Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb -s] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The grass is either permanent or it remains for several years as a long ley . |
| 2 | Firdaus is so stung by this that she looks for another job . |
| 3 | Although he allows for many areas of uncertainty in the study of catharsis , Scheff nevertheless accepts the universality of the need to handle destructive emotions , and proposes that ritual , as a cathartic experience , be reinstated in the West as ‘ a dramatic form for coping with universal distress ’ ( 1979 : 114 ) . |
| 4 | The particular focus which I find valuable is the concept of the ‘ life course ’ , which is different from the more orthodox conception of the ‘ life cycle ’ and ‘ family life cycle ’ , in that it allows for more variation and does not assume that family relationships go through a series of modifications which are totally predictable in advance . |
| 5 | By far the most popular location in recent years has been the Netherlands , for the very good reason that it has for some time offered by far the best deal . |
| 6 | The only good thing about it is that it lasts for six months , then immunity is acquired . ’ |
| 7 | The good news is that it works for all ages . |
| 8 | But of course the thing about it is that it works for any shape . |
| 9 | If so , the fact that a dependence thesis is true of theoretical authorities is strong evidence to suppose that it holds for practical authorities as well . |
| 10 | Under Resolution No.6 to be put forward at the AGM the directors propose that the authority should be extended so that it applies for five years from the date of this year 's AGM . |
| 11 | Choosing the most appropriate things to eat and in the case of man the most effective materials for tools and weapons is adaptive in the sense that it makes for biological survival : organisms which practise the keenest discrimination flourish at the expense of those less discriminating in their choices . |
| 12 | It is now clear that the presence of the wall causes the fluid viscosity to enter in a much more important way into the dynamics of turbulent motion than it does for free flows . |
| 13 | But within this context , Wilkins ' elegant stuccoed facades will be retained , and an important landmark has been saved and will look far more handsome and dignified than it has for many years . |
| 14 | While much of the UK is looking gloomily at the dark clouds of a major recession , it seems poetic justice that for at least some of Belfast 's population , the future looks better than it has for many years . |
| 15 | The outcome of these changes is that the drug bill is rising faster than it has for some years and above the rate of inflation . |
| 16 | The hon. Member for West Bromwich , East ( Mr. Snape ) assured me that a Labour Secretary of State would be bound by the timetable that he proposes for public Bill procedures . |
| 17 | Dewi , a former Tokyo bar girl , had faced up to 16 years in prison but could now avoid jail completely if she behaves for two years . |
| 18 | But it was , in real terms , very much less if one allows for rising prices . |
| 19 | All that postmodernism has been able to do is signal the demise and loss of all we have held dear , and it remains for another generation of artists to pull us out of the mire . |
| 20 | Amongst over 20 year olds the share of temporary workers is below the average , and it falls for each age group until the pensionable age is reached . |
| 21 | And it works for several reasons : |
| 22 | The twentieth century has seen the growth of a considerable literature on management as an acquired skill and it has for some time been possible to obtain academic management qualifications . |
| 23 | This way of working is often frustrating for me , of course , and it makes for economic inefficiency . |
| 24 | This is Bennett 's story and it makes for fascinating reading . |
| 25 | Infected programmes activate the virus when started up and it looks for other programmes to infect . |
| 26 | A succession of full chords for wind and horns bears a rather oppressive resemblance to the sound of a harmonium if it continues for many bars without relief . |
| 27 | If he opts for physical delivery , he will be allocated one of a number of prime banks whose sterling time deposits are accepted by LIFFE as being of deliverable quality . |
| 28 | ‘ Here there is a variation in background belief and ‘ subjective feeling ‘ perhaps , but which allows for either judgement being preferred , even were I totally unaware of what an Archbishop was . |
| 29 | A study from the British Medical Association says levels of contamination from pesticides are rarely deadly , but it calls for more research into long term effects . |
| 30 | ‘ These data provide a plausible explanation for the French paradox , ’ says the Lancet , but it calls for further studies . |