Example sentences of "[adj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was built around 1590 for a younger son of the Earl of Shaftesbury , whose family had owned the manor of Restrop for three hundred years , The coat of arms of the Ashley-Coopers ( the Shaftesbury family name ) is over the door , and it is very unlikely that such a very fine house , with its particularly beautiful roofs over the projecting bays , would have been built for a tenant farmer . |
| 2 | Hussein was treated in hospital in Amman on June 11-13 for an irregular heartbeat . |
| 3 | Get rid of Norman for a start ; you ca n't have a chancellor who goes round telling the voters ‘ Je ne regrette rien ’ , when lots of them have lost their jobs and their homes because of what he does n't regret . |
| 4 | Lorry drivers in a transport cafe enjoying their breakfast were marooned for a time and really the best form of transport was by canoe . |
| 5 | Beck had a final round of 70 for a 12-under par total of 276 , but it was a tight finish , particularly when he bunkered his second shot behind the 18th green . |
| 6 | In the Masters of 1960 he finished with 70 for a total of 283 and celebrated ‘ victory ’ . |
| 7 | Severiano Ballesteros also had a 70 for a total of 213 but he must have been kicking himself for it included a seven at the 13th . |
| 8 | A miner 's resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute , compared with about 70 for a typical male . |
| 9 | This applies between the ages of 65 and 70 for a man and from 60 to 65 for a woman . |
| 10 | The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem . |
| 11 | means they are outstanding for an average of 67 days . |
| 12 | Suppose : That through good collecting your average accounts receivable are reduced to £ 150,000 , which means they are outstanding for an average of 45 days . |
| 13 | Newark 's recently-completed Avro Anson C.19 VL348 has been short-listed for an award in the Scania Transport Trust Award Scheme . |
| 14 | An old canine friend is due for a visit , which will give you a lot of pleasure . |
| 15 | According to Dolph , The Eleventh Hour , more conspiracy thriller than action flick , fits this gameplan , as does Dark Agnel , a cop caper about intergalactic drug dealers , due for a July release . |
| 16 | Any number of romantic operas likewise deal with patriotic heroes , from Rossini 's William Tell , just revived at the Royal Opera , to Smetana 's Dalibor ( which is due for a revival ) . |
| 17 | Of course I was due for a humiliation . |
| 18 | And Nan would be twenty next month and due for a rise , and she was hoping her father would stretch a point and make it ten shillings , for no matter what he said , Nan was a good assistant . |
| 19 | Stonehouse 's bill was due for a second reading in three days ' time . |
| 20 | One enterprising young man gathered 60 ration books into his brief-case and persuaded an RCAF pilot , due for a recognizance flight that day , to fly him several hundred miles across the provincial border to Atlin , B.C. At the friendly invitation of those concerned I went along for the ride and helped my energetic friends load five cases of Johnny Walker , which we transported back to Whitehorse well in time for a Saturday night party . |
| 21 | Perhaps they are due for a revival . |
| 22 | The Willis Bill , which is due for a second reading in the House of Lords on 6 May , says that anyone who sells , distributes or otherwise manes available am machine capable of reproducing a sound recording or cinematograph film shall be deemed to have authorised infringement of the copyright , in a sound recording or film Although the Bill has little chance of getting any further it will achieve one aim — to generate publicity for the record and film industry 's call for a tax or levy on blank audio and video tape . |
| 23 | THE TRIED-AND-TESTED archaeological technique of radiocarbon dating is due for a fillip later this year . |
| 24 | THE HOME video market is due for a big upset later this month . |
| 25 | Interviewees sometimes think that when an interviewer says to them , ‘ Do you have any questions you would like to ask me ? ’ this is an opportunity to ask how long the holidays are and how soon you would be due for a pay rise . |
| 26 | But Rush is confident that any animosity has long-since faded and that his former boss is due for a hero 's welcome when he leads his side out at the ground he graced for 14 illustrious years as player and manager . |
| 27 | ( Croydon 34E and 55E then due for a repaint ) Following Mr. Spencer 's resignation , T. E. Thomas became General Manager ( Trams and Trolleybuses ) covering the whole system . |
| 28 | Commenting on a considerable drop in sales at a book fair , one experienced bookman wrote about these travel books : ‘ That such a range of books which I find boring beyond belief — I prefer to call them non-books — was due for a shake-out , appeared inevitable to me . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm due for a drink . |
| 30 | Rafferty , 45 , is due for a huge royalty cheque . |