Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I walked as normally as I could into the playground , my private pain overcome for fear of discovery . |
| 2 | Then I work out much I want to sell each work for : my first painting sold for £25 , a small fortune then for an art student , and enough for a holiday in Italy . |
| 3 | ‘ My accident left my whole family crippled for life ’ |
| 4 | Four of Africa 's most talented peoples — the Ibo , the Bamilike , the waChagga and the Bugunda — have all had their innovative talents circumscribed for many years . |
| 5 | In a broadcast on Dec. 21 , 1989 , Aquino announced the cancellation of her foreign visits planned for 1990 , including visits to the Soviet Union , United Kingdom and Spain . |
| 6 | Now she was smiling , accompanied by a very young Italian who might have been one of the waiters her old school-friend saved for the last . |
| 7 | ‘ It is understandable the Queen should have her official correspondence paid for . |
| 8 | Parents were given the option of having their male infants screened for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in addition to the routine tests for phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism . |
| 9 | Again her quick wits worked for her . |
| 10 | Its supporting declaration called for the creation of " independent organs of struggle based on the factories " , and this was taken up at the Workers Charter Convention held in Bermondsey on 12 April 1931 . |
| 11 | BELOW : Millbottom ( Ruskin ) Mill has been a cloth , corn and saw mill as well as a brass finishing works and shoe stiffener manufactory and in its later life used for the manufacture of dyestuffs . |
| 12 | ‘ You like me , do n't you ? she had asked , her long hair loosened for sleep . |
| 13 | United States Secretary of State James Baker held talks in Moscow with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze on May 16-19 to prepare for the summit between their respective Presidents scheduled for May 30-June 3 . |
| 14 | Her consultative paper provided for withdrawal of the private use of outpatient facilities from NHS hospitals as well . |
| 15 | The new rich who were building new houses were only too happy to have their aesthetic decisions made for them by the ‘ professionals ’ . |
| 16 | And furious farmers were powerless to do anything about the handsome profits their former land fetched for the Department of the Environment , who took it over in the mid-1960s . |
| 17 | Some days Ariel carried the hooped Sycorax on her back ( she would not ride on anyone else ) down to the shore and into the water , and held her up under the arms so that she could let her contorted frame float free ; small currents spun in the water as if to ease her , and the sky 's blue height seemed to catch them up into its soft vastness and give them fins and wings to fly and swoop , so that they both felt airier and brighter than they had since their freedom had come to an end , and the memory of their former peace returned for a space . |
| 18 | Small girls in Sunday-best frocks demanded autographs and their party-worker mums posed for photographs alongside Mr Smith and Kate Phillips — the candidate charged with toppling Michael Forsyth . |
| 19 | Malcolm MacEwen and Geoffrey Sinclair in their parallel report prepared for the Council for National Parks also examined a wide range of issues but concentrated on agriculture and the implications of its financial support in the uplands . |
| 20 | Sometimes she brings her children with her , which I do n't much like , and sometimes she leaves them with her sister , which I like even less , because for her to have her two children minded for her so that she can mind my one is simply crazy . |
| 21 | She sat at the window , looking out on the gardens , not wanting to be reminded of her ordeal as her two companions searched for any clues that might have been left . |
| 22 | To symbolise her new life , her new role defined for her by the male rule-makers of society , a girl may even be given a new name on marriage . |
| 23 | A MAN who stabbed his wife to death in front of their young son begged for the boy 's forgiveness in court yesterday . |
| 24 | TEN packets of lavatory paper still in their 1910 wrappers sold for £176 yesterday in an auction at Sandon Hall , Staffs . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's right , ’ he coaxed in a satin-smooth voice , his hands exploring with such delicacy that her treacherous body strained for his touch . |
| 26 | That morning they parted under the trees , he never took her all the way to the gates , that would only have made things worse , that morning she looked the way she always looked , rings under her eyes and her whole body braced for the ordeal that lay ahead , how hard it was to leave her always , maybe that was why they always drew the parting out , sometimes it took minutes , just the saying goodbye , they backed away from each other , then stopped and called something out , then backed away again , they called out special words that they 'd made up , words to fill the distance between them , words for the things they could n't say , they backed away till he was under the trees or she was through the gates , whichever happened first , she looked the same way she always looked that morning , except for one thing , she had a clock tucked under her arm , the clock they 'd found together , the clock that did n't tick , the lonely clock . |
| 27 | If the worst effects of LMS are to be avoided and its potential benefits realised for teachers and their pupils then teachers must ensure that the decision-making process in their school operates in such a way as to enable their full participation . |
| 28 | Object Design Inc of Burlington , Massachusetts , has released ObjectStore NetWare Loadable Module Server , a version of its object-oriented database designed for use on Novell Inc NetWare networks . |
| 29 | It is reasonable to assume that a lytic phage as φ29 should have its main promoters optimized for high productivity . |
| 30 | The 24-year-old central defender will have his right leg immobilised for six weeks and will miss the play-offs should Boro qualify . |