Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's very conscious of the fact that he 's indebted to him , not just for rescuing him from those awful guardians but for getting him into Grafton Abbey and then arranging for him to work for Mr Harvey . |
| 2 | To overcome the capacitive shorting problem , potential dividers for operation at high frequencies or for handling pulses are usually constructed as indicated in figure 8.1(d) . |
| 3 | From discussions with dealers , the central topic was the continuing importance of the fair as a forum for exposing new or foreign artists and for making contacts with collectors and curators , even if gallerists did not reap immediate sales from the latter . |
| 4 | There are options for producing headlines , for using different typefaces and for positioning text on the screen . |
| 5 | This is not a good weekend to be entertaining visitors or for getting to grips with a backlog of personal or professional paperwork . |
| 6 | It introduces new arrangements for degree-awarding powers and for achieving university status . |
| 7 | Large-scale industries in pre-railway days needed canal-side sites both for bringing in their coal and other raw materials and for taking away their heavy products . |
| 8 | The time taken and the cost of transport for raw materials and for sending finished goods to the main markets in England cause many managers to choose to place their factories elsewhere . |
| 9 | He claims that it is an effective tool both for monitoring established social trends and for identifying new developments at an early stage . |
| 10 | A home is a place for sleeping , retreating to in the evenings , storing one 's personal possessions and for relaxing in private . |
| 11 | It should , however , be the responsibility of the directors to ensure that systems exist for confirming that decision makers possess appropriate skills and for providing adequate performance monitoring . |
| 12 | Tunstill is critical of these guides for leaning heavily to the side of the substitute carers and for stressing the advantages of removal from inadequate natural parents and placement with long-term substitute families if the child is in care from an early age and if the relationship with the natural parent is not consistent and affectionate . |
| 13 | The system should be able to cope at all times with the workload resulting from continuous operation of seven dedicated user terminals , and occasional use of two user terminals for simple enquiries and for examining portions of text . |
| 14 | Despite the contrasting results , however , most delegates agreed that the workshop exercise had been worthwhile , and that Mr Leitch should be congratulated for setting an example for his more coy competitors and for helping perpetuate the open and instructive atmosphere that distinguishes CUBs conferences . |
| 15 | The protection is acquired once an employee has been in a particular employment for two years , though there are special rules concerning part-time employees and for calculating the date up to which the continuous employment is measured . |
| 16 | Lime was used for agricultural purposes and for making cement . |
| 17 | In January 1987 he was sentenced to five years and nine months ' imprisonment at Belfast Crown Court for possessing firearms in suspicious circumstances and for possessing petrol bombs . |
| 18 | A case has to be made , therefore , for seasonally adjusting the monthly figures and for excluding school-leavers . |
| 19 | It may well be that there are good reasons for following customary practices or for rejecting them in favour of new ones , but teachers ought to know what these reasons are , for it is this knowledge which provides for adaptability , the alternative realization of principles through techniques appropriate to different instructional settings . |
| 20 | In line with this policy , the Eve Report also recommended , shatteringly at the time , that there should be a two-A-level entry standard , and acknowledged that , ‘ in time the normal method of training for the professional examinations or for exempting qualifications will be by way of full time , or sandwich , study . ’ |
| 21 | Sales meetings and conferences in the principal 's own country can be used for training purposes and these can be used as a forum for tackling specific problems and for discussing future promotional strategies . |
| 22 | In this model , there are separate input logogens for recognising printed words and for recognising spoken words , a cognitive system ( responsible for processing semantic information , generating context effects , and other complex linguistic manoeuvres ) , and an output logogen system , responsible for the production of spoken words . |
| 23 | For example , they introduced new types of deposits which paid premium rates of interest for regular savings or for maintaining a minimum balance . |
| 24 | candied stems for cakes and confectionery ; seeds for flavouring a variety of drinks including vermouth , gin , Chartreuse and some white wines ; leaves in stewed fruits and for flavouring cheese and cheese dishes , including cheesecake ; should not be eaten by diabetics |
| 25 | The regional award went to the Northern region — for its good programme of events , good communications and for tackling difficult issues . |
| 26 | Adrian Arbib makes hand-crafted boxes which are useful not only for day-to-day storage , but also for outdoor expeditions and for transporting finished works . |
| 27 | Adrian Arbib makes hand-crafted boxes which are useful not only for day-to-day storage , but also for outdoor expeditions and for transporting finished works . |
| 28 | He points to the irrationality of this assumption and makes the seemingly rather obvious point that ‘ Torture … is an infallible means for absolving robust scoundrels and for condemning innocent persons who happen to be weak ’ ( p. 32 ) . |
| 29 | There will always be conflict in people 's perception of proper animal care , but it is easier to set standards for handling domesticated animals than for exploiting wild ones . |
| 30 | The Banstead Place Mobility Centre has full facilities for training disabled drivers and for assessing what alterations their vehicles might need . |