Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [adj] for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jay had told me a certain amount — about the offers of money if he left the deal clear for someone else . |
| 2 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 3 | The key aspects of public goods are ( 1 ) that it is technically possible for one person to consume without reducing the amount available for someone else , and ( 2 ) the impossibility of excluding anyone from consumption except at a prohibitive cost . |
| 4 | I have left the way clear for anyone to take over as chairman . |
| 5 | We 've all limited budgets in sidecar racing and if friendship makes the wheels turn more smoothly , then it makes life a bit easier for everyone . |
| 6 | He 's an obedient kind of fellow , and after being kicked out of the castle by his master he sets about his task with a determination unusual for someone with such a cowardly disposition . |
| 7 | I do n't think they leave a window open for anyone to sneak in , ’ said Masklin . |
| 8 | she 's a size eight cos our she 's a size eight for nothing . |
| 9 | Yeah it it means that you can point out that it makes it a lot simpler for someone to just pop over for a night and crash out on the floor . |
| 10 | The most important factor in planning your holiday is that you want every detail to be perfect for you not a holiday perfect for someone else . |
| 11 | Sgt Biggs is urging all anglers to keep an eye open for anything suspicious . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've no idea , but it seemed sensible to keep an eye open for anyone in the grounds . ’ |