Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] for a [noun sg] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE shipping minister , Lord Caithness , yesterday dismissed calls for a sheriff 's inquiry into the Braer oilspill in spite of a petition signed by more than a third of Shetland 's adults being handed over in London . |
| 2 | It so happened that on one of these Sundays my CO strolled by at the same time , and the AOC asked him why he had not seen Mahaddie for a pilot 's course . |
| 3 | THE Queen came under fire last night when it was revealed it costs £369,000 for a day 's sailing in the royal yacht Britannia . |
| 4 | The couple thought they had done the right thing by paying £140 for a house-buyer 's survey , which had given the house a clean bill of health with only some minor exceptions . |
| 5 | County have sent us five draw books for a doll 's house . |
| 6 | ‘ If either of us calls a meeting here it must be assumed , unless otherwise stated , that the persons invited will arrive mid-morning for a day 's meeting ; lunch is at 12.30 pm French time and dinner 6.30 pm French time . |