Example sentences of "[noun] and [noun pl] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday Mr David Trippier , the Environment Minister , announced in a Commons written reply to Mr Neil Hamilton ( C. Tatton ) that Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , had ‘ considered the question of the Three Graces very carefully following a request from the Office of Arts and Libraries for a view as to whether the statue was included in the listing of Woburn Abbey ’ . |
| 2 | Rather than degrading , why not upgrade brothers and sisters for a change . |
| 3 | By the time Tiphook arrived on the stock market , it already had impressive turnover and profits for a company only seven years off the starting blocks ; the following year it made £2.4 million profit on sales of £25 million . |
| 4 | Then cakes and sweets for a woman . |
| 5 | Last week the NRA brought together anglers , rowers , ramblers and canoeists for a meeting in Stockton to discuss the opportunities . |
| 6 | Excluded from this group are persons who worked in fields , gardens and plantations for a cash wage , but who had no stake in land . |
| 7 | The village children would come daily with their tins and dishes for a helping of sazda . |
| 8 | ( Texts which are typically chronological are narratives and reports ; texts which are typically non-chronological are descriptions and arguments for a point of view . ) |
| 9 | The Water of Leith rises in the Pentland Hills and flows for a distance of 36 kilometres to meet the Firth of Forth at Leith . |
| 10 | Strong domestic pressure to reduce the US budget deficit and calls for a reassessment of NATO 's military relationship with the Warsaw Pact countries , led to a number of proposals for US force reductions ( for 1990 US budget , and defence budget see pp. 37177 ; 37178 ) . |
| 11 | These include plans for a tree foundation , a special business award and proposals for a sculpture to commemorate the honour , which is given by British Telecom in partnership with the Department of the Environment and the Royal Society for Nature Conservation . |
| 12 | This was a very different place to Gloucester , where the Empress 's ladies were virtually servants themselves , but in the flurry of introductions and orders for a place in the ladies ' chamber to be made ready for her Isabel forgot about comparisons . |
| 13 | I once heard a couple making plans and counter-plans for a family outing ; after much discussion one of them said , ‘ As far as I can see , there are disadvantages in all those schemes . ’ |
| 14 | They were proud of him , they said , so pale , so educated , so English , and paraded him in the clubs and messes for a while . |
| 15 | His " Basis and directives for a Plan for economic recovery , in harmony with our national reconstruction " viewed the fundamental problem as the Spanish trade deficit , which he proposed to eliminate by massive state intervention to stimulate exports and reduce imports . |
| 16 | Striped club colours for the welts , cuffs and armbands for a slipover will add the final touch to success . |
| 17 | Wilbur replies , ‘ No Novocaine ; it dulls the senses , ’ and then , as the dentist begins his drilling and pauses for a moment , Wilbur screams out , ‘ Oh my God , do n't stop now . ’ |
| 18 | Everyone 's plan will be individually discussed and you will be shown how to select fabrics , colours and wallcoverings for a sample board . |
| 19 | Her first job was to produce ideas and scripts for a TV commercial . |
| 20 | Vodafone Group Plc said yesterday it is to encourage the setting up of retail outlets that will offer a full range of cellular phones and after-sales service : it is not allowed to sell direct itself , but will jointly fund refurbishment and shopfitting of high street outlets with service providers and hopes to have 170 stores operating across the country by summer next year ; it looks to spend £10m over two years and aims for a shop on every major UK high street and up to 25 within the M25 London orbital motorway . |
| 21 | This is particularly marked in the formulation of the broad aims and goals for a programme of user education . |
| 22 | Their owners , once amongst Srinagar 's most prosperous , now vandalise their houseboats , selling antique carpets and artefacts for a pittance . |
| 23 | What are the problems and advantages for a daffodil grower in the Scilly Isles ? |
| 24 | Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food — which sponsored the day near Tewkesbury , Gloucestershire — joined the delegates and Sainsbury managers and directors for a series of discussions and presentations . |
| 25 | All three Bosnian leaders have already signed documents dealing with constitutional principles and arrangements for a ceasefire and disengagement of forces . |
| 26 | They used to fill it with a mixture of skin , feathers and maggots for a shilling . |
| 27 | Woodworkers ' Workshop includes all the information needed to source machines and tools for a workshop , with further advice on insurance , floors , timber storage , and the best way to purchase tools . |
| 28 | Answer : a notched wooden roller that is turned gently back and forth between the palms and fingers for a couple of minutes a day . |
| 29 | The housewives and small restaurateurs who rely upon the professional skill of charcutiers and pâtissiers for a part of their supplies see to it that the pâtés and sausages , the little salads for hors-d'oeuvre , the galantines and terrines and fish quenelles , the hams and tongues and pies , pastries and fruit flans , the petits fours and the croissants maintain high standards of freshness and excellence , and that any popular regional speciality of the district continues to be cooked with the right and proper traditional ingredients , even if the methods have been speeded up by the introduction of modern machinery . |
| 30 | Talks centred on increasing bilateral trade and plans for a tunnel or bridge link between the two countries . |