Example sentences of "[adj] for [adj] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our simulations indicate that , although it is possible for such an iron object to reproduce the Tunguska event , an encounter speed in the range 30–40kms -1 is required . |
| 2 | When it reaches us , we 'll have calm for half an hour . |
| 3 | Judges said the standard of entries had been exceptionally high for such an event , with many of the styles created being ‘ very innovative ’ . |
| 4 | I want a physio for a kid with cystic fibrosis , but she 's down in ITU and wo n't be free for half an hour . ’ |
| 5 | I kept them interested for half an hour and now I ca n't even remember what I said . |
| 6 | ‘ But you are too beautiful , too charming for such an area . |
| 7 | Where employees have a rooted substantive knowledge of what they are doing , rather than one which is simply a certified mastery of some abstract occupational or analytical techniques , then the institutional conditions appear to be most appropriate for such an achievement . |
| 8 | Tho' I highly respect Mrs. Leapor 's character from the account you give of it , yet as she was absolutely unknown to myself , and I am but little acquainted even with her writings , I am upon this account as well as many others , entirely unfit for such an undertaking as you propose . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They 'd kept him awake for many an hour prior to an op . |
| 11 | I added several Large Amazon Swords , which looked great for half an hour before the Oscar dug them up . |
| 12 | At 5 a.m. the barrage stood still for half an hour while the infantry mopped up and re-formed behind it . |
| 13 | If a rat is placed in a marked box and given an injection of apomorphine , it sits still for half an hour with its hair erect and shivering . |
| 14 | It can be seen that a high degree of organisation and ample provision of resources would be essential for such an exercise to work . |
| 15 | However , the number of subjects is very small for such an analysis and self reported accident estimates themselves are not a very reliable measure . |
| 16 | Clearly , the patient is likely to be too distressed for such an approach early on in the admission . |
| 17 | To automatically qualify for all the offers and services described in this leaflet you must begin or be a first year student attending a full time DESIGNATED course of study for which a Local Education Authority MANDATORY award is available and be personally eligible for such an award . |
| 18 | Yes , yes , just disappeared , yeah , right , right , well I 'll ask Alistair , oh well uhum , I would n't hold out a lot of hope , huh , somehow , his uhum , he puts in an appearance at the summer fair for half an hour and looks round , says I think I 'll go now , , I 'll leave you to it you know , keep the children , , that 's it , is n't it , his taken our Clare in to buy a tennis racket . |
| 19 | But I might be ready to sign a 23-year-old for such an investment . |
| 20 | " They are still too young for such an occasion . " |
| 21 | Neither had achieved any of the thresholds necessary for such an award , and in the views of the DCSLs neither had gained anything positive from their token participation . |
| 22 | Although Laura would have liked a grand white wedding with all the trimmings , her mother had suddenly been taken ill , and clearly could n't manage all the organisation necessary for such an affair . |
| 23 | Canada offers some superb indoor stadia and the technology exists to enable natural turf , of a quality suitable for such an event , to be installed on a short-term basis . |
| 24 | The time was ripe for such an approach , because progress in chemistry was just beginning to make possible the effective study of very large molecules such as those that formed the main constituents of chromatin . |
| 25 | 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 ! |