Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems that Napoleon III briefly entertained the idea of being crowned by the pope , as his uncle had been , but Pius IX showed little enthusiasm for this scheme . |
| 2 | The village straddles the coast road and includes a row of coastguard cottages , an ancient manor house ( where Oliver Cromwell once stayed and claiming the oldest section of wallpaper in the country ) , and the most interesting New Inn ; a large uncommonly tall building for this area . |
| 3 | Alas , the Gulf crisis has created a new phrase to frustrate travellers with little patience for this abuse of the English language . |
| 4 | Other dealers felt little sympathy for this director . |
| 5 | Although we could make no definite plans for this year , we all agreed that the meetings marked a step forward in getting to know each other in a Christian Spirit . |
| 6 | Conflict : there is ample opportunity for this information to be acquired and used by other divisions within the conglomerate . |
| 7 | Even though there are valid medical and technical reasons for this state of affairs , it can lead to difficulties for women and girls . |
| 8 | Indeed , I was especially delighted that we won that contract for this country . |
| 9 | Agricultural products for this purpose are only those listed in Annex II of the Treaty of Rome . |
| 10 | Three of the fundholding practices arranged private contracts for this procedure paid out of their practice budgets as a means of improving the services available to their patients . |
| 11 | How absurd she was , and what absurd reasons for this euphoria . |
| 12 | The largest grant for this year goes to Liverpool Roman Catholic Cathedral which receives £500,000 , needed for structural repairs and water-proofing of the 1930 Lutyens crypt . |
| 13 | There are lots of possible reasons for this problem . |
| 14 | Possible reasons for this spread of results include issues related to both the origin of the dictionary and the origin of the test data : |
| 15 | Possible reasons for this difference are revealed through closer examination of the definitions within these two dictionaries . |
| 16 | Possible reasons for this difference include a different prevalence of asthma , different access to care , different environmental factors , and different genetic factors . |
| 17 | There are a variety or possible reasons for this interest . |
| 18 | There was strong support for this suggestion from every category of respondent , only 10% of the total registering disapproval . |
| 19 | The Royal Commission evidence provides a little support for this view . |
| 20 | Cellulite is the technical term for this affliction . |
| 21 | ( The technical term for this engraving of linguistic norms is ‘ codification ’ . |
| 22 | Erm , now I can produce some variants on the next few figures , they , this is the one in the third paragraph which says that two thousand eight hundred , er took two eight nine one two , er , hours would be needed this year , that is working on the commissions erm current estimate of six percent of complaints going to stage two , erm , the reality in York is that seven point five percent are going to stage two , and if one took account of that reality , and I 'm bound to say that in in estimating terms we do n't , but if one did take in reality that would push that figure for this year up to thirty thousand four hundred and forty nine . |
| 23 | A beach of fine shingle and a wooded promontory dividing two spectacular bays all combine to create a truly admirable setting for this resort . |
| 24 | Decide on the time off the diet , plan proper balanced meals with the odd luxury for this period , and do not go wild and regain your lost weight . |
| 25 | Looping the loop is a perfectly normal manoeuvere for this sort of aircraft and there 's no reason whatsoever why it should n't be demonstrated to the public |
| 26 | Other ‘ captive ’ funds come from pension funds , insurance companies and banks which allocate specific funds for this type of investment . |
| 27 | I am in no doubt that the right future for this country is to maintain the union between the United Kingdom and Scotland . |
| 28 | ( Some ontological reasons for this type of treatment are suggested by Lyons , 1977 : 502 . ) |
| 29 | Briefly , William Dement 's early experimental work which provided some support for this idea was subsequently found , both by himself and others , to be unrepeatable . |
| 30 | Some support for this interpretation may be found in the fact that section 5 affords a speaker or actor the specific defence that he was unaware and had no reason to suspect that his conduct may have been witnessed , and it would be anomalous if there were no similar defence for the more serious offence . |