Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's just the horse you need for a competitive race like the Andy Capp Handicap . ’ |
| 2 | After that result he disappeared for a short while , but he returned in time to be included in Wilson 's government , initially as Secretary of State for Economic Affairs , a post he held between 1964 and 1966 . |
| 3 | Miloš and Marasli negotiated a settlement which provided for a Serbian administration , based on a national council of the knezovi of each of the twelve nahijes , who in their own districts would work alongside a Turkish administrator ( müsellim ) . |
| 4 | At a meeting of the party 's national executive committee which prepared for a radical shake-up in Labour 's constitution , Mr Smith backed the sweeping away of union involvement in choosing the leader and MPs . |
| 5 | Balfour 's government introduced an Education Act which provided for an orderly scheme for elementary and secondary education in schools administered by Local Authorities . |
| 6 | All were charged under the National Security Law which provided for a maximum penalty of death by hanging . |
| 7 | In front of Celtic 's lowest home gate of the season , the two sides served up a superb all-action second half which compensated for a dour first session . |
| 8 | In front of Celtic 's lowest home gate of the season , the two sides served up a superb all-action second half which compensated for a dour first session . |
| 9 | Although it is the traditional culture which continues to manage the western world , Snow argued , only science can feed that world , create wealth , provide hope for the poor and the sick , and forge the essential links between intellect and practicality which make for a proper wisdom and awareness of moral and social issues . |
| 10 | LAST OF THE MOHICANS : Rip-roaring yarn with Daniel Day Lewis as the adopted Indian who falls for an English rose . |
| 11 | The ideal filters for the beginner who aims for a simple tropical community are undergravels , an internal to suit the size of your tank , or indeed both . |
| 12 | It 's great , Frankie boy ; I 'm keeping to the fields and the woods and walking a lot and getting lifts and when I get near a town I look for a good fat juicy dog and I make friends with it and take it out to the woods and then I kill it and eat it . |
| 13 | The USA also approved a separate , vaguely worded and non-binding preamble which called for an eventual Middle East peace conference . |
| 14 | No one got him to expand on his Irish policy , just as no one got Mr Kinnock to say whether he followed the Tory policy on Ireland ( whatever that is ) or the policy of the last Labour Conference which calls for a United Ireland . |
| 15 | Weight for weight it does not compare favourably with foods like cereals and nuts in fibre content , although it works out well when you take into account how much fibre you get for a modest number of calories . |
| 16 | Perhaps because of his career as a Naval Officer during the First World War he worked for a long period during the Second World War at the Admiralty . |
| 17 | When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south . |
| 18 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Assembly which sits for a five-year term and consists of six appointed senators and 15 popularly elected representatives . |
| 19 | HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 20 | 7 ( 11 ) HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vividly-drawn tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 21 | 10 ( 7 ) HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vividly drawn tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 22 | It was faith in a God Who cared for an individual , and spoke to him , lovingly and regularly . |
| 23 | There is no equivalent to the invalid care allowance which is given to the person who cares for an elderly person . |
| 24 | The next day he went for a long walk , about 20 miles , during which he did a good deal of clear thinking in the mountains . |
| 25 | But on a good day it makes for an exhilarating walk taking in two of the most appealing summits in the Lake District — Bowfell and Crinkle Crags . |
| 26 | What , for instance , would Ken have in common with Andrew Ray , who was then just twenty-three years old ( Ken was now forty ) and who made known and very clear the attraction he felt for a pretty girl ? |
| 27 | Last night he played for a hand-picked team of personal friends against the national side after recent appearances to help out injury-hit Bayern Munich . |
| 28 | The question of who is an " occupant " is discussed in Paterson v. City of Glasgow District Licensing Board , 1982 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 37 , where a new manager who applied for a permanent transfer of an off sale licence was held not to be an " occupant " where he had no interest in the premises other than as an employee . |
| 29 | But our rate was fixed , the girls 's rate We worked for a fixed rate . |
| 30 | When I met him at Wentworth earlier this week he called for a peaceful Ryder Cup match against the Americans at The Belfry in September . |