Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her poor academic record was traded in for the sharpest of wits , her gaucherie for poise . |
| 2 | For the two-thirds of families between $5700 and $35 500 , the tax ratio varies only in the range 32.4–33.9 per cent . |
| 3 | A typical occasion was when Thornton used his contacts to set up a meeting between the paper and the trade-union-sponsored Unity Bank to borrow £10,000 to keep things going for now , and to test the water for the millions of pounds that would be needed in the future . |
| 4 | There is no increase in child benefit , no help with child care and no extra help for the millions of families with children living on benefits . |
| 5 | I HAVE listened with great interest to those voices who do n't want the ‘ South African tour rebels ' ’ ban to be lifted , and it is clear to me that many of them are not expressing these views out of a sense of justice or respect for the millions of blacks still suffering in South Africa . |
| 6 | The only clue for the millions of viewers to Julia 's ordeal as she introduced a feature on the plight of homeowners was her close cropped blonde hair . |
| 7 | Our belief was that this would not only be an attraction to City workers but a major facility for the millions of visitors to the Tower of London . |
| 8 | That 's good news for the millions of men and women in Britain who like the taste of wine , spirits or beer . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's no one of any consequence in London at the moment , ’ she told him , ‘ but you wo n't be able to move for the millions of nobodies going to look at the Tower . ’ |
| 10 | The pros play in the par-three for fun , to give something back to their public in return for the millions of dollars they earn from golf . |
| 11 | The tragedy of the situation is that if the application succeeds , it will destroy the wildlife ‘ safe haven ’ he has created , as the existing lakes will be used as settling basins for the millions of gallons of water and sediment to be pumped from the proposed gravel pit . |
| 12 | For the last 10 years I have worked to create environments for the millions of pilgrims who come to Saudi Arabia . |
| 13 | The man who lived there showed us why this was necessary ; he produced a pair of trousers mouldered beyond recall , obviously now only suitable for the dirtiest of tasks . |
| 14 | The Bishop of Gloucester , who 's been accused of indecent assault , has issued a public thank you for the hundreds of letters he 's received . |
| 15 | News of the sudden cancellation is no laughing matter for the hundreds of fans who bought tickets for his two-night run at the Rialto . |
| 16 | Although Doody 's notion of incarnation in poetry really does not account for the hundreds of poems written by women to the standard abstractions such as sleep , pity , and wisdom , yet there is certainly a strain in the poetry of eighteenth century women which might take as its best emblem Esther Lewis perched on her stilts . |
| 17 | Little did he know that , for the saddest of reasons , he was going to be thrust into the national , even international spotlight . |
| 18 | Either the salt would sting into a cut or raw spot on my body , bringing back bodily feeling in one fell swoop , or else , from somewhere in the bowels of building , my ears , questing for the remotest of stimuli , would pick up on the sound of a toilet being flushed , or perhaps a trolley banging against a wall . |
| 19 | It seemed that the Bangor girl had timed her late surge to perfection , but Martin held on for the closest of wins . |
| 20 | The men who obey their party 's call in the House of Lords do so for the highest of motives . |
| 21 | Group travel can relieve some of these pressures but it can also result in ‘ ganging up ’ , for the silliest of reasons . |
| 22 | All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects . |
| 23 | In reality there is little Chris does not know , for the best of reasons — his constant personal participation at the toughest end of the game . |
| 24 | A not untypical background of an early headhunter was someone who had had general management experience and had worked in one or more functional roles , and then found themselves , for the best of reasons , on the market . |
| 25 | A significant number of the executive search consultants in the major firms have chosen , for the best of reasons , to come into this role and find it a challenging and stimulating career in itself . |
| 26 | PHIL Sorenti decided to launch himself off the tallest building on campus for the best of reasons . |
| 27 | Recent scholarship suggests that the tactic of anonymity may have been employed for the best of reasons . |
| 28 | All I can say is that it was for the best of reasons . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I did all the wrong things for the best of reasons , ’ she whispered sadly . |
| 30 | but the point I 'm trying to make is that the person who made the presentation er o o on er for , for the best of riders , I think he 's rather missed the point because he was talking to you about the , including , more information on er within the T V P and we did discuss , er we did like to make it quite clear during our er discussions that riding of horses on the highway is a matter for the T V P , riding horses on bridleways is a matter that we will have to deal with in basic in time . |