Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] british [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result of the introduction of machines and the growth of markets , relatively unrestricted by government , the standard of living for the average British person — judged in terms of food , clothing , shelter , health , life expectancy , infant mortality , education and material possessions — increased on an unprecedented scale over these years . |
| 2 | Registration forms are now available for the 9th British Pest Control Conference to be held at The Old Swan Hotel , Harrogate , from 5th-8th April . |
| 3 | THE SLUMP is set to blow the froth off beer prices as brewers prepare to combat a fall in demand for the traditional British pint . |
| 4 | He had been sales director for the major British manufacturer and had left two or three years ago when they were absorbed into a large industrial conglomerate . |
| 5 | The Andalo is a well constructed boot designed for the wider British foot , which gave me many miles of trouble-free walking . |
| 6 | Perhaps the royal family itself must take some blame for the manic British obsession with its affairs . |
| 7 | Bethnal Green 's Francis Ampofo meets Scot James Drummond for the vacant British flyweight title in London next Tuesday . |
| 8 | For years 45 Sutton Place became a meeting place and home-from-home for the entire British colony in New York — a place where British actors , writers and directors , great and small , knew that they had not only a constant refuge but a friendly shoulder to lean on and a sympathetic ear . |
| 9 | She is being considered as a best actress nominee for the first British Academy of Film and Television Arts advertising awards . |
| 10 | France 's Channel 5 — La Cinq — abandoned its fight to survive just as the Independent Broadcasting Authority opened bidding for the new British station with a warning of the commercial risk . |
| 11 | Mr Mike Hammond won the Duchess of York Trophy for the British Disabled Overall Champion ; Corporal Craig Bonnington won the Zach Freeth Giant Slalom Trophy ; and the Hill Samuel Trophy for the best British newcomer went to Captain Jonathan Stichbury . |
| 12 | In the closing stages Tony Robertshaw managed to get ahead of Peter Fothergill for the best British place , 2nd . |
| 13 | One hang-up for the profit-motivated British garage is that they feel it is not worth taking on work for less than a tenner . |
| 14 | He created the first Mary Quant perfume and a fragrance for the distinguished British designer Jean Muir . |
| 15 | There were 186 non-responders , giving a response rate for ACFA members of 82% , and for the whole British population with cystic fibrosis of 56% ( table I ) . |
| 16 | It 's now thought a hundred and eighty people were detained by the Iraqis as they made their way to the pick up point for the last British convoy from Kuwait . |
| 17 | For Mrs Thatcher , at loggerheads with many of her own party over European issues , this summit was crucial , as it set the tone for debates leading up to 1992 — not only for European unification but for the next British election in which Europe will be a deciding factor . |
| 18 | Asked to organise a tea party to raise funds for the Royal British Legion women 's section 's national birthday scheme , Liphook branch hit on the idea of turning theirs into a Mad Hatter 's tea party . |
| 19 | We only maintain the cenotaph memorials for the Royal British Legion . ’ |
| 20 | And then on six two , do you wish to grant a permit to allow a flag day to take place on one or two days during nineteen ninety-one , for the Royal British Legion ? |
| 21 | One of the first top riders to sign for the 1993 British League season , Rickardsson has no sympathy with riders who are refusing to sign this year because of the promoters ' strict pay policy . |
| 22 | For a major British denomination this was unheard of . |
| 23 | He said he hoped the prize ‘ will come to be regarded as the supreme accolade for a living British author ’ . |
| 24 | The draft code has been presented to the British Standards Institution as a possible basis for a new British Standard . |
| 25 | Here the station was setting the tone for a new British self-image , one more related to the power of medieval romance than classical imperial rule . |
| 26 | We paid over $50m for it , and that , for a small British company in those days going into a market where British companies had n't been notably successful , was seen as a very big commitment . |
| 27 | Looking at the question from an economic standpoint , the key justification for a continued British presence in the Middle East was access to oil . |
| 28 | I wish that we had been able during the last few months to persuade our European colleagues that we are not arguing just for a narrow British position . |
| 29 | The Doctor nodded to himself as one piece of the puzzle clicked into place , explaining why everyone thought he was looking for a missing British Consul , obviously this man . |
| 30 | POLICE in Turkey are carrying out a nationwide search for a missing British tourist . |