Example sentences of "britain for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bones were last night flown to Britain for forensic tests . |
| 2 | Brook has been in operation in Britain for 27 years , and the evidence suggests that Brook has contributed to the decline of sexual health there . |
| 3 | The letter caused a furore in Britain for political reasons , being used by Conservatives opposed to further European integration as an example of EC interference in British affairs . |
| 4 | The updated Accord has only been on sale in Britain for six weeks , but already Honda 's well ahead of its target of three and a half thousand sold by Christmas . |
| 5 | The Home Office say they 'll all be interviewed , but their visas entitle them to stay in Britain for six months . |
| 6 | Now as a traditional climber I find the emergence of these new activities such as sport abseiling and sport climbing somewhat sterilised and regulated , but I suppose there is plenty of room in Britain for all offshoots and variations of the parent activity , and we must accept these developments with open arms as we did bolts and competitions . |
| 7 | It has provided unique information on the pattern of food consumption and expenditure in Great Britain for fifty years . |
| 8 | Admission was only granted to those born in Britain or having an ancestral link stretching back two generations , those who had lived in Britain for five years , and spouses of patrials . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm right at the peak of my career now , and it 's my ambition to go for the ‘ grand slam ’ , ’ said Gunnell , after winning the 400m , her first race in Britain for five months . |
| 10 | On the other hand though , it must be noted that this was an important phase of feminist film-making because it established a foothold in Britain for avant-garde work , extending an already existing interest in ( and audience for ) the films of continental women directors such as Agnes Varda and Marguerite Duras . |
| 11 | The depressing news for the Iron Lady who ruled Britain for 11 years is that nine out of ten can not recall the day she quit , according to research revealed yesterday at the British Psychological Society 's London conference . |
| 12 | He or she has worked in Britain for 44 years before retirement . |
| 13 | GCHQ allows NSA to operate in Britain for two reasons . |
| 14 | In March 1977 , at the age of sixteen , she had come from her village in a remote part of Pakistan to marry a cousin who had settled in Britain for many years . |
| 15 | made what was to be the last club trip out of Britain for many years when they travelled to Dublin , and played a football match on Easter Monday . |
| 16 | Acid rain will continue to affect Britain for many years to come , despite new anti-pollution measures , according to a government report . |
| 17 | The town showed the tenth highest percentage rise in Britain for 1991 and the huge increase of 136pc made it one of the worst places in the North-East for repossession orders . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , however , just as his career in Madrid was really beginning to come together , Max was forced to return to Britain for personal reasons earlier this year . |
| 19 | Table 3.21 gives a picture of the expenditure on the various social security benefits in Great Britain for 1980 . |
| 20 | That defeat caused France — who had previously looked to Russia as an ally — to look to Britain for mutual support , enhancing the Entente Cordiale which had developed following King Edward 's visit to Paris , with Queen Alexandra , in May 1903 . |
| 21 | THE worst drought in Britain for 200 years could spell disaster for wildlife in some parts of the country , but locally , there is no cause for alarm — yet . |
| 22 | What has been set out in these pages is a programme which could change Britain for good . |
| 23 | We will set out our agenda for changing Britain for good — our radical |
| 24 | Until now , local adults and youngsters had to travel to Britain for regular treatment . |
| 25 | Sir Patrick was also closely involved in differences between London and Dublin over extradition and clashed with the Irish government over the validity of warrants in several cases and notably over the Irish refusal in 1989 to hand over Mr Patrick Ryan , who is wanted in Britain for alleged involvement with IRA bombings . |
| 26 | She represented Great Britain for 16 consecutive years , between 1967 and 1983 . |
| 27 | He has hit the headlines through his efforts to bring sick Eastern European children to Britain for key operations . |
| 28 | With the decision to scrap multilateral preliminary talks , the USA decided to send Assistant Secretary of State Adolf Berle , who was in charge of civil aviation matters , to Canada and Britain for bilateral talks . |
| 29 | The Soviet Union was responsible for 714 nuclear explosions , France for 180 , Britain for 42 and China for 34 " . |
| 30 | Parental leave — which would allow either parent to take time off when a child is born — has been blocked by Britain for several years . |