Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I quoted for a rolled screw once , yeah and my buying price from I 'm talking about a year and half ago , was higher than 's quoted price for a ground bore screw . |
| 2 | I went from that to a Gibson EB3 , then to a Rickenbacker 4001 , which I had for a long time . |
| 3 | I had erm an eight ba er eight band wireless which I bought for a hundred and twenty quid when I was working . |
| 4 | The main good grains on which we depend for an essential part of our daily diet come from plants belonging to the family of grasses and can not be readily digested until the tough outer shells are broken up and , sometimes , removed . |
| 5 | They had all the grain of which they needed for a good breakfast to finish |
| 6 | The book was never written and his only publications were two pamphlets , A Guide to the Electors of Great Britain , upon the Accession of a new King ( 1820 ) and Letters of Lord John Russell , upon the original formation of the House of Commons ( 1826 ) in which he declared for a thorough reform of the close boroughs he had always represented . |
| 7 | But last Thursday he made a spectacular return with a speech to party militants in Montlouis , on the outskirts of Tours , in which he called for a political ‘ big bang ’ in order to bring about the emergence of a new centre left party as part of a recomposition of the whole of the French political scene . |
| 8 | Last Thursday , however , he made a spectacular return with a speech to party militants in Montlouis , on the outskirts of Tours , in which he called for a political ‘ big bang ’ in order to bring about the emergence of a new centre-left party as part of a recomposition of the whole of the French political scene . |
| 9 | When Ken thereupon resigned , however , William appealed to him to remain , which he did for a further year . |
| 10 | Lord Newport asked Richard to teach in his place , which he did for a few months . |
| 11 | And that is why we are so confident IBM — at least at the high levels where policy is made — has n't a clue about the nature of the large systems customers on which it depends for a considerable portion of its revenue and , we believe , more than half its gross profit . |
| 12 | Located in Bilston in the Black Country , Perry Poultry buys oven-ready poultry , which it processes for a prestigious range of customers including Marks & Spencer , Sainsbury 's and Kentucky Fried Chicken ( Perry makes Zingers , Kentucky 's new line of spiced burgers ) . |
| 13 | On the Von Neumann computer the only conditional jump instruction was one which tested for a non-negative value in the accumulator . |
| 14 | There is a relaxed atmosphere and everything you need for a great holiday is here . |
| 15 | You 'll then receive everything you need for a great club night including a set of questions and answers , prizes of Aquarian food and winners ' certificates . |
| 16 | You 'll then receive everything you need for a great club night including a set of questions and answers , prizes of Aquarian food and winner 's certificates . |
| 17 | You 'll then receive everything you need for a great club night including a set of questions and answers , prizes of Aquarian food and winner 's certificates . |
| 18 | Many of these , like the Forte Hotel Village , are fully self-contained , you might describe them as small holiday resorts in their own right , offering everything you need for a marvellous stay in unspoilt surroundings , away from the more commercialised resort areas . |
| 19 | Plus there are adhesive strips , banger strips , mottos and hats — everything you need for a cracking cracker . |
| 20 | Arrangements are also supplied for the church and reception , with presentation bouquets , corsages — everything you need for a wonderful floral day . |
| 21 | With a good area of fine pebbles , patches of shade , areas of sun , a fresh water shower , a big barbecue grill and a neighbouring taverna it 's got everything you need for a comfortable day , and a few pleasant social evenings too . |
| 22 | In 1934 he joined the Irish Independent , with whom he worked for an eventful 50 years , latterly as its northern political editor . |
| 23 | Of the three , the split between Sampras , 20 and Brandi , from whom he parted for a few months at the end of 1990 , was the greatest surprise . |
| 24 | And those sturdy thighs of hers are just what you need for a good rumbustious kazatzki . |
| 25 | Within a long programme you may find a short sequence which contains exactly what you want for a particular lesson . |
| 26 | They do n't set their own terms about what they expect for a good quality of life , so other people do it for them and we do a bad job of it . ’ |
| 27 | Thus when Clarkson spoke movingly to the gathered World Convention of 1840 he was intended to symbolise continuity and provide in what he stood for a unifying focus . |
| 28 | The public understands more easily what it means for an old lady to have five pounds snatched from her purse than to grasp the financial significance of 25 million customers paying one penny more for orange juice diluted beyond the level permitted by law . |