Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry Dodson and his wife are well versed in the language of flowers , and have made wedding bouquets professionally for a good long time : they made the beautiful posies for the Victorian wedding in the forthcoming television series The Victorian Flower Garden . |
| 2 | It had seemed perfectly all right for a working married couple , but now they were to be invaded . |
| 3 | You can eat octopus dunked in ouzo in a tiny harbourside taverna before going on for a five star dinner at an international restaurant . |
| 4 | This was t I mean when you think about it er it was good fun and er eventually people realized what was happening and of course they knew what was happening but that went on for a long long time . |
| 5 | And Mike McClennan 's men have been installed as 7-2 second favourites behind Wigan , who are 4-7 on for a fourth successive title triumph . |
| 6 | If wide coverage is sought ( eg for a new Do-it-Yourself product or a new consumer banking service ) , then a television advertisement put out at a peak viewing time would be the most effective . |
| 7 | The Bournemouth International Centre is not really extensive or flexible enough for a modern Conservative Party Conference . |
| 8 | Their exports were not always spectacular but their industries produced enough for a growing domestic market . |
| 9 | ‘ Only for a tiny tiny second because then I 'm dashing off to work . ’ |
| 10 | Hick contributed a pleasant cameo , notable not only for a superb back-foot force through the covers but also for his continued struggles against the short ball , and a debatable lbw decision which ended his stay . |
| 11 | Past efforts have largely been concentrated on the study of experimental catchments but most studies are limited to analyses of effects on a single component of the hydrologic cycle , such as the effect of urbanization on flood peaks , or are relevant only for a particular geographical setting . |
| 12 | ‘ Why do n't you just get out of this car and come inside for a long cool drink and a long cool swim and admit defeat ? ’ |
| 13 | obviously for a pre-shaped molecular key . |
| 14 | ‘ No , ’ said Cameron , wishing that James would think harder and spoil less for a mere sporting occasion . |
| 15 | A report on September 29 stated Graeme Souness deserted Liverpool FC and allowed his players to fly to Cyprus alone for a key European Cup match in order to accompany his girlfriend , Karen Levy , to her matrimonial court hearing . |
| 16 | But if you want your life story to grip them by the throat and take them along for a rattling good ride which will haunt them for years to come — forget it . |
| 17 | For the pure components , , and as ΔS M , the change in entropy on mixing , is given by then we can write so for a two component mixture |
| 18 | If you can swallow the unlikely nature of the killer 's powers , then you are in for a good rough ride down a murky road . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've heard so much about you , ’ she said to me , as though settling herself in for a long cosy chat . |
| 20 | ‘ That was the FRG from Soltau — they 've cleared most of the tasks from last night , less a Chieftain power pack change that 's in hand and one badly bogged tank — they 're having to find a route in for a second armoured recovery vehicle , and , of course , the last Challenger pack change — how are the lads doing on those packs that came in this morning ? ’ |
| 21 | You 're in for a quiet relaxing time , giving you a welcome chance to appreciate a mood where you dream of past successes either in the competitive line or in social relationships . |
| 22 | If the blasting of Bristol City is anything to go by the United fans are in for a high old time … a dazzling display from Chris Allen … two penalties from Jimmy Magilton … and first for Alex Dyer was just the sort of start that manager 's dream about … |
| 23 | If the blasting of Bristol City is anything to go by the United fans are in for a high old time … a dazzling display from Chris Allen … two penalties from Jimmy Magilton … and first for Alex Dyer was just the sort of start that manager 's dream about … |
| 24 | If I may broaden it away from erm the Cardinal Newman School and think probably of a lot of East Sussex Comprehensive Schools , I think we have all been , in the schools , in the last few years , working hard to establish this openness , and I think that the closed concept of the school , the school that locks children out at break or locks children out at dinner time , which only allows parents to come in for a phoney Open Day when there are a few children there , they are things largely , I think , of the past and they are the closed society . |
| 25 | The Paris meeting brings together for a rare joint pronouncement International Automobile Federation ( FIA ) president Jean-Marie Balestre , Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone , Formula One Constructors ' Association ( FOCA ) president and FIA vice-president in charge of promotional affairs . |
| 26 | He worked in both the English and Welsh parts of the county ; in 1755 he opened , at Woodstock , the first chapel built especially for a Welsh Methodist society . |
| 27 | I wish that we had been able during the last few months to persuade our European colleagues that we are not arguing just for a narrow British position . |
| 28 | I thought does n't this take a long time just for a little tiny bit ? |
| 29 | Liverpool Ladies team travels to Blackpool tonight for a first round tie in the J.M. Rose Bowl . |
| 30 | Mm Oh that would be alright if we go yeah we can all go over for a nice little run out |