Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely this was another clue , another coded reference ; either that or my capacity for fantasy , temporarily dislodged from my visual imagination , had taken up residence in another realm , polluting my very ability to comprehend . |
| 2 | Hegel 's use of this Romantic tradition to develop his idealism with respect to the rationality of the actual and his striving for the transcendence of duality do , however , find their parallel in Simmel 's highly positive attitude to art , affirming its ability to express and overcome fragmentation . |
| 3 | Yet despite his efforts , his wife shewed no sign of becoming pregnant and his need for a son remained unfulfilled . |
| 4 | The cuts reflects the agency 's belief that Memorex 's operating performance is weak and its expectation for market conditions to remain difficult in the near term . |
| 5 | In his after-dinner speech as secretary of the Scottish Typographical Association , John Battersby was quite jovial and his demand for equal pay ( or , as he put it , " female rights " ) impeccable . |
| 6 | Her relationship with Queen Elizabeth II was believed to be frosty and her regard for the Commonwealth , now dominated by black- and brown-skinned leaders from Africa and Asia , slight . |
| 7 | As long as the controls are there to make sure they 're not wandering around all over the place which one hears about Group 4 and their reputation for letting people go which has become a bit of a joke . |
| 8 | Charlie Cross was Palace 's regular left-back from 1922–1927 and our right-back for 1927–28 . |
| 9 | She was a bit heavy-handed and we kangaroo-hopped for ten miles to a garage . |
| 10 | A woman whose energy and appetite for merriment were so enormous and whose gift for friendship was so limitless as to make her unique in high London society . |
| 11 | However , you do recognize that Policy E Ten and its requirement for proof of need is important in regard to the boundaries of insets ? |
| 12 | Mercifully the number of people who suffer to this extent is small and their need for help is usually recognized by those with whom they come into contact . |
| 13 | I ca n't remember feeling particularly ill , but my energy was now back to zero and my zest for life at a nadir . |
| 14 | So far she had not been able to reconcile her desire to keep everything the same and her desire for comfort . |
| 15 | Hamilton played well , Palace won 2–1 and his claim for a first team place had been properly and completely justified . |
| 16 | But his eye is too keen and his feel for the different histories of these nations too strong to slip into one-answer explanations . |