Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] for a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You could n't have had a golf course made for a man 's game more than that golf course for John Daly , ’ observed the man who has won more Masters than anyone , six all told and now playing his 34th in succession . |
| 2 | The appreciation of learning : including its life-long nature striving for a person 's full potential , self-discipline , independent thinking and aesthetic sensitivity , as well as respect for other cultures and freedom of expression . |
| 3 | The ‘ famous user ’ list for the Gibson RD Series could very easily fit onto the back of your average stamp , with room left for a week 's shopping list … ! |
| 4 | For example , he is showing a Bavarian factory bench used for a craftsman 's coffee break and retitled ‘ Laziness ’ . |
| 5 | More than a quarter of the islands ' adults have signed a petition calling for a sheriff 's inquiry into the incident , claiming that the Department of Transport 's private marine accident investigation and Lord Donaldson 's general investigation do not go far enough . |
| 6 | Unless means can be found for experienced teachers to have at least the equivalent of a whole year studying for a Master 's level retraining , the partially sighted will be leading the blind . |
| 7 | The Polish Parliament stood for a minute 's silence after approving unanimously a resolution which accused the Romanian authorities of ‘ exceptional brutality ’ leading to children being shot at and expressed solidarity with the ‘ victims of terror . ’ |
| 8 | Staff thought he was the stripogram booked for a stewardess 's farewell party . |
| 9 | By time-stamping a call-slip on its submission , and by recording on its second copy the time of its arrival , accompanied by the relevant book , in the Reading Room , it was possible to determine the time taken for a reader 's request to be satisfied . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Auguste Renoir OARSMEN AT CHATOU ( 1879 ) A view of the Seine on a bright summer day , with the fashionable set embarking for a day 's outing . |