Example sentences of "for the [adj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Woodbines ) ; a loaf of bread was 4 d. ; a pint of milk 1 d. , a bag of coal , 9 d. ; and for the rich few who had cars , petrol was 11 pence per gallon . |
| 2 | If Ballesteros was partially responsible for the all those individual successes , then Jacklin may deserve the credit not just for the Ryder Cup but for demonstrating that inspirational leadership , combined with an infinite capacity for detail , can produce a team better than the sum of its parts . |
| 3 | For the 1840's-50's this figure usually fell between £1,000 and £2,000 per month . |
| 4 | Personally , I am not in favour of mammoth jail sentences except for the deserving few — and that 's not so much a matter of punishment as a means of keeping society free from their future depredations . |
| 5 | And the only thing is that finally after three months of waiting for the received all their medals and things for so it can go ahead . |
| 6 | A-To-Z , carrying the colours of Brian Cooper , of In The Groove fame , landed a few decent bets for the fortunate few . |
| 7 | He had no time for the over-solicitous kind of welfare service which consists largely of unnecessarily doing for the deaf those things which , given a lead , they can well do for themselves . |
| 8 | Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Lilley 's decision to abide by European Commission rules on the distribution of regional aid from Brussels immediately unlocked £18.9m of investment earmarked for the stricken former coalfield communities of Durham , Tyne and Wear , and Northumberland . |
| 9 | ( For the uninitiated this is a gathering of the privileged few to down cocktails , cause gossip column ‘ sensations ’ and generally be seen and pamper the stars of the show ) . |
| 10 | For the uninitiated this means that the hand described as South below is playing to take at least 9 tricks with no suit as Trumps . |
| 11 | My companions complained of the lack of hands-on , push-button displays , a prerequisite for the young these days , but they enjoyed the state banquet and the rooms , and were sure the show would be a great success with tourists . |
| 12 | Barely managing to hold her breath for the extra few seconds , she hauled herself to the other side of the object first , before surfacing . |
| 13 | John Haymer 's do-it-yourself plane will be one of around 1,000 home-made aircract flying into Wroughton near Swindon this weekend for the largest such rally outside America . |
| 14 | Part of the considerable achievement of Michael Mann 's imaginative but faithful treatment is that it manages to make acceptable for the 1990s some of the outmoded attitudes of its characters , and yet refuses to go for that eco-trendiness that will make Dances With Wolves look dated by the turn of the century . |
| 15 | Good looking women gather in such large numbers that the mere sight of them appeases the appetite , although [ of course ] for the lecherous this does not suffice . |
| 16 | The conference adjourned on Nov. 2 for the Spanish All Souls public holiday , and resumed the next day for bilateral talks . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The silence is deafening as usual — especially from the wanker bands who freely exploit CND logos and all manner of love and flowers imagery to cream in the profits on the back of people who put their fucking arses on the line for the self same cause . |
| 19 | The silence is deafening as usual — especially from the wanker bands who freely exploit CND logos and all manner of love and flowers imagery to cream in the profits on the back of people who put their fucking arses on the line for the self same cause . |
| 20 | Be careful with spacing , and mark out on to the wall as you would for the arch former , starting with the top centre brick , to achieve a realistic effect . |
| 21 | They 're part of the changing retail scene which ranges from the modern shopping centres at one end of the spectrum to squat shops , short term let shops and car boot sales at the other , for the other less source of er retailing , source of purchasing from a decreasing number of people erm trade in car boot sales are subject to the same controls as high street traders basically be product safety , erm , but as well as those problems we are increasingly coming across other problems in particularly counterfeit goods , goods like that on sale at car boot sales , quite attractive , wholly illegal and it wo n't be out for about six or nine months yet . |
| 22 | The ideal is to leave the ground balanced on the main wheel , and to hold a constant attitude for the first few feet of the launch while the aircraft gains height and speed . |
| 23 | For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester . |
| 24 | He 'd been making some records but they were n't successful and for the first few weeks after I 'd met him and decided to work with him , I was listening to songs that he 'd written , and was in the process of writing , and came to the conclusion that he was not essentially a singles artist . |
| 25 | He had quite enjoyed that kind of jealousy for the first few months of their marriage . |
| 26 | ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days . |
| 27 | For the first few weeks the cast used the bedrooms as dressing rooms . |
| 28 | For the first few years I rested my chin on the concrete wall separating the spectators from the players and saw many wondrous things . |
| 29 | ‘ For the first few days , ’ wrote Pilkington , ‘ it was all quite humorous . |
| 30 | Well for the first few days I found enough energy to take an occasional dip in the pool and play a leisurely game of bowls . |