Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is in a twelve hour so for a daily flow we 've This was a surveying period about twenty percent for to these for a full day . |
| 2 | Because we knew that the headmaster of the Scuola Medie Inferiori , where I was now in my last year , was not in a position to punish us if we did not appear for lessons on demonstration days , many of us took part only for a short time and then went home . |
| 3 | Two-dimensional stop-motion animation of flat pictures — such as the cels used in cartoons — is a topic complex enough for a separate book . |
| 4 | The other residents are mainly visiting academics , often very senior members of their own universities , from many countries , any academic discipline , and are staying in the college usually for a short time . |
| 5 | One of them three months ago for a violent attack . |
| 6 | The duo came to Darlington about 18 months ago for a one-night show , but have not played panto in the North-East before . |
| 7 | There would be opportunities here for a cross-European sharing of expertise built up around bilingual skills . |
| 8 | The booklet would be too big to be given away , but could be available in tourist offices etc for a reasonable price . |
| 9 | Mr Jackson drives me in his car sometimes for a special treat . |
| 10 | The Iraqi air force attempted little in the way of a co-ordinated response to the allied air assault , and it appeared that Saddam Hussein was intent on preserving his aircraft either for a later stage of the campaign or for the duration of the entire war . |
| 11 | She presented three rows of two letters in either the left or right field and asked subjects either for a full report of all six letters or simply to recall a particular pair of letters ( partial report condition ) corresponding to a single column of the display . |
| 12 | Thanks again for a better magazine . |
| 13 | If Brian [ husband ] was working … maybe I could have put the money away for a rainy day , but in our place … you more or less need it . |
| 14 | BURSCOUGH will put behind them their best victory of the season as they travel to Blackpool Rovers tonight for a Bass North West Counties League clash . |
| 15 | If you cut corners just for a quiet life , you 'll have trouble . |
| 16 | Her less intellectual sister next door may be tranquilly watching television , an infant asleep beside her and a stew bubbling on the stove , while the first-class honours graduate hunts frantically for a clean nappy as the baby howls and the telephone rings . |
| 17 | Paul Merson is playing with a maturity which augers well for a rich future to an England career that started so well in Czechoslovakia last month . |
| 18 | If your engine is fitted with a viscous coupled cooling fan and the viscous unit is faulty after running the engine fast for a short time and then slowing down the fan continues to spin freely and even speeds up . |
| 19 | The atmosphere was not exactly lively but I continued to have lunch there for a long time because she was extremely kind and the food was good . |
| 20 | She moved towards a seat and regarded the girl steadily for a long moment . |
| 21 | The two researchers do not recommend introducing pigs into existing woodland , but favour planting new areas specifically for a sylvopastoral system with pigs or planting trees on an outdoor range that is already in use . |
| 22 | Former West Indies captain Sir Garfield Sobers , 55 , underwent successful surgery in Miami , Florida recently for a detached retina in his left eye . |
| 23 | That means paying a bit more for a used example , but you retain more of your investment . |
| 24 | They will consider paying a bit more for a premium service . |
| 25 | our President , Lady C. M. More for a generous donation ; |
| 26 | Which left cash enough for a second-hand cloak in black wool and the button boots in the window — if they fitted . |
| 27 | Nigel Colborn 's series on Creative Planting on BBC2 's Gardeners ' World has provided plenty of inspiration , and now he has drawn all his ideas together for a special feature in this issue . |
| 28 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
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