Example sentences of "for [adj] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For 1991-92 the DTI 's grant to the regional development agencies increased by £0.5 million to a total of £4.5 million . |
| 2 | His replacement travelled for four days by train for half a day 's climbing on the slate . |
| 3 | The company has also agreed to pay for half a day 's training at its own centre . |
| 4 | ’ The problem is that those files are stored in boxes in the basement and we normally ask for half a day 's notice . |
| 5 | Robert Hardy taught him to drive and that produced enough stories for half a night 's drinking in Stratford 's actors ' pub , the Dirty Duck . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , since many astrologers seem to agree that a single phase of the spring moon is the most auspicious of the year , it is quite a normal occurrence for half the year 's weddings to take place within the space of a single fortnight around Holi , the spring festival . |
| 7 | Last post sounded for half the army 's bands |
| 8 | It is known as the iron heart of the country , responsible for half the region 's 15m. tonnes steel output . |
| 9 | There was a mini-rebellion about that just after the Police Strike and then they allowed policemen to go in for half an hour 's and eat breakfast . |
| 10 | The nurse , a sprightly , middle-aged woman , full of nervous good humour , was set for half an hour 's good jawing before she would think of showing them the girl , but John cut her short . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd never have figured you for such a lady 's man , Stevens , ’ he went on . |
| 12 | Prima facie it seems to me that if erm Humberside erm finds a need for such a policy erm then the remainder of the Yorkshire and Humberside Development Association area erm should also have such a policy . |
| 13 | For all the music 's stylistic instability , I prefer these two early sonatas , before Krenek committed himself to serial techniques so consistently for most of the rest of his life . |
| 14 | This is a critical examination , together with budget holders , of performance against budget for all the Society 's activities . |
| 15 | The pound 's fall from grace has not been quite as marked as the stock market 's recovery but , for all the Government 's protestations about the need for a firm exchange rate , its decline has been very sharp . |
| 16 | For all the government 's anti-planning rhetoric , it is ironic that land use planning should re-emerge so strongly within the context of a privatised urban regeneration agenda . |
| 17 | The truth is that , as the Co-operative Manufacturing Society was constituted , it was not — for all the Pioneers ' intentions to the contrary — a genuine co-operative . |
| 18 | Now , the entire project , which includes language training for , for all the union 's activists , together with the conclusions reached will form a handbook on training , for distribution throughout the European community . |
| 19 | Actually , for all the film 's surface modernity , sexual frankness and jaundiced eye , it is essentially an old-fashioned movie about an innocent coming from the sticks to the big city and not finding the sidewalks paved with gold . |
| 20 | Established internationals Gord MacKinnon and Pat Palmer represented the national team squad at the CRU 's recent three day planning meeting in Vancouver and were most supportive of a decision to implement fitness testing for all the country 's top players as an ongoing requirement . |
| 21 | To begin with , the lake would be of salt water , but as the water from the various rivers flowed into it , it would become fresh and provide an abundance of water for all the country 's foreseeable requirements . |
| 22 | It was " simply rubbish " to blame perestroika for all the country 's present troubles . |
| 23 | If purposeful , goal-directed activity is to take place , clear objectives need to be set for all the organisation 's activities . |
| 24 | I prayed for all the King 's Kids in their work places . |
| 25 | This pressure came from all sides — from outside France ( from the United Nations and the US , in particular ) ; from public opinion at home , which was showing a growing disenchantment with the war ; from advisers who argued that , for all the army 's military successes , the prospects of outright victory were distant and the FLN had little or no incentive to stop fighting ; and , last but not least , from his own impatience . |
| 26 | Provided all the shares are owned by a government agency or by a financial institution , a joint-stock company may become a one-man company , but if it becomes insolvent the sole shareholder is liable for all the company 's indebtedness . |
| 27 | To compensate them for their lack of space , Chavez had paid for all the prisoners ' food and provided new plumbing and electricity . |
| 28 | For all the Tsar 's power over the army , where domestic affairs are concerned the phrase ‘ absolute monarchy ’ may obscure as much as it reveals . |
| 29 | For all the Chancellor 's efforts to tell us things will come right in time , it will take real , hard evidence that the deficit is coming down to protect Mr Lawson from the bitter mercies of the markets . |
| 30 | The Sporthotel is quietly located in St Anton 's pedestrian zone , and is well placed for all the resort 's facilities . |