Example sentences of "for [pron] [adj] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had brought a case for legal compensation for her dead children 's lives and for her own suffering and one of her few recorded public utterances was to call the first offer of compensation " pitiful " . |
| 2 | ( 17 ) oh apart from once when we went we found em + an Irish bar ( ) in San Francisco that was famous for its Irish coffees + ( ) |
| 3 | Quite predictably , the revolutionary government refused to pay any outstanding bills for their former masters ' frivolous luxuries , a state of affairs which had disastrous consequences for champagne houses , like Roederer , whose main market was Russian . |
| 4 | The familiarity of their London setting accounted , perhaps , both for their easy assimilation into the literary world and for their contemporary readers ' lack of genuine interest in the more esoteric themes they raise . |
| 5 | SCOTLAND have given a vote of confidence to the team that beat Ireland in Dublin for their Five Nations ' Championship clash with France at Murrayfield on March 7 . |
| 6 | Billy Bingham , whose make-do-and-mend team were no match for their southern neighbours ' withering power game , added his good wishes . |
| 7 | ENGLAND swept aside defending champions Ireland at Hoylake yesterday to stay on course for their first men 's amateur Home International title for four years . |
| 8 | Su Ragazzi kept on course for their first men 's league and cup by qualifying for their cup final at Meadowbank on 28 March . |
| 9 | Prior to the establishment of the Federation Cup by the ILTF ( now the ITF ) in 1962 , the former US player , Margaret du Pont , together with former Australian pro , Thelma Coyne Long and supported by the USTA , had drawn up plans for their own women 's international team competition and had even offered to donate a cup for the event . |
| 10 | I asked Joe about the heart attack and the changes that it had brought to his life as he settled down for his six hours ' daily practice at the Manor Leisure Club in Yeadon , near Leeds-Bradford Airport . |
| 11 | He found working for the Maharajah so enjoyable that he refused to accept one penny in payment for his 18 years ' service , although the Maharajah supplied all his material needs . |
| 12 | He had no office in his old college , but inhabited an office on sufferance , for his few hours ' part-time teaching . |
| 13 | Er the clues for our second Kids ' County for today are these ones , It 's got barbed wire round it it 's made of wood it 's long . |
| 14 | Easy the congestion with a very special binder for our pull-out-and-keep Gardeners ' Manual , and keep this invaluable reference work together and always to hand . |
| 15 | A smart new ‘ Gem Horizon ’ tank and hood arrived from John Allan Aquariums just in time for our step-by-step beginners ' setup this month . |