Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The initial indication was , in all cases , CBD stricture associated with at least persistent cholestasis ( alkaline phosphatase concentrations greater than twice the normal values for more than three months and not decreasing for more than two weeks ) . |
| 2 | From now on , we shall use the term utterance for a unit of language used by somebody in context to do something — to communicate — and reserve sentence for grammatically complete units regarded purely formally , in isolation from their context and their function . |
| 3 | From now on , we shall use the term utterance for a unit of language used by somebody in context to do something — to communicate — and reserve sentence for grammatically complete units regarded purely formally , in isolation from their context and their function . |
| 4 | The second thing we 're doing is we 've we are going to attract a lot of money from what we call a specific grant for mentally ill . |
| 5 | Had to be paid , it ca n't be paid by the twenty eighth it 's er you know well if I could 've got hold of David or er , Andrew , I was gon na give Andrew a right bollocking for just pushing it in and he should 've sent it to er , Michael , Michael 's just got it shoved in front of his nose a in Edinburgh . |
| 6 | ‘ What 's all the bloody shouting for now ? ’ |
| 7 | He urged them to back the Brady plan , pointing to the socio-political unrest that might follow the failure to provide economic support for strategically important developing countries . |
| 8 | Jail term : It has been confirmed that Briton Simon Dunn , 23 , a resident of Kuwait , is in a Baghdad jail serving an eight-year sentence for illegally entering Iraq . |
| 9 | to have taken the right decision for once . |
| 10 | How come bought these mini Snickers for there ? |
| 11 | This order is consistent with the established relationships between subjects at the time that the scheme was first published ( 1876 ) , but produces some strange collocations for today 's literature . |
| 12 | The original is also in new slimline cans for around 89p . |
| 13 | The Supreme Soviet , having endorsed the government 's outline plans , called on the government to submit by Sept. 1 a more coherent programme including specific proposals for more immediate institutional and structural changes . |
| 14 | In Cologne , acquisitions by museums are nearly non-existent because the total budget for all [ ten ] museums is only DM500,000 ( £178,500 ; $310,700 ) . |
| 15 | Its focus is on matters such as the changing images of leaders and parties presented by the media , simultaneous preferences for more than one party , and developing perceptions of the opportunity for tactical voting . |
| 16 | The scheme which offers help to people aged 70 and over discharged from the accident and emergency department has been run on short-term funding for over five years . |
| 17 | Our er primary objective in setting it up er is of course to get money to good causes and and on a on a large scale , Certainly certainly in in terms of er the prizes er on on the on my forecasts my my conservative forecast , there 's ample opportunity for there bei for there to be a milli a millionaire every week . |
| 18 | Is not this the worst possible decision for both 4 and 15 Para ? |
| 19 | Let the police earn their bloody money for once . |
| 20 | In the wild , where cats have huge territories , the chances of a tom-cat coming across a female in her den with her kittens is remote , so there is little opportunity for either paternal care or paternal infanticide . |
| 21 | We are not even likely to put up with our politicians ' abdication of monetary responsibility for long , though it is another subject they try not to mention in front of us . |
| 22 | The Peace Now movement claimed on June 17 to have documentary evidence of Israeli plans for greatly increased settlement in the occupied territories . |
| 23 | This has implications for advanced training of students in techniques relevant to modern industrial processes , it severely limits the ability of lecturing staff to be fully up to date with new technologies and it limits the ability to provide ‘ state-of-the-art ’ technology and training at tertiary level for both indigenous and multinational companies . |
| 24 | The corporation appears split into two camps , with strong support for either Mr Birt or Mr Hussey . |
| 25 | Bush claimed that the summit had set an " aggressive agenda " in the war on drugs , but rejected Peruvian requests for more US aid . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't mind them celebrating Christmas but it 's insensitive to keep it going at that level for that long . |
| 27 | Mrs Thatcher had been such a dominant political figure for so long , her approach to politics so radical , that all who served with her were stuck with a general defence of her record . |
| 28 | The book includes previously unpublished data for over 60 new foods and the nutrient coverage has been extended to include selenium , manganese , iodine , non-starch polysaccharides , fatty acids and cholesterol . |
| 29 | An anguished groan escaped her , the certain knowledge hers that both she and Cara could say goodbye to that interview for ever if she breathed a word of the truth to him . |
| 30 | Few hours later he calls , we 're the funeral parlour , right ? he 's recommended us , we do the honours , bury them , ’ and his mouth opened like a grave , you could fall into that mouth for ever and ever , amen , and all those crooked grey teeth of his , no names that you could see , no names or dates , just blank , so nobody could find you , nobody could visit , nobody could leave flowers . |