Example sentences of "[adj] for [art] [adj] young " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually we were n't too happy with the back of the old barn , because although we 'd tried to plug up every hole in the stonework , it was still possible for a determined young owl to squeeze out here and there . |
| 2 | In the novel , the central character , Fenny Skaller , has waited in vain for a new young acquaintance to keep an appointment . |
| 3 | Bertrand Russell complained that he spent his first year at Cambridge looking in vain for the cleverest young men in the world who , he had been assured , were there . |
| 4 | It was not easy for a spirited young woman like Peggy to be the wife of a country vicar . |
| 5 | It contains matter not fit for a delicate young lady such as yourself . ’ |
| 6 | They all condemned what had happened to Hector , but there grew a feeling that well , it was only natural for a strong young man to be ambitious … |
| 7 | The lure of urban life is especially powerful for the rural young , who may not be short of money , but who often have fewer outlets for spending it . |
| 8 | Topper was an alert observer of the scene , as was wise for an ambitious young officer whose superior could be cryptic . |