Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 61 | YET AS A FORCE capable of smothering this divine connection , disco was so hellbound ; so much work for a missionary . |
| 62 | You see , although I love her so deeply , I know that Rosamund would not make a good wife for a missionary . ’ |
| 63 | for all that he has no words he then asks in the most eloquent and elegant way for a tip . |
| 64 | When people hover for a tip , it 's excruciating , says Jon , 34 ‘ I do n't see why people working in certain industries should be singled out for special treatment . |
| 65 | She thanked them for their efforts but although they waited for a tip it was not forthcoming , so they went off grumbling . |
| 66 | We 'd heard he had thirty billion pounds to spend on tanks and things and we reckoned that when he left he 'd probably have a little bit left over for a tip . |
| 67 | It dawned on Folly that she was waiting for a tip and , gathering what she could of her wits , she struggled out of bed to delve in her handbag . |
| 68 | Perhaps , it occurred to Harry , he was hoping for a tip . |
| 69 | With the building boom brought on by suburbanization , land for a chapel could now be bought in prominent locations : the days of buildings tucked into a court of back lane had passed . |
| 70 | The fee of 9d showed that Halling possessed a church and was designated so as the fee for a chapel was 6d . |
| 71 | ‘ I did n't come here for a pen portrait . |
| 72 | One of the GIs called for a pen from his friend , caught it deftly in the air and planted his huge boot on the handlebar of Tony 's tricycle to write the address . |
| 73 | Pascoe looked round hopelessly for a pen and paper , then memorized the information Thomas gave him — a room number and an address close to the edge of Zone Two . |
| 74 | She reached into the Mini and lifted out her bag and began to rummage for a pen and paper . |
| 75 | Then he drew out a very small piece of thin parchment , rummaged for a pen amongst the debris on his workbench , and wrote a very short , small , message . |
| 76 | He read out her time of departure , time of arrival and flight number , advising her to write it all down as if she was a half-wit , and she was glad he was n't there to see her face as she scrabbled for a pen and paper . |
| 77 | ANOTHER strong trade of 1,140 sheep at Ballyclare saw an easier trade for hoggets but still an excellent demand for well fleshed sorts which sold to a top of £49 per head for a pen of Suffolks from W Taggart , Doagh , and to £48.50 for four crossbreds 24kg presented by Mrs H Porter , Newtownabbey . |
| 78 | ‘ That 's where you 're wrong , ’ I said as he reached for a pen . |
| 79 | ‘ How much will Luther want ? ’ he asked , going for a pen from his inside suit pocket . |
| 80 | ‘ I can help you there , ’ said McInnes , reaching inside his jacket for a pen . |
| 81 | Cast ewes also met an excellent trade and sold to a top of £49 each paid to G Robson , Doagh , for a pen of ten Cheviots . |
| 82 | C J White , Killycarn , received £42 each for a pen of ten correct blackface ewes . |
| 83 | In the blackface ewe lambs section top price of £50.50 was paid to T McKillop , Glenarm , for a pen of ten horned lambs and store lambs sold , to a top price of £27.80 paid for a pen of 25 Cheviots presented by J McCurdy , Broughshane . |
| 84 | In the blackface ewe lambs section top price of £50.50 was paid to T McKillop , Glenarm , for a pen of ten horned lambs and store lambs sold , to a top price of £27.80 paid for a pen of 25 Cheviots presented by J McCurdy , Broughshane . |
| 85 | Crossbred wether lambs sold to £27 paid to B McLoughlin , Aughafatten , and blackface wether lambs sold to a top of £24.50 for a pen of 18 presented by H McMullan , Glenarm . |
| 86 | Sheep , with more than 1,000 on offer , sold to £39.50 for a pen of Charollais at 25 kg . |
| 87 | R Gilmore received £36.50 for a pen of 22 kg . |
| 88 | I was gon na ask Mark for a pen . |
| 89 | In other words , it is possible for a shell to be too thick as well as ( more obviously ) too thin . |
| 90 | For many of the reasons that he gave , the contract for a Shell Sole Pit compression platform has been awarded to Highfab . |