Vigilant was first to reach Guiding Lights , but despite darkness and mist had to wait no more than a few minutes for the other cutters to join her — a feat of seamanship that later lead to great praise from their Investigation colleagues ashore . |
| 2 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
| 3 | In the event of trouble , many of the non-union operators now would have easier access — in some cases for the first time — to the political system and its protective police arm . |
| 4 | More and more land was needed to grow crops for export and in some cases for the domestic market . |
| 5 | Along with the island 's hydro-electric scheme — bringing power to some houses for the first time — and the harbour improvements , the incident will probably go down in Shetland annals as another stage in Foula 's modernisation . |
| 6 | Apart from the bad weather the golfers and non-golfers in the party had to queue for about two and a half hours for the small car ferry to take them back to the mainland . |
| 7 | If , as seems probable , most teachers will sort out their pupils into the high and the low fliers at a fairly early stage , and if there is a whole separate set of papers in some subjects for the high and the low , then the difference between the higher grades of GCSE and O levels will not turn out to be very great . |
| 8 | That argument has been very forceful in some countries for the last three or four decades at least . |
| 9 | In one of his few appearances for the junior teams at Preston somebody threw the ball at him and said : ‘ You play soccer , you have a go . ’ |
| 10 | ACE Communications Ltd has come up with Spidernet ( a name that may cause a few concerns for the Edinburgh-based Spider Systems Ltd ) a hub that supports both Token Ring and direct-attached coaxial and twinaxial connections . |
| 11 | It takes some weeks for the normal bowel bacteria to adjust . |
| 12 | After the collapse of Law 's schemes his vast unified company was divided into its component parts again , but it still took some years for the French to recover in India . |
| 13 | The antislavery body also claimed effective access to government on the aspect of anti-slave trade policy which complemented suppression ; after pressure over some years for the British government to reduce discriminatory duties on commercial products from West Africa originating with information by Roscoe , duties on cotton wool , ginger , coffee and palm oil were lessened . |
| 14 | But while there may be a rapid rundown in drilling operations , it will probably take some years for the trickle-down effects to be felt from a spate of new projects spurred by tax changes . |
| 15 | The animal welfarist 's position , like the deep ecologist 's , is committed to permitting the sacrifice of some individuals for the greater good , and even the deep ecologists , notwithstanding their glorification of sport hunting ( I have in mind such legendary figures as Aldo Leopold , Ortega y Gasset and the poet Gary Snyder ) , might agree that more humane forms of hunting and trapping are preferable to more barbaric ones . |
| 16 | I found out how well after a serious filter failure while away , but it did take a few days for the lethargic specimen to return to full health . |
| 17 | What 's more , it only takes a few weeks for the real rewards to start appearing . |
| 18 | So I have decided to stick my neck out and to make some predictions for the next 30 years . |
| 19 | And I 'll get my accountant to chase your vendor 's elusive accountant and get some figures for the last few months . |
| 20 | Pollyanna 's , 2 Battersea Rise , London SW11 ( 071–228 0316 ) is another establishment which has recently enjoyed some changes for the better . |
| 21 | I just want to spread a few good words and hopefully raise a few pounds for the three groups that I am involved with , ’ says Rosemary . |
| 22 | Right the quiet period I have some dates for the quiet period . |
| 23 | A few suggestions for the first line : |
| 24 | These are a few suggestions for the active . |
| 25 | He gives some arguments for the general plausibility of this idea of ‘ takeover ’ . |
| 26 | Now that you have a goal and some objectives for the next five years , let's concentrate on some more specific objectives for the next year . |
| 27 | Although they had checked twice before booking that there would be no smokers on their coach , the firm , Land Travel , had received too few bookings for the special trip and had consolidated the bookings with another coach party where most of the passengers were heavy smokers . |
| 28 | The thrill of crossing the Knucklas viaduct with its castellated ends , some members for the first time . |
| 29 | She talked with him for nearly ten minutes , and as the officers drew her away , Walford snatched her hand and kissed it , ‘ some tears for the first time rolling down his cheeks ’ . |
| 30 | This loading process is very fast ( a few seconds for the same 70,000 words ) because there is effectively only one piece of data to be read , instead of 70,000 . |