Example sentences of "for a [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | His dogs looked as if they might be dangerous and so Coetzee reached for a tried and tested method for solving the problem — strychnine . |
2 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
3 | For a pleasant and relaxing end to the day , why not take an evening cruise on Lake Zell . |
4 | If that young Ethiopian girl has survived the droughts , famines and wars of these intervening years — not to mention the torments and dangers of childbirth for a circumcized and infibulated woman , whose vagina must be re-sealed after each birth — she will be 26 today . |
5 | High on their list are the need for a genuine and popular democracy ; the removal of the US bases ; an easing of the foreign debt burden ; genuine land reform ; environmental protection and industrialization that benefits Filipinos rather than foreign corporations . |
6 | Jane recommended scoop-necked bodies worn under silky shirts , which Helen could team with flowing trousers or skirts for a stylish but relaxed look . |
7 | Expect to pay around £1.80 per foot for a Scots or Norwegian Pine and around £3 for a fir . |
8 | He had a small mousy wife , and two grown sons who came home to drink all the beer out of the refrigerator and tell him that he was a strong-arm man for a decrepit and decaying society . |
9 | Her interests in the paranormal were unorthodox for a Communist but not unusual among the post-religious élite in Brezhnev-s Europe . |
10 | For detailed surveys of lowland tundra on Devon Island , northern Canada , see Bliss ( 1977 ) ; for a wide-ranging though equally detailed account of Soviet tundra see Chernov ( 1985 ) , and for a most readable though more general survey of tundra vegetation see Sage ( 1986 ) . |
11 | There were many memorable and often moving episodes , indeed , more than I can find space to record , and to Lata Sharma ( Maria ) , David Curry ( Tony ) , Maurice Jay ( Riff ) , Petrea Cooney ( Anita ) , Michael Lally ( Bernardo ) and the others in the cast , not to mention the excellent rival gangs and , of course , the stage crew , my congratulations and heartfelt thanks for a rich and rewarding theatrical experience . |
12 | It was a bit like sitting very quietly in a forest and waiting for a rare and timid wild animal to come out . |
13 | In fig 1 below we have two very standard voicings for A major and A7 chords … |
14 | Firstly we called for a major and sustained programme of development within West Belfast in order to reverse the history of long-term decline . |
15 | The structure plan can not be seen for providing for a major or sudden change in direction . |
16 | So the P300 is thought to be associated with the completion of stimulus identification and classification in preparation for a cognitive or motor response . |
17 | So there 'd be something rather odd about people voting out of moral motivation for a utilitarian because they would be voting their estimate of where the general happiness lies , rather than putting their input into the sum from which someone else can calculate where the general happiness lies . |
18 | Harry always looked immaculate and unruffled , and he was one of those players upon whom the Manager , his team colleagues and supporters can always rely for a composed and controlled performance . |
19 | AS WE move into 1993 , our hope and prayer for all is for a peaceful and grace-filled New Year . |
20 | Overall a recommended buy if you are looking for a simple but powerful professional database . |
21 | This scheme provides for a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the customer in respect of costs . |
22 | The Scheme , details of which can be supplied on request , provides for a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the customer in respect of costs . |
23 | But le Havre and Cherbourg opted for a simple and austere classicism , with the new vogue for geometrical emphasis to the fore . |
24 | This has since been employed in the wide variety of commercial designs that have arrived following the introduction of the Hawaiian ; but for a simple and long-standing development one need look no further than Top of The Line 's own ‘ Spin-Off ’ . |
25 | The scheme ( details of which ABTA will supply on request ) provides for a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the customer in respect of costs . |
26 | This scheme provides for a simple and inexpensive method of Arbitration on documents alone under which the customer 's liability in respect of costs is limited . |
27 | The Scheme ( details of which can be provided on request ) provides for a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration in respect of costs . |
28 | As the through neck naturally runs parallel to the body , the bridge and pickups all sit square , too , making for a concise and geometrically consistent look and feel . |
29 | It is the price you are expected to pay for a varied and entertaining job with an above average wage . |
30 | By following the functionalist approach pioneered by Durkheim and Radcliffe-Brown , we can appreciate that the most erroneous of assumptions may yet serve as a perfectly sound basis for a coherent and logically satisfying system of beliefs . |