Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] is [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frank , who worked for the Coventry-based business for 10 years before retiring on medical grounds , is now disabled and the money is paying for a £2,127 electric wheelchair . |
| 2 | This point may sound very obvious , but it is seen to be crucial when one party to the contract is looking for a way to get out of his contractual obligations and is able to seize upon an ill-defined point . |
| 3 | Situated in Guangzhou ( formerly Canton ) , the Chinese university already has strong links with the Silsoe Research Institute in Bedfordshire and a staff member of the university is studying for a postgraduate degree in the Department of Agricultural Chemistry at Queen 's . |
| 4 | The University is budgeting for a deficit in 1992–3 leading to an accumulated deficit at the end of the year of £3.7m , having decided that the general financial outlook was sufficiently encouraging for it not to delay allocating funds towards the backlog of long-term maintenance ( see para. 3.8 above ) ; it believes that there will be a small but steady growth in student numbers , and that changes in the HEFCE 's method of distributing funds for research will benefit it . |
| 5 | Ah , yes , she 's under notice to move out , is n't she , as the cottage is needed for a new keeper . |
| 6 | The play is written for a Hertfordshire accent or similar and then you know I enclose and I say return if you do n't like it . |
| 7 | The President is elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage ; Moi was returned for a third five-year term in February 1988 [ see p. 36137 ] without recourse to the electorate , having been proposed as sole candidate by KANU . |
| 8 | The President is elected for a five-year term by popular vote . |
| 9 | The President is elected for a five-year term by a 1,000-member People 's Consultative Assembly ( Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat ) , described in the Constitution as the embodiment of the whole Indonesian people . |
| 10 | The President is elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage ; Daniel arap Moi was returned for a third five-year term as President in February 1988 [ see p. 36137 ] without recourse to the electorate , having been proposed as sole candidate by the Kenya African National Union ( KANU ) , the sole legal party . |
| 11 | The President is elected for a five-year term by the 1,000-member People 's Consultative Assembly ( Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat — MPR ) . |
| 12 | We stop on the verge beyond the clearing , the car is murmuring for a decision . |
| 13 | Usually the programme is intended for a certain age group . |
| 14 | If the money plus the bonus is left for a further two years , an additional bonus of another 14 months ' interest is paid , boosting the tax-free return to 8.62 per cent ( worth 11.49 per cent to the basic rate taxpayer , or 14.37 per cent to a higher rate taxpayer ) . |
| 15 | The mayor is preparing for a charity penalty shoot-out competition at the Leicester City-Middlesbrough game next Wednesday . |
| 16 | To verify this the remedy is stopped for a week or two . |
| 17 | The council is to press for a speed-up in changes to the power pool and implementation of recommendations in the Commons report . |
| 18 | If the stimulus is removed for a period , the cell response recovers , but not to the original level . |
| 19 | If the glider is trimmed for a normal cruising speed , because of the longitudinal stability it will require a forward movement and pressure on the stick to keep it diving at a higher speed . |
| 20 | When government delegates meet every two years to decide which species to add to or delete from the appendices , the scene is set for a battle between non-governmental conservation organisations , such as the World Wildlife Fund , and representatives of the pet industry and the fur trade , with both factions desperately trying to sell their points of view . |
| 21 | But the two crews are likely to meet again at Henley and the scene is set for a classic confrontation . |
| 22 | The scene is set for a Courage League National Division Two showdown West on March 14 Newcastle victory moved them to within two points of their North-East rivals . |
| 23 | THE scene is set for a Courage League National Division Two showdown West on March 14 Newcastle victory moved them to within two points of their North-East rivals . |
| 24 | The lady is looking for a husband and she has been about the world sufficiently to know that I am not one of those . |
| 25 | In the estufas the wine is heated for a minimum of three months , but most shippers prefer up to six months at slightly lower temperatures , After the estufagem , the wine is cooled carefully . |
| 26 | Before it collects a penny in gate money — and the match is heading for a full house — the Scottish Football Association will pocket £450,000 from the sale of trackside advertising to German companies . |
| 27 | The group is looking for a major balance sheet boost with the sale of its spectacle lens business Sola , which made a £10m profit in the first half . |
| 28 | Layton Square with top-covered Box-car 29 outside the Cemetery as the trolley is swung for a return to Talbot Square . |
| 29 | The NCVO is pressing for a simpler SORP and for the timetable for compliance to be extended to mid 1994 to allow charities more time to prepare . |
| 30 | Quite apart from the program differences there are changes in the way the output is handled for a higher resolution device and there may be significant changes in the versions of PostScript being used . |