Example sentences of "[adj] and [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This critic may have been thinking of a well-known passage in one of the Nativity sermons in which Andrewes keeps up a series of puns in Hebrew , Latin and English for three pages on the word Emmanuel : ‘ If it be not Immanu-el , it will be Immanu-hell … . |
| 2 | Although it included the Byzantine penalties of blinding and mutilation for certain offences , it was far in advance of the legal practices of many medieval states , and it was the first comprehensive legal code amongst the South Slavs . |
| 3 | During the First World War the little colony of gifted foreigners in Montparnasse and French artists unfit for military service was increasingly shunned by the rest of society at a time when xenophobia was rife and contempt for any man out of uniform was universal . |
| 4 | The funding formula is to include provision for special needs within the mainstream and funding for statemented pupils lies outside the formula . |
| 5 | The cervix ( the neck of the womb ) remains soft and elastic for some time and the vagina remains distended , but these will return to normal with time although the vaginal outlet will be permanently widened from its original state . |
| 6 | The outcome was a £250 fine and disqualification for two seasons . |
| 7 | It was too bare and plain for that . |
| 8 | He embodied a complex amalgam of shrewd political judgement , raw business ‘ savvy ’ , and philanthropic inclinations ( he contributed to the Morrison Education Society for free education in Chinese and English for Chinese youths and he provided money for medical treatment for poor Chinese ) . |
| 9 | The Geneva rules retained -ane for saturated hydrocarbons and used -ene , -diene and -triine for triple bonds , with locants as necessary . |
| 10 | Unencumbered by rating rules , the Swan 55 has a voluminous hull , shallow draft and sufficient sheer and freeboard for dry and comfortable cruising , yet her modern bulb keel , fast Frers ' underbody and large sail area ensure unparalleled performance . |
| 11 | Patients taking Ativan and Valium for long periods may suffer acute anxiety when they stop . |
| 12 | The course is based on a lively TV programme , Window on the World , which is always relevant and fun for young teenagers . |
| 13 | Gillit has to compete with fellow countrymen Rijkaard and Van Basten , plus Papin , Savicevic and Boban for one of the three permitted places open to non-Italians . |