Example sentences of "for [art] [det] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , we may return to the fundamental difference between the mediation and differentiation theories of acquired distinctiveness — for the former the associations formed during distinctiveness training play a critical role , whereas for the latter these associations are essentially irrelevant . |
| 2 | I still had my navy blue greatcoat , and went to the billeting officer for a few more blankets . |
| 3 | Michael , still in the saddle , stood in his stirrups and yelled with exultation , kicking on the slowing pony for a few more strides . |
| 4 | I would like more money for a few more things though |
| 5 | He pushed the idea for a few more pages , but Reynolds did n't read them all . |
| 6 | So , the tree which from which bows used in the Battle of Agincourt could have been fashioned seems set to live on for a few more generations yet . |
| 7 | ( with extension ) for a few more notes |
| 8 | I lay on the ground for a few more moments , then continued on my way through the trees in the direction of Brigade Headquarters , pondering on the likely thoughts of Colonel Peter Young and his three Officers back there on the hill . |
| 9 | He studied the English copy for a few more moments before dropping it into the shredder . |
| 10 | ‘ Comm 's working , ’ she said , and listened to it for a few more moments . |
| 11 | We freeze and drown worms for a few more minutes . |
| 12 | ‘ We are both talking nonsense , let us continue to do so for a few more minutes . |
| 13 | The only option is to rinse the board in water , dry it carefully and try to line it up again on the artwork , re-exposing it for a few more minutes . |
| 14 | ‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’ |
| 15 | There are four key ideas in that sentence , and I want to underline them for a few more minutes . |
| 16 | And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " . |
| 17 | ‘ Still in Mariánské Láznë , ’ Fabia replied , and chatted to her mother for a few more minutes , until her mother promptly gave her another worry to add to her collection . |
| 18 | But officials insist that Poland 's national telephone company , PTTP , will be protected only for a few more years and will then be left to go bankrupt if it can not compete against privately owned network operators . |
| 19 | ‘ Dr Strangelove ’ was not to be imagined for a few more years but it was n t reassuring to learn that nuclear submarine crews were supplied with pistols with which to shoot any shipmate who showed signs of wanting to fire an unauthorized missile . |
| 20 | If we can do that and if we can hold the dam , as it were , for a few more years , that will give us time to assemble the ethical arguments against whaling , and to get them diffused further in the world . |
| 21 | Are we going to hide the ravages of time as cleverly as we can for a few more years , or gradually make the necessary adaptations in order to create a new image that is not a faded version of the old but corresponds in an attractive and lively way to the new stage in life which we have reached ? |
| 22 | Around this time , as it was evident that the trams in London would have to be kept going for a few more years , visible external truss rods and other strengthening devices began to appear on many of the cars . |
| 23 | If feeding and antibiotics continued to be administered Tony could be expected to live for a few more years . |
| 24 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
| 25 | When I gave it away I believe I was still playing well enough to continue for a few more years , but I had had enough , and it was time to consider the family . |
| 26 | Every broken marriage , every wrecked career must have one , in some form or another , and doubtless career and marriage might have drifted aimlessly on together for a few more years if the sea had been clear of Carlas , but it would have ended some time or other , and possibly with a lot more pain than there was now . |
| 27 | The Syracusan tyranny lasted for a few more years ; Hiero was even able to install his son Deinomenes as ruler of a new city of Etna , built to house the population of Katane and Naxos , ousted some time in the 470s ( cp . |
| 28 | But I flatter myself that I can meet this danger more calmly and securely than most philologists ; my philosophical seriousness is already too deeply rooted , the true and essential problems of life and thought have been too clearly shown to me by the great mystagogue Schopenhauer … " ( 1869 ) ; " I love the Greeks more and more … [ but ] … the philologist 's existence … seems to me more and more anomalous " ( 1870 ) ; " For me , everything that is best and most beautiful is associated with the names Schopenhauer and Wagner , and I am proud and happy to share this feeling with my closest friends " ( 1870 again ) ; and from the close of the same year , " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years ; let us take it as a sorrowful lesson … I realize what Schopenhauer 's doctrine of university wisdom is all about … |
| 29 | We have already quoted part of the letter to Rohde , written in December , which gives the best testimony to Nietzsche 's state of mind : " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years … |
| 30 | She was too young to be away from home ; he should have been sure of her company for a few more years yet . |