Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was constructed of raw red brick with yellow stone dressings , in a style that was no style , but something resembling public-house Jacobean and lavatory-gothic , with a Kubla Khan dome from the Prince Regent 's Brighton as a cultural stray added for good measure , and this cut one of the wooden gables in the most bizarre fashion . |
| 2 | Actress Kate Robbins , the principal female impressionist for Spitting Image , who for Pallas 2 supplies the voices of the Queen , the Duchess of York and Princess Anne , says : ‘ Although it 's a pretty naughty affair I think it is being thought of as fun by comparison with what has really happened . |
| 3 | To satisfy Canadian tax authorities , SoftKey shareholders will be offered either 3.6 WordStar shares or 3.6 new SoftKey non-voting shares each later exchangeable for one WordStar share with full voting rights . |
| 4 | Louis 's aim was twofold : first , to cope with the tensions that had arisen from the implementation of ecclesiastical reforms , for instance by sending out missi to settle disputes between clergy and laymen over the appropriation of tithes ; and second , to tighten control of local government , for instance , by asking missi to draw up lists of all those liable for military service in each county . |
| 5 | Traditional English furniture includes desks , filing cabinets and chairs in polished yew or mahogany , or plain white ready for decorative painting . |
| 6 | Social welfare payments were increased , as were benefits for the long-term unemployed , supplementary benefits , child benefit and benefits for those caring full-time for elderly relatives . |
| 7 | EDWIN POUNCEY : Renowned noisenik also better known as Savage Pencil , legendary ink-abuser responsible for classic sleeves from The Lurkers to Sonic Youth |
| 8 | This Order has brought into force s 17 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 , so that the statutory maximum fine for various infringements of the Act 's provisions , referred to in Sch 24 of the Companies Act 1985 , has been increased from £2,000 to £5,000 . |
| 9 | Still more to the point is another essay in that volume , ‘ Mr Eliot s Solid Merit ’ ( originally in the New English Weekly for 12 July 1934 ) . |
| 10 | There is in fact a ubiquitous medium available for this purpose — the telephone . |
| 11 | The interview came as a Mori poll , for The Sunday Times , showed only 16pc were satisfied with his performance and 79pc dissatisfied , a new post-war low for British premiers . |