Example sentences of "[noun] for a [adj] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A teacher from an urban school , discussing the reasons for a recent teachers ' strike , said that not only were salaries low when the amount of time worked outside classroom hours was taken into account , but also teachers often had to pay for classroom materials out of their own pockets , if they wanted to have any . |
| 2 | Some additional support for a simple x per cent rule for the money supply is provided by the analysis explained earlier about the volatility of aggregate demand . |
| 3 | Labour contender Ashok Kumar has expressed support for a junior doctors ' campaign for shorter working hours . |
| 4 | I joined the Associate Membership scheme in the beginning and left it last year because of what I felt was gross overcharging for a pathetic members ' service . |
| 5 | AEF is priced at $3,000 per site and ADE starts at $26,500 for a three-seat developers ' installation . |
| 6 | The children 's mothers are tea pluckers and earn as little as £1 for a full day 's work . |
| 7 | Professionally Ambache will also continue to support demands for a social workers ' council . |
| 8 | The job needs ‘ someone determined to have a fair day 's work for a fair day 's pay , whether in wages or welfare . |
| 9 | ‘ Scroungers ’ expect something for nothing from the Welfare State , rather than offering a fair day 's work for a fair day 's pay . |
| 10 | ‘ A fair day 's work for a fair day 's pay ’ was their motto and , if they expected the pay to satisfy them , they also confidently expected the work to satisfy everybody , including themselves . |
| 11 | A proposal for a Private Member 's Bill may emanate from the Member himself , or may have been urged upon him by another Member or Members , or by an outside pressure or interest group . |
| 12 | She was n't in the mood for a long day 's screwing . |
| 13 | Six supermodels feature in the new spring/summer Littlewoods home shopping catalogue , and though they all charge up to £10,000 for a single day 's work the clothes they model for Littlewoods are all within easy reach of every woman . |
| 14 | With great difficulty I obtained a copy of this document and while it stated that ‘ public servants should not reveal the opinions and attitudes of colleagues as to the government business with which they have been concerned ’ , another section said quite clearly that a reasonable timescale for a public servant 's silence would be ‘ fifteen years or for the service life of the adviser , whichever is the longer ’ . |
| 15 | In a two-year campaign , a crew based around Cathy will be looking to raise funds for an up-to-date one tonner for 1991 and 1992 , following on with a design and build campaign for a full-out Admiral 's Cup boat on 1993 . |
| 16 | The justiciar , Geoffrey FitzPeter , who had taken the cross , was absolved as he was dying in return for a 2000 marks ' subsidy for the Holy Land . |
| 17 | I took on additional work in the Council , bullying them to set up a committee to draft out statutory requirements for caravan sites — which later became the basis for a Private Member 's Bill — and still had time to dig the vegetable garden and walk miles with the children , just for the pleasure of it . |
| 18 | It was only a vote in the Commons at 11 p.m. that brought the evening to an end and then she returned to Downing Street for a few hours ' work on her boxes before turning in . |
| 19 | We are starting with the press that the need for a National Airport 's policy I can not think of a number , a major or even a concentrate all these airfields and resources in one region . |
| 20 | The ‘ Border Warhorn ’ which was to hang in Abbotsford was found in use as a grease vessel for a local labourer 's scythe . |
| 21 | The new range jumps in price from around £19,000 for a short-wheelbase , three-door turbo diesel to £25,000 for a long-wheelbase five-door V6 . |
| 22 | When I wanted publicity for a young persons ' trip to London , arranged to allow them to talk to MPs of all parties , your paper did not publish the Press release . |
| 23 | The four opposition parties announced on Nov. 13 that they were withdrawing from the parliamentary elections set for Dec. 8 in protest at the failure of their demand for a new voters ' register . |
| 24 | It will lay down minimum terms for a new manufacturer 's guarantees . |
| 25 | EAGLE Pottery workers pedal-powered their way to raising almost £200 for a national children 's charity . |
| 26 | Publications which run editorial competitions on a regular basis usually have a set price level , which may vary from as little as £50 or £100 value for a small provincial weekly to around £20,000-£25,000 for a national women 's magazine . |
| 27 | The move won Gordon the heavyweight Open title and provided a much-needed lift for a British men 's team who were inevitably overshadowed by the success of the women . |
| 28 | Add diced shallots to the vinaigrette and it becomes a sauce for a jellied boeuf à la mode or an oxtail terrine . |
| 29 | Then it was discovered that the packages held instructions for a local firm 's staff on a ‘ development exercise ’ . |
| 30 | The size of FAB 3 has allowed space for a special survivors ' cabin below decks , additional seating is also provided at the aft end of the wheelhouse . |