Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The concern for the future of the Deutschmark within the EEC erupted belatedly in the Bundestag in early October 1992 ; at the insistence of an all-party committee , the Parliament pressed for a second opportunity to ratify stage 3 of the Maastricht Treaty before the Deutschmark became irrevocably part of the Single Currency . |
| 2 | The voice of the Scottish people was made clear on April , when 75 per cent of the electorate voted for a Scottish parliament in some form . ’ |
| 3 | She hoped such mundane matters would keep his mind occupied for a good while , because , if he ever discovered how helplessly she had responded to him , Isabel knew she would die of humiliation . |
| 4 | As members will recall , the Association petitioned for a Royal Charter a few years ago . |
| 5 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 6 | After the concert , Branson explained how difficult it was to sell Oldfield 's music in America ; indeed , the only way Virgin had been able to find an American distributor for his records at all was on the back of a deal made for a new group on the label , XTC — precisely the kind of music Oldfield abhorred . |
| 7 | Her mind searched for a safer topic . |
| 8 | Term used for a multiple prayer rug — one with two or more separate prayer fields — which is also referred to as a family prayer rug ( p. 86 ) . |
| 9 | As they peeled back the debris of centuries , complete houses and workshops emerged , still containing everyday tools , utensils and clothing from a civilisation buried for a thousand years . |
| 10 | A newcomer at the fair was Simon Lee of Gimpel Fils , who , while hesitant about sales at this early stage , had already accepted European exhibitions for two of the gallery 's younger artists , and had had a piece requested for a public exhibition in Potsdam . |
| 11 | But you would lack all the vitamins , minerals and protein needed for a healthy diet . |
| 12 | On 26 October the Chronicle called for a National Guard which would unite " the most respectable and efficient of the middle and labouring classes " . |
| 13 | The sign on the door tells the visitor he can have a tooth extracted for a trifling sum . |
| 14 | A German colony from 1884 , the territory came under South African rule in 1915 , and in 1920 a League of Nations mandate provided for a further period of South African administration . |
| 15 | The new programme provided for an average increase of 3 percentage points in turnover tax , the introduction of value added tax ( VAT ) and improved tax collection in 1993 , and a temporary 10 per cent surcharge on 75 per cent of Polish imports . |
| 16 | ( The highest figure found for an individual school was 248 per child . ) |
| 17 | Scottish Hydro decided to go to war , but with environmental considerations in mind opted for a psychological approach rather than the shotgun option . |
| 18 | Yesterday , the Rev John Russell , the committee 's chairman , said that with a slump in the number of parish ministers from 2,750 in 1929 to 1,259 in 1991 , there was no slack left for a further reduction in parish work . |
| 19 | The Comoros are ruled by a President elected for a six-year term . |
| 20 | The Comoros are ruled by a President elected for a six-year term . |
| 21 | The Republic of Maldives ( called the Maldive Islands until 1969 ) has an executive President elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage , a Cabinet appointed and presided over by the President and a 48-member Citizens ' Assembly ( Majilis ) , 40 of whose members are elected for five years and the remaining eight appointed by the President . |
| 22 | It has an executive President elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage , a Cabinet appointed and presided over by the President . |
| 23 | Under the provisions of the 1982 Constitution executive power is exercised by a President elected for a four-year term by a simple majority of votes . |
| 24 | I 'd arranged , then immediately forgotten ( not entirely out of lack of self-interest do I support AMNASS ) , for a young doctor and a film crew to come to my house to film myself and Jack being blood tested for a little-known disease called Tay-Sachs , in order to encourage people to be tested to see whether they were carriers . |
| 25 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 26 | It provides a unique trading opportunity where market conditions or size do not justify the capital investment required for a conventional Burger King restaurant . |
| 27 | There is a second condition required for a rational agent to be indifferent between equal forward and expected future spot rates . |
| 28 | The dam holds back as much as 40% of water in a cistern , while maintaining the force required for an effective flush . |
| 29 | This is referred to in the legislation as ‘ permission granted for a limited period only ’ . |
| 30 | The Swiss publisher Artemis Verlags AG has entered into partnership with London Architectural Press to form a new English-language outlet for books on architecture intended for an informed readership . |