Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shouts ‘ Beats International ! ’ with the kind of enthusiasm most sane people save for a winning goal or a multiple birth , and then he breaks into rhyme . |
| 2 | We less poetic mortals sat for a while in the afternoon sunlight and shadow , then we turned down the path again for a pot of tea and a scone for myself and Eddy and a biscuit for Bill before we began the road walk back to the car . |
| 3 | Scargill hoped for a ‘ domino effect ’ , to be promoted if necessary by the type of mass picketing which had been perfected a decade earlier , and the National Executive supported him ; only three members voted for a proposal that the demand for a national strike be put to a national ballot . |
| 4 | If such an attractive new influence could be spread abroad in the world , where so many people long for a religion which has that ring of truth , the detection of which is a priceless human ability acquired down through the ages and not to be denied , there would be a growing number of adherents rallying to it . |
| 5 | He won the International Kondrashin Competition four weeks after leaving the Royal Academy of Music , a music degree at Manchester already accomplished , and turned down all offers to conduct for a year . |
| 6 | But please hurry — remember , you have just 14 days to qualify for a chance to add the £15,000 Bonus to the First Prize … and win a grand total of £125,000 ! |
| 7 | — Ecclesiastes ; ‘ Doth the eagle mount up at the command / And make her nest on high … ’ — Job ; ‘ Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing ? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father . ’ |
| 8 | Acquiring a good interview technique is as important for people employing one person to work directly for them as it is for those who will be taking on large numbers to work for a company . |
| 9 | A feature of the Blackpool season for many years was the Daily Mirror Week in Blackpool , when a specially decorated tramcar operated for a week on the Promenade , with all the fares collected going to charity . |
| 10 | The more sociable types opt for a sidecar … |
| 11 | Continuing through the scattered little climatic resort the road leads to the Heiligenschwendi Klinik , a large hospital originally treating respiratory diseases but in more recent times catering for a wide variety of patients . |
| 12 | Nearly 70,000 men died for a quarter-mile of wood . |
| 13 | If a thick , weighty hem is preferred , however , interlining can be cut to the exact size of the outer curtain , excluding the heading allowance , but you will need slightly more fabric to allow for a hem allowance . |
| 14 | Its most important section provided for a reduction in agricultural output in order to raise prices . |
| 15 | The pace is certainly hotting up in the Hathaway £1,000 fours tournament in Darlington with 12 strong teams in two well balanced groups battling for a grand final place schedule for April 24 . |
| 16 | Simply Red look set for a sellout concert at Gateshead this summer . |
| 17 | I spent a little precious time searching for a telephone , but could n't find one . |
| 18 | He spent almost 10 years looking for a Scottish hotel near a large population centre , but found nowhere suitable . |
| 19 | We often need to calculate square footage , or area , in everyday life — eg how much carpet to buy for a room , the amount of turf needed for a new lawn , the size of a new kitchen … |
| 20 | In contrast , residual vision in humans is usually tested with relatively fine stimuli presented for a hundred or so milliseconds . |
| 21 | Custodial Investments are essentially bearer instruments and readily disposable investments held for a client and which are neither the subject of a discretionary management agreement nor held in connection with any personal appointment and which the firm can sell without the client needing to authorise such sale . |
| 22 | The documentation provides plenty of general advice about writing letters — both the general construction and some of the finer points , such as how many lines to leave for a signature . |
| 23 | No I 've eaten more bloody stuff while I were up there last week meant for a star , bought chocolate |
| 24 | … glancing at the door of Penrose where three Principals pose for a snap . |
| 25 | I must say I thought at the time that it was a pretty rough night to choose for a sentimental journey … |
| 26 | After twice refusing , he finally agreed to the demand of a petition of over 10,000 names asking for a session of the inquiry to be held in Bristol . |
| 27 | The newly amended Constitution provided for a " plurality of political parties " as the " foundation of the political system " , and it deleted references to the leading role of the PDPA . |
| 28 | The other problem we 've got , and I will call it a problem , is the relationship to beat with , with the sections and elections to regional councils , in the union , where there 's not enough people or just barely enough people to stand for a section and they 're automatically elected . |
| 29 | It drifted the globe for just over two years looking for a port to discharge the ash , and even changed its name to the Pelicano in an attempt to escape detection . |
| 30 | Right , I mean the exceptions to , to the sort of , that general sort of rule of thumb are enterprises where variable costs account for a large proportion of total costs , things like egg production , pig production , they tend to be very short run supply elasticities tend to be very high in those type of enterprises , primarily because most of the costs , alright , are tied up in , in variable costs . |