Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stretch of river below Barden Bridge makes for a particularly rewarding walk . |
| 2 | A German colony from 1884 , the territory came under South African rule in 1915 , and in 1920 a League of Nations mandate provided for a further period of South African administration . |
| 3 | But why the caution ? the analyses of the data have been done extremely quickly , cutting corners , albeit carefully , to single out precisely the kind of event theory predicts for a W particle . |
| 4 | If , both sexes spend equal proportions of adult life waiting for a mate ; if b 1 males spend a greater proportion of adult life seeking females than females spend seeking males , and vice versa for b 1 . |
| 5 | Professor Fred Stone of Glasgow University called for a countrywide network of agencies made up from the police , social workers , teachers and other agencies to spot potential troublesome children . |
| 6 | If the review of energy policy opts for a high coal burn , it will have to be balanced by maintaining ‘ clean ’ nuclear power plant which might also be under threat if the dash for gas is allowed to go unchecked . |
| 7 | Now , with planning permission secured for a supermarket next to the ground , the site 's value has soared . |
| 8 | At twelve thirty two traffic and travel for Wednesday lunchtime listen for a space in a moment first traffic further afield from Jonathan Clays . |
| 9 | Someone came from County Hall to ask for a list of folk for decoration . |
| 10 | I believe we should not only be looking at simple traffic calming , I believe we should be looking at er greater use of subsidised school transport and in fact transport called for a report and I gather going on right out . |
| 11 | Since muscle is heavier than fat but not as bulky , a small increase in muscle size compensates for a larger amount of fat loss , resulting in a considerable change in shape but no change in body-weight . |
| 12 | Dear Guitarist There was I , sat on Bracknell station waiting for a train with 20 minutes to go . |
| 13 | In the second transaction , LASMO has sold its interests in the producing Balmoral and Maureen fields to Pentex Oil Limited for a total of US$30 million ( £20.7 million |
| 14 | So at 18 , she seized her chance to leave her Ilford , Essex home , waving a fond farewell to her parents and sister , and accepted a place at Hull University to study for a degree in Operational Research and Management . |
| 15 | RIGHT-THINKING PEOPLE have been angered and shamed by the manner in which our unimaginative leaders bundled that wretched and ill-done-by Papusoiu onto a plane at Heathrow airport bound for a cruel Romanian jail , and have voiced their disgust . |
| 16 | Janine is at Leeds University studying for a B.A Ed and big sister Kerry is studying psychology at Newcastle . |