Example sentences of "in [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The acknowledged leader in modern first editions , which have been greatly in vogue for the last two years . |
| 2 | This new fashion for dressing a corpse was to remain in vogue for the next fifty years . |
| 3 | The children who were in Pindown for the longest periods could receive more than £50,000 . |
| 4 | The result is a bucking of current trends with the growth in spending outstripping rises in income for the first time in three years . |
| 5 | increase in funding for the coming year ? |
| 6 | The Commission has been in existence for the same length of time as the Fair Employment Agency , since 1976 . |
| 7 | Off-the-road activities in mind are water colour painting and foreign language study — mainly in reserve for the dark nights of winter . |
| 8 | In 1678 he took out a patent for a simple ‘ engine ’ turning wheels for spinners of flax , and recommended county workhouses to Parliament in Provision for the Poor . |
| 9 | Does the change of lineup come with a resurgence in enthusiasm for the new Motorhead ? |
| 10 | I am soaked , cold and not a little lacking in enthusiasm for the next try . |
| 11 | From the poor they extract money in payment for the good luck and fecundity that their blessings are supposed to impart . |
| 12 | The current account had been in deficit for the last 17 years and by late 1990 constituted around 7 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) . |
| 13 | It is interesting that appeals are still in progress for the old rating system from years ago . |
| 14 | IBOA and its members have grave concerns about this development and negotiations have been in progress for the past number of months . |
| 15 | In preparation for the first National Assembly elections , scheduled for Dec. 21 [ see p. 38291 ] , the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) at its fifth national congress on Oct. 13 announced a draft manifesto containing a new clause pledging to " build a Taiwanese republic with independent sovereignty " and to redefine the territory of Taiwan , subject to a national plebiscite . |
| 16 | WITH the two main floodlit tournaments in Junior Rugby just around the corner , many clubs are looking forward to the opportunity to sharpen their skills in preparation for the first batch of league matches . |
| 17 | A day of building nestboxes and planting trees in preparation for the new breeding season . |
| 18 | This is in preparation for the new Sprinters when they come into service . |
| 19 | The West German Institute for Economic Research predicted on June 27 that East German unemployment would rise from the present 130,000 to 1,400,000 or 16 per cent of the workforce ; the government had said , however , that 1,000,000 workers would be retrained in 1990 , in preparation for the new business environment , and that the numbers of apprenticeships for young workers would quintuple between June and September . |
| 20 | A leaked report has shown that house valuations made in the region in preparation for the new council tax are among the most inaccurate in the country . |
| 21 | Of the soft woods pine is good , and larch as well if you in a hurry for a blaze and prepared to roll back the hearth-rug in preparation for the spectacular fusillade . |
| 22 | Three miles to the west , near the village of Austerlitz , ninety thousand Russian and Hapsburg troops faced a slightly smaller number of French in preparation for the decisive battle of the campaign . |
| 23 | Many Surrey Teachers were very busy for months ahead in preparation for the 1983 Crystal Palace Rally , organised by this area , and this time the programme included an item performed by a Surrey team devised and produced by Vanessa Forbes and Delia Beaver . |
| 24 | In preparation for the second round , Nebot , presenting an image of an energetic young leader , made public overtures to Bucarám on May 16 which hinted at the possibility of a populist alliance . |
| 25 | It was an opportunity to place Save The Children Fund 's current and future aim into historical context and for volunteers a valuable lesson in preparation for the seventy fifth . |
| 26 | Peasant revolution could achieve the immediate ‘ socialization ’ of the land and abolition of private ownership in preparation for the ultimate transition to socialist production . |
| 27 | While accepting that in the cities events would unfold much as Marx had envisaged , with a phase of bourgeois rule culminating in proletarian revolution , they insisted that in the countryside peasant revolution could achieve the immediate ‘ socialization ’ of the land and abolition of private ownership in preparation for the ultimate transition to socialist production . |
| 28 | It was reported at the end of February 1990 that the then Minister of State for the Southern Province R. H. Sam Kpakra had suspended voter registration in preparation for the 1991 elections in the constituencies of Bo Town 1 , Bo West and Bo North , following claims that irregularities had taken place . |
| 29 | Ben , whistling happily , serviced his car in preparation for the long drive North . |
| 30 | Where possible the ore , as has been mentioned , was hand dressed in preparation for the long journey to Keswick . |