Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [be] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So eleventh-century courts were centres for ceremony , business , education ; Charlemagne would have sympathized with all of these . |
| 2 | Originally edited down to 22 minutes for a half-hour TV show ( the other eight minutes being time for adverts and credits ) , Havis and his team had so much fascinating footage left over it was incorporated back in to produce this more detailed full-length video . |
| 3 | That figure is the majority , the majority of that figure is compensation for loss of earnings . |
| 4 | European turnover was $100m for the year , which accounted for nearly a third of Sequent 's total sales . |
| 5 | Some of the objects on show are clearly and satisfyingly ‘ fake ’ , in the sense that their sole intention is deception for some form of gain . |
| 6 | The dominant theme of this literature was concern for the well-being of the peasantry . |
| 7 | The dominant theme of this literature was concern for the well-being of the peasantry . |
| 8 | [ In the Court of Appeal Pickin successfully argued that this case was authority for the House of Lords refusing to give effect to a private Act obtained by fraud . ] |
| 9 | In the heifer classes the top bid was 2,000gns for the champion from Messrs McConchie which was purchased by JJ Patterson of Kirktonhill and Glengelt Farms , Oxton , Lauder , while the reserve champion Jenny l86th from J&W Wilson of Kirkmabreck , Creetown was bought at 900gns by R&K Drysdale , Old Cambus Quarry , Cockburnspath , Berwick . |
| 10 | Their only guiding light is ambition for office , and they refuse to tell the people of Scotland what their policy is . |
| 11 | Lighter winds are idea for novices and there 's windsurfing too . |
| 12 | ‘ The country areas are a softer option for them where they know some areas are no-gos for us because of manoeuvrability and the terrain . |
| 13 | As Hassan 's comment half-implies , it may in some areas be time for criticism to move on from the task of defining postmodernism in relation to its antecedents . |
| 14 | He feels the amount of money a lot of young people have to spend on drink is one cause , while on the other hand , unemployment and social deprivation are factors for others . |
| 15 | Thomas Brinton , bishop of Rochester , preached that the English defeats were punishment for their sins . |
| 16 | The next few days were agony for Constance , as she waited for the letter to arrive . |
| 17 | By the time I had joined the BBC in 1969 I was three stone overweight , I drank a bottle of scotch a day and thought muesli and high fibre were feed for cattle . |
| 18 | This chance is 1% for a quick look , then a re-roll each extra Turn with an additional 1% ( cumulative ) chance of something hostile turning up . |
| 19 | But as she forecast in recent months ( The Art Newspaper No.19 , June 1992 , p.3 ) , Ms Radice believes that sexual content is grounds for a grant 's denial . |
| 20 | The result of this French Classic was victory for Prince Faisal 's Rafha , trained by Mr Henry Cecil and ridden by the all conquering Willie Carson , who had won our Oaks at Epsom the previous day . |
| 21 | Any need to analyse the ways in which the multi-variant police world forms a coherent and self-sustaining whole is material for the social scientist and not the practitioners , for they already live the system as a matter of course . |
| 22 | In Europe , its most popular ranges are Jerzees for basic sports and leisurewear and Russell Athletic for followers of ‘ classic ’ American sportswear . |
| 23 | So some of the things that we 're going to be looking at this morning is ways for you to use , that the people working with you can come up with some new ideas , but you can also use these ways yourself , because sometimes you do n't have the luxury of people to help you with your problem . |
| 24 | An important item in this trade was timber for the construction of ships . |
| 25 | Just to know that there are rapists around who could have been tracked down with this method is justification for a database . |
| 26 | Just to know that there are rapists around who could have been tracked down with this method is justification for a database . |
| 27 | all players have played for norway 's a-team + marked players are regulars for norway ( and i guess fat-frank will be next year ) |
| 28 | That inquiry led to an arrest for four sex offences but police believe another man is responsioble for the rape of the schoolgirl , four indecent assaults , as well as robberies and the latest attack . |
| 29 | One important cause of residential segregation is competition for access to preferred forms of housing . |
| 30 | Against this background , it has been a difficult start to the year but some improvement is forecast for the second quarter when further price increases will recover the impact of higher raw material costs . |