Example sentences of "' [adj] [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leapor , a poor woman , could not dress to advantage ; indeed , her employers ' low regard for her as a servant is partly related to her appearance . |
| 2 | But a major difficulty remains : SSDs will be reluctant to commit themselves to picking up the bill for several months ' residential rehabilitation for someone who may have arrived in the area the previous week . |
| 3 | I do not consider that it would help towards the solution of your Lordships ' present problem for me to discuss further the points which arose in Morris ( including the question whether it really is an example of theft ) or in the many other cases on section 1(1) which have occupied the anxious attention of the courts and the academic writers . |
| 4 | But Bull 's eighth goal of the season was Wolves ' only reward for their territorial dominance , and Aston Villa squeezed into the third round by virtue of the early goal Derek Mountfield had added to their first-leg advantage . |
| 5 | Clydesdale Electrical , the Glasgow-based electrical retailer which has shown impressive growth in what is currently regarded as a lacklustre sector , won the judges ' unanimous approval for its courageous and aggressive marketing strategy . |
| 6 | He felt that something was waiting out there , that to venture beyond the lights ' pale embrace for whatever reason — necessity , whim or duty — was to take one 's life in one 's hands . |