Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb pp] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government and senior police officers have so far resisted calls for a ‘ ring of steel ’ , Belfast-style protection , with closed circuit television , control zones , and very restricted access . |
| 2 | Clearly such references are not merely longwinded substitutes for a name : they draw attention now to this , now to that aspect of the same person , and so build up a many-sided picture of each character . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've just about got time for a quick swim before breakfast . ’ |
| 4 | If you have n't even got room for a single lean-to garage , you could always consider building a carport . |
| 5 | In a letter to the BR chairman , Sir Bob Reid , the party 's transport spokesman , Murray Falconer , wrote : ‘ By not putting forward already established plans for a Dornoch firth rail crossing , BR is deceiving the people it should be serving … |