Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] for [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The receipt of money and the audit of accounts were routine operations which the Exchequer conducted all the time without needing any instruction or authorization for doing so . |
| 2 | They both express the same , slightly ironic , delight in the munificence of old houses : Cobbett , when walking through the Duke of Buckingham 's park , remarks in a manner that anticipates Harold Skimpole 's : ‘ I , like POPE 'S cock in the farm-yard , could not help thanking the DUKE and DUCHESS for having generously made such ample provision for our pleasure . |
| 3 | He accepted that it would be better to give her lots of love and attention for behaving well rather than for behaving badly . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the availability of reliable diagnostic tests and effective treatment for syphilis and gonorrhoea means that there is enormous potential and scope for reducing both their prevalence and their complications during pregnancy . |
| 5 | With ‘ non-reminiscers ’ there would appear to be less reason to dwell on the past , and it might be more useful to avoid it unless the counsellor feels that there is a particularly strong reason and purpose for doing so . |