Example sentences of "[adj] for a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I spent those final few hours extravagantly , staying the night at the Strand Palace Hotel for ten shillings for bed , bathroom and a cooked breakfast thrown in , with sixpence extra for a haircut at the hotel barber shop — three times as much as the Underground fare of twopence from Paddington to Trafalgar Square , where a Nippy served me at Lyons ' Corner House with a sirloin steak for a shilling . |
| 2 | I know Liverpool are returning from the land of the lost and Aston Villa are looking good for a shot at the title . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm late for a meeting at the House now , Mike , so I ca n't wait to see your copy . |
| 4 | The Olympic dual silver medal-winning three-day event rider and the Edinburgh Woollen Mill 's pensioned-off steeplechaser require to add one more success to their comprehensive pillar-to-post victory at Bogside , Irvine , last Saturday , to become eligible for a tilt at the Foxhunters Hunter Chase at jump racing 's Cheltenham National Hunt Festival in 20 days ' time . |
| 5 | If you learn to keep your emotions in check until you are all back in the dressing-room , then at least you will leave the punters thinking that they have seen a professional band who might not be quite ready for a week at the Hammersmith Odeon . |
| 6 | Wilkinson was ready for a move at the end of last season . |
| 7 | ‘ Keep surfing like that , ’ Ted said , ‘ and you 'll be ready for a shot at the title soon . ’ |