Example sentences of "for a old " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our only hope for a TV of our own was our uncle John Hep who did the bins and could always be relied on for an old radio or a gramophone . |
| 2 | ‘ It cost far too much and is far too grand for an old fellow like me . ’ |
| 3 | In the end , the mother had sent for an old lady from the Isle of Anglesey , thought to be a witch . |
| 4 | Tony thought a Wolfhound would be great — and Christopher reminded me of his longing for an Old English Sheepdog . |
| 5 | The garden is tackled single-handedly and she uses no new-fangled gadgets , except for an old trusty rotary mower which is used for the grass bank alongside the road . |
| 6 | I am to remain ill and without treatment , I am to carry on with the exhausting task of caring for an old and senile woman . ’ |
| 7 | Mr Paul Bagni , general manager of Dalgety , said : ‘ I am convinced the pilot was aiming for an old airfield behind our plant but came down just short of it . ’ |
| 8 | But it is hard for an old actor to separate fact from fantasy . |
| 9 | He rummages in the back of his wardrobe for an old black shoe with a suitable lace and uncovers a cardboard box containing a brand-new clock radio , made in Hong Kong , sealed in a transparent plastic envelope and nestling in a polystyrene mould . |
| 10 | Even a dustbin on a gas ring or glass fibre bottle skips , unheated , may be employed and it is not unknown for an old enamel bathtub to be pressed into service . |
| 11 | The street was wide for an old village , and the houses were solid . |
| 12 | Occasionally this means swapping a new page for an old one , but more often the task entails cutting and pasting , and replacing new figures for old , updating the index and marking the reference books . |
| 13 | She is cruelly twisted with arthritis but her spirit is livelier than a young lass 's , more concerned for an old friend in Lamlash who has the same complaint — that dread West Coast damp — and is quite unable to move . |
| 14 | She 's hardly the type for an old puritan like you , Karelius . |
| 15 | The risk of infection and disease is greater for an old person than for a normal , healthy adult , as warnings on food safety show . |
| 16 | It also takes longer for an old person to use the toilet and they may sense impatience from other residents or staff if they spend as long as they would like in a toilet . |
| 17 | It 's also dangerous for an old person to stay long out-of-doors in very cold conditions — for instance , waiting by a bus stop . |
| 18 | Being able to move around is an important part of keeping our independence , but there are many hazards for an old person which can severely restrict this independence . |
| 19 | It is now divided for an old people 's residential home and private residence , yet much the same in appearance as the original . |
| 20 | ‘ For those boffins who are looking for an old AC30 , remember that Vox produced three versions with different frequency biases . |
| 21 | She reached for an old brass key . |
| 22 | I dressed and then went to my suitcase , searching for an old , black veil . |
| 23 | You can also ask doctors for an old copy of the British National Formulary , and MIMS which they receive regularly , free of charge . |
| 24 | Non-tidal and desperately steep , they 'll be too hard for an old fart like me ; but round the corner is a huge , blocky , roofed sweep of rock on which I 'd reckon to stand a chance . |
| 25 | One can not negotiate where an agency has clear rules , for example about the necessity for undertaking a financial assessment for an old person being admitted to local authority residential care . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | If religious example , and to a lesser extent philosophical theory , can influence our moral decisions , then that an action is legal or illegal will probably have even greater significance ; less so for an old lag , more so for a judge . |
| 28 | Expanded memory is much slower than Extended memory , so if it can make do with the latter ( and you do n't need Expanded memory for an old DOS program ) , delete it from your CONFIG.SYS . |
| 29 | Gratitude for the invitation to pay a brief tribute to Jim Byam Shaw on his retirement from active participation in the affairs of his famous firm must be tempered for an old friend by reflection on the difficulties that any such tribute involves . |
| 30 | Be prepared for an old school rap album from Hollywood Records International and the Hollywood Basic US labels . |