Example sentences of "for the [noun pl] is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The virgin forest which is hacked down to make way for the cattle is virtually free , and when the soil is exhausted the ranchers just move on to another plot . |
| 2 | What was so impressive about Silk Slippers 's victory was that she twice had to overcome difficulties in running and William Hill 's offer of 33-1 about the daughter of Nureyev for the Oaks is particularly tempting . |
| 3 | Daylight regrettably is excluded , apart from an occasional glimmer , but in compensation the light level for the paintings is reasonably high and constant with no modish alternation of spotlighting and shadow . |
| 4 | Although parents views are taken into account , what 's best for the children is most important . |
| 5 | The voting pattern for the parties is so uniform throughout the country that the influence on a constituency of a particular candidate is insignificant ; candidates without the support of a major party can expect to fail and minor or ad hoc or single-interest parties can expect to be swept aside … |