Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a set up that checks a certain amount of areas and then blanks it otherwise you could be sitting there for hours waiting for a new Con activity so you just chew them off bit by bit . |
| 2 | Friesians cleared at £265 , while fat cows made £109.65 for M Mairs for a 570 kg Friesian and to £108 to A Doherty for a Simmental . |
| 3 | All the more reason for Lorraine to look for a bigger home . |
| 4 | Each state has its own constitution and is administered by a governor who , with the exception of the Governor of the Federal District , is elected for a six-year term , and a Chamber of Deputies elected for a three-year term . |
| 5 | Each state has its own constitution , is administered by a governor , who is elected for a six-year term , and has a Chamber of Deputies elected for a three-year term . |
| 6 | Legislative authority is held by a National Congress , comprising a 47-member Senate serving an eight-year term ( of whom 38 are elected and nine are directly appointed by the outgoing government and the Supreme Court — see pp. 37117 ; 37488 ) and a 120-member Chamber of Deputies elected for a four-year term . |
| 7 | PLANS by British Aerospace and France 's Thomson-CSF to merge their guided weapons businesses moved a step closer yesterday after the United Kingdom 's Ministry of Defence opted for a European missile for the new generation of anti-aircraft frigates . |
| 8 | SUPPORT for Britain 's coal industry came last night from an unexpected quarter as the right wing pressure group Aims of Industry called for a wide ranging review . |
| 9 | But few can doubt that Europe 's varied assortment of nations makes for a conflicting assortment of company commercial strategies and government policies . |
| 10 | They got it when Inzamam was short of speed returning for a second run , and Malcolm 's throw from third man was slickly relayed by Russell to the bowler 's end . |
| 11 | In both cities men of £40-£99 accounted for a further 16–19 per cent . |
| 12 | The development of a GIS capable of storing and manipulating the volumes of data required for a global research programme is still some way off , but smaller GIS have been used to attempt to provide at least a beginning . |
| 13 | A The type and amount of equipment required for a coldwater aquarium will depend very much on how complex you wish the system to be and how much you wish to spend . |
| 14 | For example , the pay schedule code contains all the rates of pay and hours of work allowed for a particular grade and will therefore act as a validation check when grade , hours and pay are entered . |
| 15 | A second group of stations opted for a free version of cinquecento baroque — Berlin Potsdamer Bahnhof ( 1872 ) , Mannheim ( 1876 ) , Budapest East ( 1876 ) , Zurich ( 1871 ) , and Brunswick ( 1848 ) . |
| 16 | Add an extension to your home and still have thousands of pounds left for a rainy day . |
| 17 | On board were hundreds of campaigners heading for a national demonstration against the government 's rail privatisation plans . |
| 18 | Some 200 people in possession of pamphlets calling for a multiparty political system were reported to have been arrested in recent weeks around the country ; the human rights organization Amnesty International said that many people working in companies with facsimile transmission machines capable of receiving opposition literature printed abroad were among those detained . |
| 19 | ONE firm of stockbrokers accounted for a sixth of complaints and inquiries to the Complaints Bureau of the Securities and Futures Authority and the London Stock Exchange last year . |
| 20 | They bridge the gap between the desire of lenders to be able to get their money back quickly , and the desire of borrowers to borrow for a long period . |
| 21 | Heating water etc. to cope with large quantities of laundry made for a periodic need to bring in extra labour over that maintained in the household . |
| 22 | Many women have benefited from mifepristone 's availability in France — but even there , not all women want it : according to a spokesman for the makers , about a third in need of abortion opt for a swift operation . |
| 23 | This is less than the 90 per cent level of acceptances required for a compulsory sale of minority interests under CA 1985 , s429 following a takeover offer . |
| 24 | And your can use any number of eurocheques to pay for a particular item or service . |
| 25 | New legislation in the German state of Bavaria provides for a sophisticated system of recycling rubbish . |
| 26 | A partnership is an unincorporated body of people combined for a common business objective . |
| 27 | President Alan Gacia of Peru called for a planned summit on February 15 with President Bush to discuss drugs to be ‘ deferred ’ because of the invasion . |
| 28 | People strolled past without giving him a second look — couples hand in hand , families with pushchairs , groups of friends looking for a good spot to picnic . |
| 29 | The win by Peter Crispe and navigator Tony Poole was an exceptionally popular one , the pair having been stalwarts of air racing for a long time . |
| 30 | I also learnt the difference between a Helio Courier and a Pilatus Porter , two types of STOL aircraft often used in Ecuador ; the former small and cheap to charter , the latter costing £150 an hour but able to carry a collecting team of three people , with our usual equipment and the 500 litres of petrol needed for a long river trip . |