Example sentences of "and [adv] [adj] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ did especially appoint John de Metingham ( then Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas ) and the rest of his fellow justices … that they , according to their discretions , should provide and ordain , from every county , certain attorneys and lawyers , of the best and most apt for their learning and skill , who might do service to his court and people ; and that those so chosen only and no other , should follow his court and transact the affairs therein ; the said King and his council then deeming the number of seven score to be sufficient for that employment ; but it was left to the discretion of the said justices , to add to that number , or diminish , as they should see fit : ’ |
| 2 | Nomes are good climbers and remarkably strong for their size . |
| 3 | Television , of course , inherits much of the formal rhetoric of cinema , but the prohibition of the cut seems less central to it , and less definitive for its subjectivity , than the promise of its everyday availability . |
| 4 | At school I was fairly skinny and not big for my age . |
| 5 | You can make your Christmas easier for yourself and extra special for your friends . |
| 6 | They faced prosecution under a presidential ordinance , passed hurriedly on Feb. 17 , which made organizers of demonstrations criminally and civilly liable for their supporters ' actions . |
| 7 | So it was Jones ' motivation — the possibility that fusion was at work within the Earth and possibly responsible for its heat , even though he saw none directly , that the University of Utah felt could derail priority for their own heat measurements . |
| 8 | In the early days , when we had some money to spare , we would contribute to the village festivals and later , when we fell on harder times , and they had become richer and more famous for their art amongst international collectors , they would support us . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm giving you an opportunity to make life easier and more comfortable for your mother — something it might take you years to achieve on your own . |
| 10 | Until now they have represented a mass of public opinion which is noisy rather than articulate , and more remarkable for its courage than its ability to coalesce as an organised force . |
| 11 | To the north of Heilen is Loch St John 's , one of the best-known trout lochs in Scotland , famous for the size and quality of its trout ; and also famous for its ability to cure depression . |
| 12 | It asks whether the goods with their instructions were of merchantable quality and reasonably fit for their purpose , Wormell v. R.H.M . |
| 13 | And awfully good for her business , too . ’ |
| 14 | Some cinema-goers in Leipzig even confessed that the film had made them feel emotional and slightly nostalgic for their recent past . |
| 15 | Above all , to what extent can clinicians be persuaded to accept that they are financially and managerially accountable for their decisions ? |
| 16 | It should be supple and as thin for its breaking strain as possible . |
| 17 | It is , I suppose , a relatively modest establishment , but very clean and perfectly adequate for my needs . |
| 18 | ‘ I was nineteen years old , and pretty naïve for my age . |
| 19 | Some groups are very decisive , very productive , very creative and very satisfying for their members . |
| 20 | The Montego is just right for us.It is reliable , strong and very suitable for our road conditions . |
| 21 | Wonderful stuff , and very innovative for its time . |
| 22 | The manservant who let them in looked too young and too tall for his black coat . |
| 23 | And too big for their boots , on top of everything else . |
| 24 | The problem was that the spire was just a little too tall and too thin for its own good . |
| 25 | Not being a born salesman , the pace of the dealing room proper proved too hectic and too competitive for his taste . |
| 26 | It is bad for morale , and therefore bad for your performance in subsequent interviews , if you are constantly rejected because you are clearly unsuitable for the jobs for which you apply . |