Example sentences of "[vb base] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local volunteer schemes may be able to arrange a regular visitor or you could contact an employment agency or advertise for a kindly ‘ sitter ’ . |
| 2 | Mostly it is a Monday that slimmers pick for a new health regime , a new diet . |
| 3 | Hate for a man . |
| 4 | Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for a minute before adding the cooked onion , extra oil and chopped olives . |
| 5 | But Mr Pialat 's feeling for la vie quotidienne and languid afternoons on river banks , contrasted with the bustle and frenzy of the Paris scenes , amply compensate for a lack of historical detail . |
| 6 | In later years a boy may continue to look unconsciously for a mother with whom to relate , or a girl for a father to take the place of a loved parent or compensate for a lack of satisfaction in that direction . |
| 7 | Like plants that jostle for a bare minimum of soil and light , human beings would eventually fill all the available territory , he warned . |
| 8 | Capitalism is a system of producing profit and gain for a few at the expense of others . |
| 9 | Resentful at Alexander and fearful that the King might beget am heir by his new queen and so lose for a second time the opportunity to advance the claims of his own house ? |
| 10 | ‘ The idea then was to go completely beserk for an hour , but there 's more to life than that . |
| 11 | favour for a friend ? |
| 12 | support a continued moratorium on hunting the great whales , and push for a similar body to the International Whaling Commission to take responsibility for the 66 small cetaceans currently unprotected |
| 13 | It was only halted after a massive nationwide media campaign orchestrated by conservationists , but nearly every year Arizona congressional representatives push for a dam to be built at mile 238 , which would inundate most of the lower Grand Canyon . |
| 14 | University or polytechnic students should apply to their Careers Service for a list of possible employers while school leavers may be advised by the school or college careers adviser or the local authority careers adviser . |
| 15 | How dare he speculate on the subject , then write his conclusions on a document I must carry round with me and display for a month ? |
| 16 | SPONSOR for a Curry Ball ? |
| 17 | They emerge and merge , co-operate and co-ordinate for a while , but they have a relatively short active lifetime . |
| 18 | Eyes front for a feast of steam ! |
| 19 | Bit too complicated I fear for a terrace chant … still — I like it ! ! |
| 20 | It rubs hoarding space with Howard Hodgkin , whose paintings sell for a million pounds and more . |
| 21 | We can calculate retail value by assuming CD-X players sell for an average of ( in today 's terms ) £350 in 1995 and £200 in the year 2000 . |
| 22 | They cost about 50 pence each to make , but sell for an average of £12.99 . |
| 23 | ‘ You mean for a holiday ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You mean for a little holiday ? ’ |
| 25 | I mean for a while I think it was maybe my glasses , but these are just new |
| 26 | ‘ You mean for a consultation about Edwin 's health ? ’ |
| 27 | But what does " arguing a case " mean for a literary studies essay ? |
| 28 | I mean for a it 's a habit , why he walks like that because he 's come home from the Duke so many times pissed in n it ? |
| 29 | Yeah but you 're not used to him being home all the time are you Lyn , I mean for a long period of time like . |
| 30 | But I mean for a |