Example sentences of "of [noun] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With increased availability , pricing has dropped to a street price of $999 apiece for the 36MHz and $1,399 apiece for the 40MHz in quantities of 1,000 — quite different from the $1,900 price it gave The Microprocessor Report for the 40MHz back in December ( UX No 419 ) . |
| 2 | In a memorandum in that month of crisis the Ministry of Defence apparently for the first time addressed the issue of the foreign exchange costs of existing policy , in response to the claim by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the end of July that Britain 's overseas military expenditure was running at £140 million p.a . |
| 3 | and so you know looking back on it , was all rather funny but erm , it was n't at the time of course particularly for the children and erm mothers . |
| 4 | More than a billion for the A90 complex , and he had heard , and he believed it , that there was £35 million of money just for the new fencing and perimeter security equipment … money for that , money no object for the bloody contractors . |
| 5 | All the same , the insurer has so far agreed to pay £8 million in compensation to investors , a significant pile of money even for a major company , and a nasty hit to take for one slip in its monitoring system . |
| 6 | There are now almost a dozen different varieties of these cream cheeses , and the Gervais factory , at Ferrières , absorbs something like 50,000 gallons of milk daily for the demi-sel and other fresh cheeses . |
| 7 | She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door . |
| 8 | They 'll give lots of pleasure indoors for a week or two , and can then be left to their own devices outdoors for the rest of the year ; getting dried out in summer is a positive help . |
| 9 | The basic rule in s.179 is , however , subject to s.180(1) , as amended , CA 1989 , which permits disclosure of the relevant information in a number of circumstances eg. for the purpose of enabling or assisting an overseas regulatory authority to exercise its regulatory functions . |
| 10 | Zuckerman 's proposal of marriage to Maria in The Counterlife is an indication of its importance , and of the importance of escape both for the tradition and for the unsatisfiable Roth . |
| 11 | Walking back through the jungle I thankfully did n't come across any trap-door spiders but as dusk fell I was entranced by a cluster of trees which were suddenly lit up like Christmas trees by the thousands of glow-worms out for a night of passion . |
| 12 | Anyone who did n't know them might have taken them for a couple of businessmen out for a Sunday afternoon stroll . |
| 13 | He looked at the hillside across the river , where the moving masses had halted , still just out of range even for the most expert , to redress their line . |
| 14 | There was no certainty of work even for the most skilled : during the slump of 1857–8 the number of workers in the Berlin engineering industry fell by almost a third . |
| 15 | I find it very difficult to dwell on these serious — even gloomy — thoughts when the sun is shining , the winds light and I have been asked to take a party of visitors out for a boat trip . |
| 16 | He made the effort to say something pleasant to his wife and they drank a glass of wine together for the first time in weeks . |
| 17 | The Branch has formed a local Management Committee to operate the Lodge on behalf of the Association within agreed guidelines and , judging from the number of applications specifically for The White House , Bexhill-on-Sea will retain its reputation as the retirement centre of the South . |
| 18 | Perhaps the hope-association was as old as the star one ; perhaps ‘ Earendel ’ had contained a presentiment of salvation even for the old heroes ( like Beowulf ) who lived before Christianity was brought to them . |
| 19 | The actual speed at the time is usually far too slow to allow for any use of the airbrakes , but there is plenty of room ahead for a safe landing . |
| 20 | With a cable break close to the ground there is always plenty of room ahead for the landing . |
| 21 | They were carved laboriously out of the solid rock hundreds of years ago for the purpose of pounding soe , or ground bait , a practice that continued until late in the 19th century . |
| 22 | Andy was re-admitted to hospital a couple of weeks later for the second operation . |
| 23 | If a man was lucky it was a case of pop in for a quick half , then home to a meal of bubble and squeak with the Missus . |
| 24 | With a depth of 121 fathoms ( 726 ft ) at this point it could hardly be a family of trout out for a finny stroll , he remarked . |
| 25 | And I ca n't think that you 'd come round at this time of day just for a chat . " |
| 26 | Intel Corp says it expects to spend about $2,500m on capital expenditures and research and development in 1993 , an increase of 25% on estimated 1992 spending of about $2m , saying that the expenditures , unusually high as a percentage of sales even for a high technology company , are needed to address the increasing complexity of microprocessors and the high cost of chip plants ; the company has started paying a dividend , making its shares attractive to a wider range of institutions , and the expectation is that it will tap the market for new funds . |
| 27 | These simply involve inviting a handful of neighbours in for a fairly informal plate-on-your-lap spaghetti meal . |
| 28 | THE DINNER OR LUNCHEON PARTY Whatever time of day it is , this is most likely to mean inviting a group of people over for a ‘ sit-down ’ meal . |
| 29 | There were lots of people out for a stroll . |
| 30 | There was plenty of competition too for the Shildon operation before it secured the paint contract . |