Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [adj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For yourself or for all the others ? |
| 2 | For better or for worse the studio system the moguls created , dubbed by its detractors as the slave trade , which had discovered and nursed the greatest names of Hollywood of three decades , and probably ever , was on the verge of collapse , though as Elizabeth Taylor put it so succinctly : ‘ The death rattle seemed never ending . ’ |
| 3 | If at any stage in the discussions on Monday , or in all the other discussions that I have attended in the past two years , it had been a question of majority vote , there would have been much less agreement , and to the extent that decisions had been imposed by a majority , they would have been much less effective . |
| 4 | 7.6.3.2 any of the Permissions have been granted subject to a lawful condition with which [ it would be impossible for or in all the circumstances it would be unreasonable to expect ] the Landlord to comply |
| 5 | Or in 1982 the Navy would fight the Falklands , the very spot where in 1914 it won a spectacular victory and uncannily on both occasions the flagship was called Invincible . |
| 6 | In the full sense of the word , it is arguable that nobody was governed before the later nineteenth century ; it would certainly be foolish to maintain that either royal or princely government in the twelfth century operated according to fixed rules or without intermission or over all the inhabitants of a defined area . |
| 7 | This means that there is no need for staff to work in city-centre offices or to congest the city with traffic and spend time travelling to and from work . ’ |
| 8 | Indeed , each of the five times since 1915 that there has been a minority government in power it has been Labour , dependent either on the Liberals ' support , their abstentions , or on all the other parties not uniting to defeat them . |
| 9 | But in the absence of direct evidence for the place of manufacture , or at best the source of the raw materials , there has been a degree of reticence about interpreting the distribution of such goods . |
| 10 | With × 7 or × 8.5 the Nebula is then in the same field . |
| 11 | You only do it with those whom you know can take it , as Bill could take it , and as all the climbers with whom I grew up could take it , and hand it out . |
| 12 | The balance established by the CNAA could not be a permanent one as institutions grew and changed , and as all the partners in the exercise responded to changing policies and experience . |
| 13 | Scum won 1–0 away and as all the other teams right behind drew — i think Scum is 9 ( 8 ? ) points ahead just now — not a good thing … |
| 14 | They too get a thrill from a big catch and as all the fish are thrown back there are still the stories about the one that got away . |
| 15 | It 's real great to watch them cos they blink on and off all the time . |
| 16 | It 's called the Shakespeare School of English and has a neon Union Jack outside which flashes on and off all the time . |
| 17 | And my doctor my doctor said , You ca n't have the dog you need because you 're sick on and off all the time . |
| 18 | Well no because it 'll tha it does n't work like that it takes about cos it 's cold it 's gon na take about an hour to warm up and that wo n't come on that 'll just cu keep coming on and off all the time till it 's hottened up . |
| 19 | But that 's how it goes on and off , it clicks on and off all the time . |
| 20 | not it 's going off , on and off all the time |
| 21 | The Bernese Oberland is perhaps the Swiss region best known to English speaking tourists because of the dramatic massif of mountains , high valleys and ridges that lies south-east of Lakes Brienz and Thun , and between these the popular centre of tourist traffic , Interlaken . |
| 22 | There 's no harm could come to me here , with good neighbours round and about all the while . |
| 23 | The Support Force crossed the great divide and for that the profession ought to be grateful . |
| 24 | ‘ No one knew him , ’ said Raynor , ‘ no one recognised him , and for that the gate-keepers and the sentries must take great blame . |
| 25 | But the strikers who have fought over so many months with so much courage and strength have achieved another kind of victory — they have exposed once and for all the myth of the TUC 's solidarity with exploited workers and in the process of doing so they have redefined the methods and outlook of industrial struggle . |
| 26 | And for all the pomp and ceremony , for all the formality and precision , the security and the months of planning , for all the cameras and lights , it was still a touching and surprisingly intimate affair . |
| 27 | ‘ And you must be grateful to her for everything she does , and for all the sacrifices she must make on your behalf . |
| 28 | There are no easy answers but maybe a few guidelines as to what might be happening , for Margaret , staring dry-eyed and forlorn into a new day , and for all the other people who have ever had that sort of feeling . |
| 29 | Let us give thanks for our homes and for our families , for the people who care for us and look after us and for all the comforts we enjoy . |
| 30 | After his two trips into Benghazi , he had submitted proposals for a further expedition to destroy once and for all the harbour facilities . |