Example sentences of "[adj] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Alec 's Red ’ is outstanding for cutting |
| 2 | Gaining territory by right of conquest was an entirely acceptable way to expand an empire , but it remained to be seen if anyone had worked out any better methods than those of the Spanish for ruling the new subjects acquired in that way . |
| 3 | He realized he was due for shipping home to Blighty . |
| 4 | Both Redworth Hall , Heighington , and Hallgarth Hotel , Coatham Mundeville , have got the go-ahead for their proposed courses , while Romanby golf course , Northallerton , will be opening their 12bay driving range at the end of the month with an 18-hold , 6,660-yard course due for completing by 1994 . |
| 5 | But the death of Freddie Mills due for screening on April 6 is perhaps the most fascinating mystery , because the ex-boxer was so well known and because the case is the most recent . |
| 6 | ASTRONAUTS will bake loaves of bread on the shuttle Endeavour — due for launching this week-end — to see if yeast rises in space . |
| 7 | While vegetables generally have the capacity to germinate soon after spring sowing , however low the temperature drops , flower seeds , also due for sowing soon on adjacent land to provide cut flowers during the summer , do need more warmth to get going . |
| 8 | William McCrea was imprisoned in 1971 for taking part in a banned march in Dungiven . |
| 9 | ‘ The Editor ’ , he blandly explained , ‘ can not be called dishonest for making his author speak what he believes , with more knowledge , the author would have said . ’ |
| 10 | According to AWA , the Kenix-based single property system ( which is also suited to ‘ multiple property ’ environments ) is more cost-effective for running Keno in casinos — the company says Unix-based systems offer superior scalability , portability and interoperability . |
| 11 | However , Fraenkel says engineers are realising that wind power is more immediately cost-effective for pumping groundwater . |
| 12 | Fortunately , he harvested only one field , declaring the humidity was n't quite right for combining . |
| 13 | Big , roomy houses just right for expanding middle-class families . |
| 14 | Such procedures are right for generating the phenomenon in Wagner 's associative form — a series of widely spaced exposure trials will promote the formation of a context-stimulus association ; and the after-effects of presentation of the target stimulus could not be expected to survive a 24-h retention interval . |
| 15 | 100 runners-up each receive a Fuji Quicksnap Flash , a pocket-sized , easy-to-use disposable camera , worth £7.99 , which comes already loaded with a 24-exposure film — just right for capturing those special moments . |
| 16 | I find it rather rich for eating as a table cheese , but a few spoonfuls stirred into hot pasta is delicious . |
| 17 | It 's not , it 's not gon na be sore for sit up . |
| 18 | After this it is possible for labouring poets to entertain far greater hopes of public impact . |
| 19 | With sufficient flexibility and with the expertise gained by staff in operating it , however , it should be possible for serving church musicians , both amateur and professional , also to take advantage of it . |
| 20 | It is also possible for teaching staff to obtain a record of the student 's progress . |
| 21 | Such interactions must never be other than supportive ; yet they must also carry as much potency as possible for moving children 's learning forward . |
| 22 | The Fao area was repaired to the extent that it was possible for loading to be resumed at a restored Mina al-Bakr terminal . |
| 23 | Contrary to some opinion , however , it is not possible for grazing alone to convert extensive areas of pure heather moorlands to other non-ericaceous vegetation , grassland in particular . |
| 24 | Australian studies confirm the effectiveness of campaigns to reduce smoking with major mass media components ; the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation has made it possible for Quit to afford such components . |
| 25 | A 16-bit computer has two instruction formats : Two schemes are possible for allocating bit patterns to operations : ( a ) One 4-bit pattern ( say 1111 ) in the 4 most-significant bits of an instruction word indicates the second format , while all other 4-bit patterns represent the first format . |
| 26 | Also use as pure a source of water as possible for drinking and cooking . |
| 27 | A number of publication strategies are possible for announcing the modifications to classification schemes : |
| 28 | • Police in Paris gave out more than 170,000 driving offence tickets last year with some 78,000 for signal violations , 24,000 fines for motorcyclists riding without helmets , 2300 for speeding and 3500 for drink-driving . |
| 29 | Geoff Griffin pictured on a recent trip to Lord 's , where he took a Test hat-trick and was no-balled for throwing |
| 30 | See pages 31 and 32 for replacing a washer and recutting a seat . |