Example sentences of "[adj] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Footnote for Davidson Room Team : – total for our books and records was £4179.81 . |
| 2 | The royal commission on awards to inventors awarded him £12,000 in 1948 for his work on the bridge . |
| 3 | It looked too frail for his hand . |
| 4 | He finished last of the Europeans , two behind David Feherty , who had a 70 for his best round of the tournament . |
| 5 | To Paul Dubrulle , a thirty-four-year-old French Jesuit serving as an infantry sergeant at Verdun , whose journals are outstanding for their un-embellished realism , it seemed as follows : |
| 6 | The Gazebo has an excellent menu and the elegant Pompadour Restaurant is outstanding for its haute cuisine . |
| 7 | His voyage was outstanding for his persistence and seamanship and in 1833 he was awarded the royal premium of the Royal Geographical Society . |
| 8 | A cheque for the amount outstanding for our services arrived yesterday . |
| 9 | People appeared to be very small , and their voices were too loud for their size . |
| 10 | Nos. 34E and 55E were due for their annual inspection , servicing and relicensing , which took place on 15 and 27 July respectively . |
| 11 | Strangely enough , his announcement came just the day before Sir Richard Body 's press conference on his Pig Husbandry Bill , due for its second reading on 25 January . |
| 12 | Mr Clarke yesterday showed no sign of giving ground on the reforms set out in the National Health Service and Community Care Bill , due for its second reading in the Commons today . |
| 13 | It 's due for its MOT test . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , pressure groups are variously encouraging retailers to open on a Sunday or urging local authorities to prosecute the law breakers , and labour MP Ray Powell 's Private Member 's Bill ( supported by the Keep Sunday Special Campaign ) is due for its second reading on 22nd January . |
| 15 | It relates to the Education ( Schools ) Bill which is due for its Second Reading next Tuesday . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm due for my ride . ’ |
| 17 | Well when , the week before I 'm due for my period I 'm really really nasty , in |
| 18 | your due to , you know , you , you were due for your hip replacement . |
| 19 | ‘ And there is also ’ , the clerk said , ‘ two hundred and seventy-nine dollars owing for your calls , señor . ’ |
| 20 | Furthermore , it is logical that models which can yield an investment strategy capable of beating a process of random selection and ‘ buy-and-hold ’ would not be published until they ceased to be profitable for their creators . |
| 21 | A summary of export mission achievements is shown on page 10 of this Report and I take this opportunity to thank all those who have led Scottish Council missions during 1989/90 for their excellent support . |
| 22 | The core of morality was seen by Kant in the ‘ categorical imperative ’ , the unconditional demand upon us to do what is right for its own sake . |
| 23 | A depressing number of British and US publishers turned it down — most of them warm in their praise of the book , but expressing doubt as to whether the political climate in Britain and the USA was right for its content . |
| 24 | The outline of the character seemed right for her youngest daughter but when producer Alan Hardy saw Kylie , it was she he chose . |
| 25 | Had she known more about healthy eating and what was right for her body , she might well have been able to prevent most of the problems that she experienced . |
| 26 | I took my child out of the school system because I did n't think the physio she had was right for her needs . |
| 27 | Whether the graptolites were not living near shore , or whether the conditions were not right for their preservation , are questions that have excited some argument . |
| 28 | Plant fossils are often to be found in particular beds , reflecting conditions of deposition that were just right for their preservation . |
| 29 | Event organiser and wine expert Jean Francois Jamet of Guinness Northern Ireland said : ‘ The trade here work very hard to get it right for their customers , and this event will give them an unequalled chance to sample probably the widest range of wines ever assembled for buyers in Northern Ireland . ’ |
| 30 | Mr Chairman I 'm , I 'm a little bit concerned about er number two er there 's something that is , we promised to reply straightforward written enquiry with without sort of commenting on whether it 's two weeks , two days , or whatever , I am a little concerned that some of the replies people show me that have had from Highways Department , erm , they really whoever writes them do n't go into any detail , I 've had , I 've seen letters recently where , where somebody said it will be dealt with in about four weeks ' time , well that 's okay , maybe they 've good and valid reasons why about four weeks is about right for their particular problem , but they do n't know why it 's gon na take four weeks , they say oh god they should be able to do that in a couple of days there 's no problem it 's an easy little job , I , I feel that the , our officers when they reply they should give some amount of detail and if they give a time span in which they 're gon na put something right , they should say why it 's gon na take that long . |