Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Some like to know for sure and some do n't . ’ |
| 2 | Some have opted for firm sale agreements to cut out the costly returns process , most notably with the Waterstones group and Reed with Dillons . |
| 3 | Although all those dying within six months of diagnosis had an initial CD4 of less than 0.11×10/l , three patients with CD4 counts below 0.05 have survived for 17 months or more . |
| 4 | In Amazonian Annonaceae and Nymphaeaceae , beetle pollination tends to be fortuitous by contrast , e.g. scarabs on Nymphaea spp. in lakes , though in Victoria amazonica , there are four species of dynastid beetle attracted by scent and temperature ( 11° above ambient ) : these become trapped for 24 hours and feed on starchy carpellary appendages before leaving with pollen . |
| 5 | These have to operate for prolonged periods and are robust and solid pieces of equipment , for space and weight are not serious constraints . |
| 6 | ‘ Meanwhile , ’ murmurs Miriam Bernstein , ‘ here we all sit waiting for second helpings . ’ |
| 7 | It is important we know how many want to come for each event , so PLEASE CONTACT Val Hawkins ( 453-3366 ) or David Cameron ( 445 1154 ) or sign the list to be circulated , as soon as possible . |
| 8 | It seems to meet some deep need to atone for modern materialism , by saving some of the materials from the rubbish bin . |
| 9 | It 's the first time so many have gathered for such a prolonged period . |
| 10 | In Scotland 100,000 have applied for free tickets to a Hogmanay party in George Square , Glasgow , which will also celebrate the city 's year as Cultural Capital of Europe . |
| 11 | At the operational level planning tasks will be simpler and there is less need to look for complex procedures as it would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut . |
| 12 | Cork prices have risen , and all but the best wine-makers in Italy , Germany , Spain and Portugal in particular have plumped for cheaper , veinier corks . |
| 13 | Most choose to come for two-week periods , with time to practise at home in between . |
| 14 | In both 1989 and 1990 leave to apply for judicial review was granted by the courts in more than 900 cases , with a resulting delay of about eighteen months between the granting of leave and the hearing of the case . |