Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [verb] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The door closed after Harriet , and Sally rifled through her wardrobe looking for a dress of mauve-sprigged white seersucker , slightly yellowed now , and quite out of place amongst the designer gowns . |
| 32 | It seemed to fill her plumage with its cold light as her body shivered for a moment , her head trembled and her eyes , which had been half closed , slowly opened . |
| 33 | She says bringing up three children plus two career moves her husband works for a computer firm strung out her studies . |
| 34 | One was from her husband asking for a meeting . |
| 35 | She sat up quickly , her head reeling for a moment . |
| 36 | The air between Hrun and Liessa crackled with small explosions of charisma as their gazes sought for a hold . |
| 37 | Their gazes locked for a second and then Flemyng followed his wife up the road towards their disfigured house among the birch trees . |
| 38 | The foresters , both riding and walking , and their pages take for a cart two , three or four shillings , from some more and from others less according to their means , and for a pack-horse twelve , sixteen or eighteen pence , to raise their fine which they have made with the warden for their appointment ; this to the great destruction of the King 's forest and the grievance of those who have woods in the forest , for they suffer the carriers to go quit all through the year without attachment , and yet the King has no profit … |
| 39 | The Labour Party saw its strongholds in Scotland and Wales endangered and some of the — younger members elected in 1964 and 1966 , who had been interested in devolution and governmental reform long before the nationalist challenge arose , saw this as their chance to press for a degree of devolution to an elected all-Welsh or all-Scottish council . |
| 40 | and simply batty … the woman who takes her baby bats for a bike ride . |
| 41 | Her father thought for a moment . |
| 42 | When her father reached for a cigarette , Miranda intercepted his hand as it searched for his lighter , and touched the flame to the tip to make contact with him . |
| 43 | Of course he needs to know the obvious data like her starsign , blood-type , favourite foods and what her father does for a living . |
| 44 | ALAMO ( 0800 272200 ) will rent out a Mercedes 190 at Heathrow for little more than its rivals charge for a Ford Fiesta . |
| 45 | Her dog sniffed for a moment at the ankle of the young man who worked at the engine of his car . |
| 46 | Its Constitution provides for a President as head of state , elected by Parliament every four years . |
| 47 | With experienced guides , you can stroll among the seals and even feed some of the babies while their mothers go for a swim under the ice . |
| 48 | Its leaders called for a postponement of the multiparty elections scheduled for Feb. 10 , 1991 , on the grounds that they would not have sufficient time to organize a campaign , but this demand was immediately rejected by the government . |
| 49 | There have been four players with the same initial letter of their surname playing for a Test side both before and since , but there has only been four of the same letter on each side . |
| 50 | Round the corner in No 22 , Church Row , Irene Pitt was watching her daughter prepare for a picnic . |
| 51 | Figure 7.31 shows this mechanism now assembled as a four-bar chain , with its linkages re-established for a number of set angular positions of the first linkage . |
| 52 | Her voice faltered for a moment , then she went on more strongly , ‘ Elise died in an accident . |
| 53 | Gilbey , then 21 , became a member of her social circle and many of their friends assumed for a while that they were a couple . |
| 54 | Instinctively her hand reached for a light switch . |
| 55 | The United States on 2 November won a vote of 64 to 5 in support of its motion calling for a cease-fire . |
| 56 | University or polytechnic students should apply to their Careers Service for a list of possible employers while school leavers may be advised by the school or college careers adviser or the local authority careers adviser . |
| 57 | A BLIND baby 's parents plan to sell their house to pay for a £15,000 operation in the US to restore his sight . |
| 58 | Gemma , 11 , was found alone at a flat in Hammersmith a fortnight after her mother left for a month 's holiday with a male friend on the Costa del Sol . |
| 59 | Why was Mrs Thatcher upset when her son went for a drive in 1982 ? |
| 60 | ‘ Er weddin' dress 'ad been run up for 'er by Mrs Stuart that 'ad only just give up 'er job workin' for a dressmaker in Shoreditch . |