Example sentences of "[subord] for its [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the little animal is disturbed it burrows furiously down into the ground until it has completely disappeared except for its horny rump . |
| 2 | The village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ is situated beside the Marne canal , just east of Aÿ-Champagne and south of Avenay : few of its vines are located near the village itself , except for its best vineyard , a remarkable spur called the Clos des Goisses . |
| 3 | Although it impressed both Cicero ( 106–43 BC ) and Virgil ( 70–19 BC ; ) , the Epicureanism on which it was based made little impression on the Romans , except for its hedonistic aspect . |
| 4 | The voice was unmistakable — except for its unaccustomed gentleness . |
| 5 | The general cargo ship was empty except for its own fuel oil when it hit the island , lying between Orkney and the Scottish mainland , in the early hours of Saturday . |
| 6 | The spider , less than 1 cm long , is perfectly preserved except for its soft parts . |
| 7 | A tree pipit is another nondescript ‘ little brown job ’ , almost indistinguishable from the meadow pipit except for its remarkable song flight . |
| 8 | it 's not easy to recognise solvent misusers and it 's hard for shopkeepers to know whether a young person will use a product for sniffing rather than for its legitimate purpose . |
| 9 | Living is easier , but more expensive , for the West German family than for its Eastern counterpart . |
| 10 | Dulwich Picture Gallery receives no public funding other than for its educational activities , and despite the £1.5 million raised by its own efforts over the last seven years , it is currently hard pressed to cover its running costs . |
| 11 | The area is noted as much for its natural beauty as for its industrial history — it was here , in the lush valleys of Derbyshire that the first stirrings of the Industrial Revolution were felt and today working mills and factory shops testify to this heritage . |
| 12 | A hotel as famous for its colonial traditions and gracious lifestyle as for its modern amenities . |
| 13 | Pricing has yet to be decided , but BT is aiming for the look and feel of the service to be the same as for its existing messaging services . |
| 14 | Other good perennials include cranesbills , particularly Geranium malviflorum , monardas such as ‘ Cambridge Scarlet ’ or purple ‘ Prairie Night ’ and any of the violets , Viola labradorica , as pretty for its purple foliage as for its violet spring flowers , looks absolutely superb in a mauve colour scheme . |
| 15 | Prescott 's enumeration of Labour 's ‘ old vision ’ was inadequate — because of what it excluded as well as for its needless commitment to public ownership . |