Example sentences of "[art] [adj] for [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely it is treacherous to blame the palaces of the rich for all the blood spilt on battlefields ? |
| 2 | I am also grateful to the following for all the help they gave me : Derek Adlam , Martha Novak Clinkscale , Stephanie Cudmore , Alan Curtis , Donatella De Giampetro , Alfons Huber , William Jurgenson , Sabine Matzenauer , Grant O'Brien , Enrico Paganuzzi , Paul Poletti and Stewart Pollens . |
| 3 | Ricky can not snatch toys , kick others , overturn furniture and run out of the nursery if he remains in his place ‘ working ’ , so the behaviour we should prioritise as being most undesirable is that of leaving his place — it is the antecedent for all the others . |
| 4 | The fine for such an offence when this rule had been applied to the original directors of the House of Industry in 1794 was £20 it had now risen to £100 . |
| 5 | ‘ The chief agent was awoken at six in the morning ; he had to ask John Wakeham , you know how good John is at this sort of thing , to quit his room at Topps Hotel ( he wo n't stay in the Grand for all the tea in China and who shall blame him ? ) and pop down to Kemp Town and arrange bail . |
| 6 | But I might be ready to sign a 23-year-old for such an investment . |
| 7 | To cater for the growth in average human frame sizes , Supreme Plastics has updated its Cadaver bag which is an essential for all the emergency services , hospitals and military applications . |
| 8 | He 's a sharp operator , adept at playing the angles , continually bouncing gags off the course of a meandering conversation which takes in flotation tanks ( ’ They told me they wanted to recreate the conditions of the womb , but that 's all I need : some jerk in a white coat stabbing me with an ice-pick for half an hour ’ ) : Panama ( ’ Most American casualties over there were self-inflicted , but that 's because we have a lot of Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics shot themselves , they 're that loyal ’ ) ; even , somehow , the British motorway system ( ’ Driving up the M1 ! |