Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [det] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The significant point is that the LDDC has intervened to help out developers of retail , housing and office projects , but has done little for existing local firms and businesses . |
| 2 | The problem of the assault course of whether she 's actually fitted in in three months , anyhow that 's what we ought to write that in , but er , she travels , she travels most weekends playing hockey for Yorkshire , and has done that for four years , and she 's all over , where were you ? , |
| 3 | ‘ The public has known that for some time . ’ |
| 4 | The medical profession has known this for some time , though , so it 's hardly hot news . |
| 5 | ‘ The Eastern Health Board also has to realise that for many people , the Royal is situated in a no go area , ’ the MP said . |
| 6 | It would be foolish to make a strong claim about the salience of the JC STRUT vowel for LE speakers on the strength of limited data like this , but it does appear that for some speakers , this point of difference between LE and JC falls below a " salience threshold " which leads it to be ignored for adaptation purposes , while for other speakers it is salient enough to be adapted , but not consistently . |
| 7 | However , this promises to do little for educational standards ; sometimes these tutors have neither materials nor premises to work from , and hold classes under trees . |
| 8 | It does mean that for certain growth areas in technological subjects the class number is very long , For example , the subject " Short Take Off and Landing Aircraft in the United States " has the class number 629.1333404269973 . |
| 9 | It all goes to show that for one company at least , beating the recession is childsplay . |
| 10 | So he 's done that for five minutes there . |
| 11 | Now Mummy 's had that for twenty five years , now just leave it . |
| 12 | Ca n't you see , she 's had enough for one day ? ’ snapped Iris . |