Example sentences of "the [noun] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
| 2 | Starting with three 1½ × ¼in strips of ash for each I intended to steam the strips , clamp to the forms for a few days , and then glue and reclamp . |
| 3 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
| 4 | However some employers must have moved more quickly , since the Scotsman for the same day carried the following report : The masters say they have engaged workmen from England who have proved equal to the occasion , while for the past few weeks an experiment was made with educated females at the case . |
| 5 | Once Queen Victoria had been established on the throne for a few decades , she acquired a natural authority when dealing with her prime ministers . |
| 6 | John Cunningham in ‘ The Guardian ’ , referring to coverage of the mortar bomb attack on Whitehall wrote : ‘ Whitehall 's scariest 60 minutes proved to be one of radio 's finest hours , effortlessly making the case for an all news channel ’ . |
| 7 | Those putting the case for the former , point to its relative speed , although where large and complicated matters are involved this advantage may be lost . |
| 8 | Since conventionalism is at best no more powerful a conception of law than pragmatism , this marriage would hardly improve the case for the latter . |
| 9 | Keep increasing the resistance for the same voltage , what happens to the current ? |
| 10 | UK hotel companies are anxiously awaiting the outcome of round one in the bidding for the former East German hotel group Interhotel . |
| 11 | It will stop the Yssgaroth for a few hours … . ’ |
| 12 | He was successful in the former , and he thought that he had laid the foundations for the latter . |
| 13 | Surely you can tap the chairman for a few quid so we can buy someone half-decent . |
| 14 | The politburo was also retained , rather than being replaced by a party presidium , although in keeping with the proposals for the latter body the politburo was now to include the leaders of the parties in the 15 republics . |
| 15 | ‘ You 'll notice that this ‘ fridge opens from right to left , so the door would conceal the identity of anyone entering the kitchen for a few seconds at least . |
| 16 | Whatever the reasons for the latter , Labour was able to fill the political vacuum created , not as an automatic or natural beneficiary , but because of the electoral advances gained from growth of the trade unions . |
| 17 | Coopers & Lybrand 's insolvency team has analysed the reasons for the many unnecessary corporate failures it has recently dealt with . |
| 18 | Saving throws are not included on the profiles for the same reason , as they may vary depending on what armour you choose to buy . |
| 19 | Saving throws are not included on the profiles for the same reason , as they may vary depending on what armour you choose to buy . |
| 20 | Saving throws are not included on the profiles for the same reason , as they may vary depending on what armour you choose to buy . |
| 21 | I now suggest that the new Government should immediately sell the building for the same price so that it can become a seat of learning for talented Scottish children , such as it then produced of every walk of life . |
| 22 | Then one time when he was doing some other business with the woman we called Mrs Howard , he sold her the story for a few marks . |
| 23 | Outside the wind grew even more savage and we cut short the one doomed attempt to raise the tent , retreating to the truck for a few minutes of poor slumber . |
| 24 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
| 25 | In some cases , this needs to be relieved by placing a drain ( catheter ) in the bladder for a few days . |
| 26 | That is why people are attracted to horror books , because it makes us feel part of the action for a little time but yet we can get out of it as soon as we desire . |
| 27 | For most local history purposes a simple wordlist will suffice for both Old and Middle English — the dictionary for the latter being Stratmann 's Middle English Dictionary ( Oxford 1891 ) — and what now follows are words the author has found most useful in pursuing his studies . |
| 28 | But there may be legitimate reasons for incorporating a company which is intended to remain dormant indefinitely or for retaining on the register a company which for the time being has ceased to carry on business but which the members may wish to use at some time in the future for the same or some different business . |
| 29 | Having used the preamp for a few weeks now I have got bored with the presets and want to start using it to create some more familiar sounds . |
| 30 | The figure for the former was 17% and for the latter 13% . |