Example sentences of "for [noun] [adv] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gets all over the pitch , and I could see him fitting in in all kinds of areas , he used to be good for Spurs even when the defence came under pressure , and he 'd tackle back , becoming the ball winner . |
| 2 | Last week 's Sunday Wine , the Vino de Tavola from Sainsbury 's , was at some stores selling for £2.99 rather than the advertised £2.69 . |
| 3 | The steam engine and boiler were sold for scrap shortly after the mill ceased working , and the tall brick chimney , so long a distinctive landmark of the area , demolished some time later . |
| 4 | Most frequently the group had several alternative plants to consider for closure rather than an obvious choice . |
| 5 | They constitute agendas for research rather than a collection of findings and substantiated theories of social life . |
| 6 | But this was an excuse for confrontation rather than a cause . |
| 7 | Guillimont equalised midway through the first half from the penalty spot , while Manor were unlucky not to regain the lead when the referee blew for half-time just before a Lee Clutterbuck shot crossed the line . |
| 8 | Two Haitian navy ships were searching for survivors yesterday and the US Coast Guard dispatched a Falcon jet , a helicopter and two patrol vessels to help . |
| 9 | But I had informed the police and asked for help even before the doorbell rang . |
| 10 | ( I suggest , though , that the sacred choruses mentioned on p.5 were destined for oratorio rather than the opera stage . ) |
| 11 | As regards the content of the proposed talks , the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council communiqué on Dec. 1 , in which Iraq originally accepted Bush 's offer of talks , stressed that " Iraq will endeavour to follow up and broaden any window for dialogue rather than the language of threats " . |
| 12 | None of these cases , however , involved the issue raised by Morgan , namely , whether a mistaken belief in consent can negative liability for rape even where the mistake is unreasonable . |
| 13 | To continue discussions/refine strategy for Scotland so that a clear picture of priorities emerges . |
| 14 | A sub-plot in ‘ All the Vermeers ’ offers the anguish of a drug-addicted artist , pressed for cash just when the market is turning downward . |
| 15 | Adam had viewed with near-incredulity his mother 's preparations in the past for going on holiday , the way everything in the house seemed to get washed , the way she and his father wore their worst clothes for days beforehand because the best ones were packed , the phone calls she made , the notes she left for tradesmen . |
| 16 | What is much more important is deliberately to look for alternatives even when the present answer or proposal seems highly satisfactory . |
| 17 | My brave days are over and I now ride for relaxation rather than a fall . |
| 18 | The humiliated Pernia never played for Argentina again and the normally partisan crowd jeered at the referee for dismissing Johnson . |
| 19 | Ultra sees the link being used to connect RS/6000s to ES/9000 mainframes for applications so that the workstation can analyse large mainframe-resident data sets , and for clustering RS/6000s . |
| 20 | That is , he considered the term God to be an appellation for Truth rather than the term Truth to be a description or attribute of God . |
| 21 | Yet they wriggled away , heading directly for water even though a rise in the ground had to be climbed in order to reach it . |
| 22 | Too many groups all refusing to take " no " for an answer had made for problems precisely because a democratically based government needing popular support was reluctant to refuse demands and was weak in the face of them . |
| 23 | For a short section of the trail here , the Snowdonia National Park authority has provided facilities for disabled people — a shale surface to make access for wheelchairs easier and a handrail . |
| 24 | There are also opportunities for service overseas where the veterinary surgeon can play a major part in the world-wide struggle against malnutrition , particularly in the developing countries . |
| 25 | But when it 's dark and the moon glints on the Peter and Paul fortress , and two out of every three street lights are extinguished for economy so that the puddles and newly fallen snow are discovered only by an errant foot , then it is once again St Petersburg , and Dostoevsky is hump-backed in a slum behind Sennaya Square , and Pushkin is dying after his duel and saying ‘ Good-bye , my friends ’ to his rows of books . |
| 26 | Mr Burns was not available for comment yesterday but the council convener , Jimmy McGinley , said : ‘ I understand Willie 's problems relate to the collapse of his business and that he has already lost his home over this . |
| 27 | These correspond to the data-analysis tools of classical statistics described in most statistics text-books , but are recommended by Tukey for use only when an explicit hypothesis has been formulated . |
| 28 | He becomes , in effect , more willing to define cases as ‘ pollutions ’ since the agency has grounds for complaint only when an officer fails to take action in an instance which officially warrants it — not the other way round . |
| 29 | The term ‘ new thinking ’ was in any case a ‘ general framework for policy rather than a detailed plan of action ’ . |
| 30 | Officials are now waiting for details so that the latest offer can be fully debated by members . |