Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | When a basalt flow has cooled sufficiently for some sort of crust to form , one of two possible things can happen . |
| 2 | Rozario on the near post Chettle also has come forward for this kick and it goes in towards that near post area where Oldfield takes no chances . |
| 3 | Radio 4 's excellent Margaret Howard , who presents Pick of The Week ( and has done so for 17 years ) is in the same boat . |
| 4 | Thus Fairbank developed the interest and skill which led the first Baron Bridges [ q.v. ] to write of him when seventy ‘ No man of our time has done more for good handwriting , whether for the individual or the community , than Alfred Fairbank . ’ |
| 5 | Interestingly , the projected shortfall in the availability of skilled labour has done more for equal opportunity employment than more than a decade of educational programmes . |
| 6 | Brian Tustian , who has farmed organically for five years is looking forward to the opportunity of dealing with his customers personally : it gives him a chance to put the case for organic produce himself , and he can cope better with the variable quantity of his supplies at a market . |
| 7 | He has appeared once for all at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself … by the blood of the eternal covenant . |
| 8 | Statistics also show that while the crime rate has increased regularly for all groups , the rise in female crime has been far steeper than the rise in male crime . |
| 9 | This strategy has worked well for two years , reducing delays suffered by our passengers . |
| 10 | This has happened partly for good political reasons because there was need to demand a more equal society . |
| 11 | He has lived here for eight months and knows more about the town than the Neftis , who are infuriatingly vague when it comes to giving directions . |
| 12 | It was a remarkable education for all of us , including me , who has lived there for many years . |
| 13 | Many in the farming industry say the current system has survived well for seventy years and they see little reason for changing it . |
| 14 | Friedrich Bremer has waited long for another victim , and is eager to begin . |
| 15 | She has waited patiently for this ending . ’ |
| 16 | Such a mood of concern has existed now for more than a decade and seems to mirror uncertainties of role occurring elsewhere in society . |
| 17 | THERE is more than one fire that has burned constantly for 200 years . |
| 18 | Amanda Hornby has gardened here for 20 years and her husband ; he looks after the lawns . |