Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun sg] for [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tiny Leah Horby , who is almost two , suffers from an extremely rare condition for which surgeons have so far found no cure . |
| 2 | Every multi-syllable word has one syllable heavily stressed , but there is no easily discernible pattern for which one it should be . |
| 3 | Dr Higgs always appeared the most likely scapegoat for what happened in Cleveland in 1987 . |
| 4 | Watching a neighbour put up a suspiciously large extension for which he supposedly has permission . |
| 5 | Also linen is a more valuable product for which they charged a higher sale price . |
| 6 | Or would you , as I suspect , have taken the more kindly line for which you are loved ? |
| 7 | ‘ This will be more suitable clothing for whatever lies to the north . ’ |
| 8 | Extra-sensory perception , however , seems to be an over-grand , and possibly misleading title for what may simply be God 's pre-programming of his animal kingdom . |
| 9 | Three years later , the Siemens brothers extended cable communications even further by implementing an 11,000km telegraph line between London and Calcutta , a very considerable achievement , one which had been yet another adventure , the sort that provided — like the Atlantic cable saga — the densely-packed reports and darkly realistic illustration for which the Illustrated London News had become justifiably renowned . |
| 10 | This was a thoroughly enjoyable tournament for which Eric Jan Berendsen of DIOK must take a large slice of credit and it was also superb as an August pre-season appetizer . |
| 11 | At last , here was somebody who might offer a perfectly sensible explanation for what had happened . |
| 12 | A Bill of Exchange is a legally recognised document for which there are many financing mechanisms and uses . |
| 13 | They tended to be built round ministers who disliked the slowly developing penchant for what were called ‘ liturgical ’ forms of worship associated with Gothic chapels . |
| 14 | Haydn 's Nelson Mass may have overt marshall overtones , but this was surely little excuse for what , at times , descended to little more than an inglorious romp . |
| 15 | As well as the scent of ‘ mother 's scalp ’ — the first reassuring odour a new-born baby smells — there is a natural sea scent to overwhelm the chlorine in swimming pools , and even cow-pat perfume for which no one has yet come up with a use . |
| 16 | On the other , the only memory was that I had chosen as my lodgings , from the Equity good-digs book , an establishment under the auspices of a Madam somebody or other , under the mistaken impression that she was French and therefore bound to produce the most delicious cuisine for which her country was rightly famous . |
| 17 | The most common purpose for which this might be done would probably be to ask for directions . |
| 18 | Sickle cell disease is a relatively common condition for which there is no readily available cure and for which treatment is largely inadequate . |
| 19 | The DES ( 1983 , 1984a , 1986b ) have used the most recent year for which data are available , arguing that although there were government-induced reductions in the entry of UK students to universities in the early 1980s these were more than offset by increases in the public sector . |
| 20 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the proportion of 16 and 17-year-olds in full-time education or training in ( a ) 1979 and ( b ) the most recent year for which figures are available . |
| 21 | of the population in 1988 , the most recent year for which figures are available . |
| 22 | It is a completely artificial emotion for which society , and in particular our parents are responsible . |
| 23 | Instead of contested tithes , he found himself the guardian of a rich , varied , and passionately cultivated tradition for which the documentary evidence was fragmentary , but the local testimony entirely firm . |
| 24 | But Nora never wore an overall , she despised housework — and this girl was wearing an overall , not the rather smart dress for which Mrs. Fanshawe had first taken it . |
| 25 | This study also serves to illustrate the very real need for what is known in healing circles as ‘ psychic protection ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ Laura had a very practical eye for what would sell and a very shrewd idea of pricing . |
| 27 | In July will be launching a new dry cat food made by us called ‘ 's Selection ’ — a very attractive product for which we have high expectations . |