Example sentences of "[noun prp] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more patchy is Deutsche Grammophon 's ‘ Mozart 's Masterpieces , ’ another set of reissues where the unwary consumer may find himself with the superb piano artistry of Maurizio Pollini for one concerto , but the rather less impressive playing of Friedrich Gulda for another . |
| 2 | 1992–93 will be remembered as a good year for the University of Stirling for many reasons . |
| 3 | Bamberger orbited over Filfla for some time . |
| 4 | Now they 're coming back to Stoke Mandeville for more treatment and new wheelchairs . |
| 5 | He 'll be at Stoke Mandeville for some time and will receive schooling with lessons in English . |
| 6 | Beefy will report fit for today 's fourth Texaco Trophy clash with Pakistan , but skipper Graham Gooch said : ‘ It 's a problem which has troubled Ian for some time . |
| 7 | I seriously considered disembowelling Ian for this , but on reflection that would be a little harsh . |
| 8 | He had his own exchequer at Marlborough for this purpose , and accounted at the Westminster Exchequer for transactions there . |
| 9 | There 's a cluster of courses in Suffolk that are ideal for a long weekend and a similar group in Norfolk for those arriving from the North . |
| 10 | OK you can criticise Strach for that , but his main talents which are those that have benefited leeds most since his arrival are his passing and ability to take on men resulting in him or a team mate scoring . |
| 11 | Of the three Mölln victims two had lived in Germany for many years and the youngest had been born in Mölln . |
| 12 | The 23-year-old is returning home to Bruhl in Germany for several days rest . |
| 13 | Cusick himself remained the unsung creator of the Daleks for many years , picking up little recognition for his work . |
| 14 | Leyhill prison on the Gloucestershire Avon border is as far from the popular conception of a jail as you can get.Modern buildings cluster around borders boasting blooms that many public parks would be hard pressed to match.Leyhill is an open prison … the last port of call for inmates nearing the end of their sentences.A hundred prisoners work on the nearly forty acres of lawns , borders and market gardens.Their skills won them a silver medal at Chelsea for this display of garden design.And at Leyhill , they 've created a spectacular show … with drifts of brightly coloured pelargoniums competing for attention with giant cannas … and a fine show of roses.New borders are being created all the time … giving the prisoners an opportunity to express themselves and learn techniques that could help them go straight when they 're released : |
| 15 | He then went into the Army and did not see Minton for some time . |
| 16 | Charles followed his advance band rapidly , and laid siege to Pavia for several months . |
| 17 | However all these composers are overshadowed in historical importance by a Flemish master of all-round achievement , Adrian Willaert ( c. 1490–1562 ) , pupil of Mouton in Paris , who served the court of Ferrara for several years from 1522 but went to Venice as magister cappellae at St. Mark 's in 1527 and spent the rest of his life there . |
| 18 | MCC REBELS , furious at the non-selection of David Gower for this winter 's tour of India , last night forced the famous club into a humiliating and expensive special general meeting to pass a vote of no confidence in the England Test selectors . |
| 19 | However , the vandalism to the signalling system in the Birmingham area terminated all trains from the Cambrian and Chester/Shrewsbury areas at Wolverhampton for some weeks from Christmas . |
| 20 | Based this year at Windscale and played on British Nuclear Fuels ' Falcon Club ground at Egremont , the teams travelled as far and wide as Dounreay , Harwell and Winfrith for this popular one day event . |
| 21 | They were the first words spoken since the horrifying , shrieking tumult had begun and the word registered strongly with Cardiff for those shrieking , howling , tormented voices indeed sounded like a horde of the damned from Hell . |
| 22 | We found tragic proof of this on the most bitter 1 March for many years . |
| 23 | This course , modified to take one day , was repeated in January for the officers in charge of Evening Duty and in March for those next in seniority in the evenings . |
| 24 | All railcards can be issued so that South Shropshire people no longer need go to Shrewsbury or Hereford for this purpose . |
| 25 | But it also signals the end of an ancient rite rejoicing in human warmth and in the sun 's return.Susanna Rance has lived and worked in Bolivia for several years . |
| 26 | Susanna Rance has lived and worked in Bolivia for several years . |
| 27 | ( I am indebted to Jill de Villiers for this example . ) |
| 28 | João had been out with Fernando for most of the previous night and looked pale and tired , but Maria Iñes said this was all to the good , because it made him look older and readier to take on the responsibility of a wife . |
| 29 | But the hope of it had been worth steeling herself to ask Edwin for that loan . |
| 30 | Salford chairman John Wilkinson added : ‘ Our scouts have watched Gary for some time . |