Example sentences of "for [adj] [noun pl] and it " in BNC.
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| 1 | To a certain extent turnover follows that of the cash market in government securities : it rose in 1987 following the start of the new trading arrangements for gilt-edged securities and it fell in 1988 and 1989 when government accounts moved into surplus and there was a cessation of new issues . |
| 2 | The world of secondary schools was one from which I had been absent for eight years and it had in the mean time greatly expanded , so that the new secondary modern schools now occupied most — although not necessarily the most strategically important — territory . |
| 3 | After National Service in the RAF , he worked for for eight years and it was during this time that he came in contact with , whilst the Belfast mill was being refurbished . |
| 4 | The unit is to return to Darlington next year for further checks and it is hoped the scheme will be extended to younger women in the future . |
| 5 | However the subscription has not gone up for 2 years and it is only a 15p per week rise . |
| 6 | Particularly Old Speckled Hen could survive ; they 've only been brewing it there in its present form for 2 years and it would be easy for us to transfer that production to their specifications using Morland 's yeast . |
| 7 | Table 29 summarises before and after information for completed schemes and it can be seen that this target is being achieved with a total estimated reduction of 52 accidents for local road schemes with a further reduction of 16 on trunk roads . |
| 8 | This system of learning is very different for some students and it might help at the beginning of the academic year to introduce them to it in a more measured way and look at points of pressure during the year and see if they can be released without lowering standards |
| 9 | It had not been out of the cupboard for some months and it really showed off until I treated it to a stiff drink ( surgical spirit ) and a nice massage with an oily rag . |
| 10 | I stayed with Robert Fraser for some years and it all ended with Robert going to jail on the famous drug bust with the Rolling Stones . |
| 11 | They have n't been champions for 26 years and it could be another 26 before they win it again . |
| 12 | This is a shame , as the tower casing is peppered with knock-out mountings for serial ports and it 's no big deal to relocate the ports there . |
| 13 | He 's been breeding Herefords for 45 years and it breaks his heart to see us importing rubbish from overseas . |
| 14 | Some additional information has emerged but , unfortunately , mouse chromosomes have not responded well to the high resolution techniques developed for human chromosomes and it is only recently that a higher resolution idiogram has been published ( 14 ) . |
| 15 | The ‘ bits of wood ’ of the title are a colloquial term for human beings and it is through their eyes , and their culture , that the story unfolds . |
| 16 | The reason for this is that Field 's New Tribe is imbued with the rather vague mission of transmitting ‘ Western techniques ’ to traditional societies and although this opens the door to many fascinating details about the structures of culture contact , it is at a rather high level of generality for explanatory purposes and it seriously underplays the role of the classes responsible for capitalist expansionism . |
| 17 | He will be out for three games and it is all so unnecessary , ’ said McCarthy . |
| 18 | Well , it 's been going in Oxford now for three years and it 's for people with disability and able bodied people , and with the current production we have which is being produced by Paul Newham , the people there have er suffered with M S and are visually impaired and er you know , various disabilities like that , plus able bodied people . |
| 19 | Warriors still hunt the jaguar in ritualised fashion ; they must stalk it for three days and it may only be killed with a wooden spear . |
| 20 | in Barbados and er some young chaps had saw me lying on the beach and er they stole my bag and they stuck a gun in my face and freeze lady , you do n't do any thing , you just let them take what they want and its a horrible feeling when your there , we were there for three weeks and it just totally spoiled the holiday but the ramifications of it do n't just stop once you got on the plane home , it was very frightening |
| 21 | ‘ It was my first race for three weeks and it was very hot out there , so I 'm very happy with that . ’ |
| 22 | We 've been together now for 18 years and it do n't seem a day too long , but I can see there does come a time when it 's good for mother and child to view one another from a distance . |
| 23 | Although written from a French perspective , the essence of the Charter is relevant for all cultures and it reflects the values promoted by WACC through its worldwide programme of media awareness seminars and workshops . |
| 24 | You will need a supply of solder for end-feed fittings and it can sometimes help with solder-ring ( Yorkshire ) fittings as well . |
| 25 | Er and then we 'd used to repeat right the way through the day , we had a bus say for sixteen hours and it erm repeated itself every hour and that was boring job just writing it down and repeating it . |
| 26 | The price could be prohibitive for many families and it is a pity there are not more references made to Appendix 1 , ‘ How the body works ’ as it is crucial that people understand their own anatomy and physiology in order to apply the positive principles of health care . |
| 27 | The decision is likely to postpone a hearing on the charges for many months and it is now thought that the case could eventually be heard in Milan instead of Turin . |
| 28 | In Amersham , the church meeting of the Lower Meeting House ( Baptist ) heard in 1892 that ‘ several of our young members have been absent from the means of grace [ communion ] for many months and it was resolved that they be visited by two members of the Church ’ . |
| 29 | The inquest went on for many days and it had all the appearances of the public inquiry that was to follow . |
| 30 | Suddenly there was work for everybody and the deaf community took full advantage of this change of climate , as reported in the 1944 annual report : The effect of the war on industry has given the deaf and dumb opportunities such as they had never enjoyed for many years and it is with great pleasure that the committee places on record the excellent work the deaf Have done . |