Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But legislation in 1987–88 has also brought an increase in moves towards more explicit privatization by making competitive tendering compulsory for a wider range of activities , including refuse collection , street cleaning and vehicle maintenance . |
| 2 | Seeking to diversify , Mr Ra ( who was born the distinctly un-Egyptian Claude Nowell ) jumped into an industry ripe for a little niche marketing : the funeral business . |
| 3 | The sender refers to an action necessary for a particular goal . |
| 4 | Mum sat at the end nearest the wall , then my two sisters , whilst I sat next to Dad , who took the outside seat ready for a quick get-away when it was time to take the collection . |
| 5 | I did get a bit paranoid for a few months , stopped using the tube . |
| 6 | The report , prepared by Robert Gershony , an independent consultant responsible for a 1988 report on atrocities carried out by rebels in Mozambique , accused the Somali armed forces of a " widespread , systematic and extremely violent assault on the unarmed civilian Issaq population of northern Somalia " ; however , it also discovered evidence of widespread atrocities by the SNM rebels . |
| 7 | Having you family portrait done by a professional photographer gives you more than just a reminder of what your children looked like as they grew up , because a professional has all the best equipment necessary for a top-quality portrait . |
| 8 | Secondly , such portrayals can provide excellent opportunities for the kind of critical discussion and reflection necessary for a sophisticated response to text . |
| 9 | 8 The defender pulls back the fist ready for a second strike , should it be necessary . |
| 10 | Forest Mere for a Few Days |
| 11 | Of course she was smiling — if she handled it right this time , she might be able to ask him point blank for a particular day and time for that — perhaps not so accursed — interview . |
| 12 | After coming to a stop with the glider facing into wind , holding the tail down is the worst possible thing , and even leaving the nose unattended for a few moments is dangerous . |
| 13 | This one is a bit tricky for a second question , I think I might revise this actually . |
| 14 | Of course , any non divergent behaviour possible for a syntactic approximation will also be possible for the original process . |
| 15 | When Charles Emmanuel II died , in 1675 , special envoys bringing news of his death were treated in both Paris and London as the representatives of a king : both Charles II and Louis XIV wore violet mourning , the colour appropriate for a royal death . |
| 16 | A CLEVELAND policeman responsible for a smart piece of off-duty detective work is to be commended by the county 's Chief Constable . |
| 17 | The person responsible for a particular module . |
| 18 | The High Court has now given his father permission to ask the Attorney General for a second inquest . |
| 19 | The application of quantum mechanical methods to the understanding of molecular properties requires a detailed algorithm or program to translate the maths into an instruction suitable for a digital computer . |
| 20 | Having started the day keen for a new look but reticent at the same time , Pamela was overwhelmed by the dramatic changes to her appearance . |
| 21 | They spoke of ‘ an increasing displacement of the traditional curriculum in favour of new and artificial subjects ’ ; and they concluded that instead of such ‘ infantilizing ’ nonsense , ‘ the difficult subjects of the traditional curriculum are … the thing that is required if a child is to obtain either the competence necessary for a successful adult life , or the wider understanding and enriched experience which are the greatest benefits of education ’ . |
| 22 | Mahwah , New Jersey-based Israeli company Defense Software & Systems Inc says it agreed with Israel Corp Ltd for a joint venture to be incorporated in the US to hold an 80.1% interest in Tower Semiconductor Ltd , the name chosen for the company being formed to own and operate National Semiconductor Corp 's existing facility in Migdal Haemek , Israel , running it as an independent semiconductor business . |
| 23 | Transforming at a stroke the state of its balance sheet , Philips Electronics NV on Friday announced that it is to sell its 35% stake in the Japan-based Matsushita Electronics Corp to its partner in the venture , Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd for a whopping $1,600m . |
| 24 | I 'd been a bit dithery for a few days , sort of clumsy and absentminded , as you often get when you 're feeling under the weather . |
| 25 | For the health conscious there is a fitness centre with a gymnasium and squash courts , tennis courts , a whirlpool bath and a sauna available for a small charge payable locally . |
| 26 | The mists , the haze , the rain , the sunbeams ( one can almost see the wind at times ) fill the stage and create the ecstatic sense of unity essential for a romantic painter . |
| 27 | Breaking down the walls of knobache is , of course , the most clichéd subject possible for a pop song but this is both swirly and burly and rarfer tasty . |
| 28 | Cleaned fittings , after disinfection , are re-assembled and the whole is left to air dry for a short period before the empty cabinet is brought down to working temperature and re-filled . |
| 29 | I love you I love you — it 's become some trilling song popular for a lurid month and then dismissed to the club circuit where pudgy rockers with grease in their hair and yearning in their voice will use it to unfrock the lolling front-row girls . |
| 30 | Old Mr Pascall saw no reason why he should make life easy for a gossiping female and made her hold on , while he sold two ballpoint pens and a packet of rubber bands . |