Example sentences of "for [pron] [adj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With so much specialised knowledge , which would qualify her for nothing much except a pilot 's certificate , with her wellingtons over which the mud of many tides had dried , she had the air of something aquatic , a demon from the depths , perhaps . |
| 2 | Tomorrow , if electronic books are to evolve , we will need to see a mature market emerging providing stable , ongoing demand for new products at prices that make sense for everyone involved in the new industry . |
| 3 | That would be a substantial problem for everyone concerned with the north of Ireland . |
| 4 | She was an extraordinarily attractive girl , with a pale complexion , a freckled face , and ginger hair : a girl for whom most of the other GIs would willingly have given a monthly pay-packet . |
| 5 | As we saw above , for them one of the commonest mistakes of the crude materialism which they criticize is to think that men deal with the world simply as it is ; as it would be defined by physics or biology . |
| 6 | But so many once-wealthy children are leaving the private sector that there is no room for them all at the most popular schools . |
| 7 | He had an alley mate , the man on the next machine , who pulled the levers for both of them at one end while William 's grandad pulled for them both at the other . |
| 8 | Of all Christians , those of the Orthodox family have remained the most conservative , Their cultural roots go back to the Byzantine Empire and there has been no event for them comparable to the Reformation or Vatican II . |
| 9 | I once spent a whole rehearsal on the Barcarolle from Les Contes d'Hoffmann , which is for me one of the most tragic things in opera . |
| 10 | The Sixth is for me one of the greatest symphonies — and so seldom played in the past ! |
| 11 | For me one of the greatest gifts is the ability to look at things as if you are seeing them for the first time . |
| 12 | We have had our ups and downs , but I have a very great regard for the organization and great affection for the head of the Accident Investigation and prevention Section , Olof Fritsch , who , notwithstanding all the times I twisted his tail , remains for me one of the great professionals totally devoted to improving safety in the air , and a true friend . |
| 13 | A London agent , apparently acting for someone anxious for an island property , had made a good offer ‘ sight unseen ’ , and Neil 's solicitors ( who knew the place and the difficulties involved ) had strongly advised him to accept it . |
| 14 | Foreign bodies have already appeared on the Saatchi share register and despite its problems the group would clearly be a juicy prize for someone such as the fast-expanding French . |
| 15 | Any search for someone aggressive in the container business — apart from Sherwood — was bound to lead to Tiphook . |
| 16 | England mourns for her dead across the sea , |
| 17 | 1 Why did all the children laugh at Julie on the first day she went to her new school ? 2 How do you think Julie felt that day ? 3 Did you feel sorry for her then ? 4 Did you feel sorry for her later in the story ? 5 When Julie was left tied to the lamp post was it fair , unfair , cruel … or what ? 6 Whose fault was it that Julie and Bee stopped seeing each other ? 7 Why did Julie get hurts and what effect did it have on Bee ? 8 What were your feelings at the end ? |
| 18 | It is that someone among them has taken for himself some of the treasures of the city which were destined for God 's own sanctuary . |
| 19 | Giving it would deprive the delivery driver of the opportunity to discover for himself some of the delightful scenery on his patch . |
| 20 | However , it intends to continue general funding for its seven in the short term only . |
| 21 | 1 Daley Thompson is famous for which one of the following ? |
| 22 | Also the auction , and the raffle , for which one of the prizes was a diamond bracelet . |
| 23 | Apollinaire , who at the time was fascinated by the interrelation of the arts , and was exploring the visual possibilities of poetry in his Calligrammes ( for which one of the original titles was Moi aussi je suis peintre ) , was inspired by Delaunay 's paintings Les Fenêtres to compose , late in 1912 , his poem of the same name , in which the means are to a certain extent analogous . |
| 24 | It must have been quite a shock for you all of a sudden to be dealing with millions of pounds on the budget . |
| 25 | ‘ The apparel industry has been searching for something new for a long time and this is something which will be exciting . |
| 26 | Consider the following : ( 1 ) The clothing comes in a fixed number of style and colours ( if you can stretch to calling sludge brown a colour ) , and surely even the most puritanical will lust for something new after a while . |
| 27 | In other words , contemporaries viewed bribery as a bargain in which a vote was exchanged for something tangible at a time of election , but quite apart from the general distaste for such transactions , there was insufficient patronage available to permit its lavish use , and there was certainly never enough money . |
| 28 | I 'm really looking for something similar to the national parks article which appeared on page 19 of the last edition , written in an urgent , campaigning style . |
| 29 | Perhaps she could stay just the one night , then look for something cheaper in the morning . |
| 30 | But he was always looking for something extra off the ice too , through dare-devil exploits like deep sea diving and motor racing . |