Example sentences of "for [pron] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authors of the paper do not suggest ignoring the age of the patient , quite the reverse : ‘ criteria appropriate for younger patients may not be suitable in the elderly , for whom effective stabilisation of disease , a partial remission , or a complete remission of short duration may be sufficient to achieve worthwhile prolongation of life with an acceptable quality of life . ’ |
| 2 | Mounted bird wings , stuffed mammals , galls , acorns , nests , seed heads , fungi , grasses — all sorts of natural objects were on view , or ‘ on feel ’ , for folk who ca n't see , but for whom tactile experience of different shapes and textures is a small compensation . |
| 3 | Picture a teenage girl in Morocco for whom premarital loss of virginity is culturally intolerable and who faces the ‘ choice ’ , under male duress , of tolerating anal intercourse , or of submitting to vaginal penetration knowing that she will thereby have to leave home for a life of prostitution ; she may even know that both are related to acquisition of HIV . |
| 4 | By now he conceded that individual rights for Jews , as in the western democracies , would not meet the needs of the Jewish masses in eastern Europe , for whom some form of group ( though not ‘ national ’ ) rights would be essential . |
| 5 | It was the widow 's custom to leave a jug of milk for them each night after milking , she gave it as a gift in thanks , she said , for their support of an unfortunate woman on her own . |
| 6 | But if motherhood is for them some sort of liberation , it is n't in the image of the " liberated lady " stereotype , Cosmo girl , sexy , single , childless and employed . |
| 7 | However , an equal number of players are working in situations were an ability to adapt to different musical landscapes enhances their earning power considerably , and for them this type of rig is a Godsend . |
| 8 | ‘ I remember when Jason first came and auditioned for me one day after school in his school uniform , very hot and perspiring , and a typical teenage schoolboy who had just run to the audition . |
| 9 | You will be wondering , what is the message of Christmas for me this year in the face of this or that problem ? |
| 10 | Janet posted a letter for me last week to a friend who I worked with at Ipswich , she was one of the girls behind the counter and at the moment they , her and her husband , he , he , he , he was on the , he finished up but he started as a lad in the kitchen but he finished up as a chef on the dining cars and they married and er and they 've got er two children erm they 're married to and , and we kept , we 've kept in touch with each other for sixty years |
| 11 | I love the very dark flowered ‘ Black Magic ’ , which did well for me last summer in a tub placed outside in a sunny , sheltered spot . |
| 12 | " Only my deep devotion to you sir , and a thought for my future acceptance at Court , prevents me from repaying the compliment . " |
| 13 | In preparation for my recent trip to Cyprus I recalled the letter which Ron Swinburne of Birmingham wrote to you many months ago about the flying services available on the island at rates far below those of the UK . |
| 14 | see you guys in a forthnight when i will be at white hart lane for my annual trip to england … ( anyone know of any good health club with hidden cameras where they can shoot my ‘ beatiful ’ body ? ; - ) he , he ) |
| 15 | A few years ago , at a symposium in eastern Europe , I was chided for my non-Marxist attitude on stratigraphical theory . |
| 16 | ‘ And as for my fellow artisan in the scrivener 's trade : Alistair . |
| 17 | I travelled back to Athens , partly in order to make up for my ignominious run in the European Indoor there in 1985 . |
| 18 | I was trained for my new work at the main ARP centre in the Fulham Road . |
| 19 | Six months ago I would have loved to get some new sounds for my new rack from your magazine . |
| 20 | This came as something of a surprise , for nothing Victor Saunders had told me about the Priut refuge quite prepared me for my first sight of this three-storey silver sausage — an amazing futuristic construction with a dining room that looks out on a wonderland of peaks , and with some four-bedded dormitories which , if you 're lucky enough to be allocated one , ensures a degree of comfort far different from alpine-style overcrowding . |
| 21 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 22 | I have Phil to thank for my first break on the Cutters . |
| 23 | I had arrived for my first meeting with the North Downs Steam Railway which is managed by a friendly group of enthusiasts who are not prepared to be put off by a drop of rain , even if it was one of the heaviest storms of the summer . |
| 24 | I went up for my first term at York called Nigel and I came back as Oliver . |
| 25 | I went for my first visit to the therapist feeling panicky , nervous , hopeful and depressed . |
| 26 | To get somewhere for my caddying I felt I had to travel , and I left home for my first tournament in 1951 at St Andrews for the Amateur Championship . |
| 27 | The rock was unusual , but my Boston conglomerate experience helped a lot and the great protection boosted confidence for my first lead of the season . |
| 28 | And then , just as I was reaching for my battered copy of Einstein , Jon Snow gave away the secret . |
| 29 | ‘ I played for my junior school in Barnsley then progressed through the various Yorkshire representative teams . |
| 30 | I for one will certainly be registering a copy for my personal use at home . |