Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The forces of Chaos are driven back for a time and a fragile peace descends on Ulthuan . |
| 2 | An executive President would be head of state ; holders of this office would in future be elected directly for a maximum term of five years and limited to a maximum of two such terms . |
| 3 | Along with cash in hand , and the rent being paid up for a month , that should be travelling money enough . |
| 4 | ‘ The only problem is , my car is going in for a service , so maybe you could do me a favour and give me a lift there ? |
| 5 | And the Isle of Ely college is going out for a meal , so that wo n't be back , so he ca n't have that one , so we have n't got one ! |
| 6 | THE NORTH-EAST is gearing up for a bumper celebration of European arts and entertainment . |
| 7 | The research was carried out for a doctoral dissertation on the princely sum of £410 per annum ( this was the ‘ married woman 's ’ rate of postgraduate grant at the time , £120 lower than the full grant ) . |
| 8 | I 'll wager the Young Pretender was invited in for a Grolsch on his way back from a cave . |
| 9 | For Miss Green , Lee 's appointment was perceived as an explicit threat simply because in the previous year , renewal of the Cassell Trust 's grant had not been easily secured and had been made on the understanding that the 1930 renewal was to extend only for a further and final two years . |
| 10 | Similarly , children who are gifted perhaps in dance are taken out for a master class and so on . |
| 11 | She could not escape the thought that she felt exactly as if she were a child being taken out for a treat by a kindly uncle . |
| 12 | With no back-up flap system the aeroplane is set up for a slightly flatter flapless approach at 130 knots . |
| 13 | In 1960 a major proposal was put forward for a British and Commonwealth programme by a consortium of Britain 's main aerospace and electronics companies — called the British Space Development Company ( BSDC ) . |
| 14 | PILOT error was blamed yesterday for a North Sea helicopter crash in which six men were killed . |
| 15 | After long-drawn-out bickering , the boy was taken away for a medical examination . |
| 16 | DARLINGTON Council was criticised yesterday for a continuing vermin problem in Hundens Lane . |
| 17 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 18 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 19 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 20 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 21 | ONE WAR WAS WINDing down for a while , not ending , because they never end . |
| 22 | It seems as though , when the need was felt again for a monument to adorn the last resting place of the rich and great , it was met by monumentalising the only existing art , that of painted pottery . |
| 23 | On the Saturday before our departure our group was sent off for a day 's grape picking at Puyloubier , the rest home for injured and retired former legionnaires , in the foothills of Provence , about two hours ' drive from Aubagne . |
| 24 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |
| 25 | The body was taken away for a post mortem which revealed pressure marks on her neck , she had apparently been throttled . |
| 26 | The rain was holding off for a while and the streets were drying in patches . |
| 27 | He had never flown in anything other than a Tiger Moth so her requested that his name be put forward for a short Washington sortie . |
| 28 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
| 29 | East Stand ) Neither of them are now at leeds , one is playing in the USA and the other is dossing around for a year ( so he says ) before trying to get in with a lower division club . |
| 30 | Raimondo , the designer , was frantic ; an oil-rich sheikh was coming in for a private showing with his wives . |