Example sentences of "[adj] for [adj] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would clearly be impracticable for all of a party 's members to foregather from every corner of a region to select and rank its list candidates , so it is sometimes suggested that American style primaries should be held for this purpose . |
| 2 | This information is potentially very valuable for those in a position to help families to find the best ways of supporting the patient at home in the process of rehabilitation . |
| 3 | There is also an a la carte restaurant , a popular bar , a sunbathing terrace , a small TV lounge and a cafe terrace which is ideal for lingering over a drink in the sunshine . |
| 4 | And Rital , whose east European eyes had seen been and done it all for more of a century than she chose to admit , merely shrugged and locked the door . |
| 5 | The propellers are responsible for most of a hovercraft 's noise , especially the tearing sound made as the blade tips approach the speed of sound . |
| 6 | ( Gav looked defensive for all of a micro-second , a concession my lacerated self-respect fell upon with all the pathetic desperation of a humiliatingly defeated politician pointing out that well , things can only get better . ) |
| 7 | Weald set a formidable target of 239 for 2 in a match restricted to 40 overs . |
| 8 | The offer was 1 for 5 with a subscription price of l90p ( when the market price was 234p ) . |
| 9 | The tube is mixed for 2 min at room temperature to allow binding of the DNA before the diatoms are sedimented for 5-10s in a microfuge . |
| 10 | Hatch proved his recovery from a spinal operation by taking seven for 56 including a hat-trick which polished off the Normanby Hall tail-enders leaving his club Darlington just 135 for victory . |