Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Values obtaining south of the Humber — at least 5s. for a cow or 4s. for a steer — can hardly have applied : even the smallest stock farm must have carried more than just one or two ; sheep fetched 1s. apiece in other parts . |
| 2 | These may of course in practice be confused or entangled with each other , as they are in Northern Ireland , or as they are in any state where the elections are largely or wholly a political ritual or a way of mobilizing mass support or approval for a regime in which party and state are indistinguishable , and electoral choice between contestants for office non-existent . |
| 3 | Other ideas include horseshoes , which are adaptations of the curve ( see pp. 72–3 ) and would be ideal if you wanted to make a card or picture for a wedding or twenty-first birthday . |
| 4 | ‘ 7(1) In the course of an investigation into whether a person has committed an offence under section 4 or 5 of this Act a constable may , subject to the following provisions of this section and section 9 of this Act , require him — ( a ) to provide two specimens of breath for analysis by means of a device of a type approved by the Secretary of State , or ( b ) to provide a specimen of blood or urine for a laboratory test . |
| 5 | The damages were awarded to an electrical engineer who paid £1 to become a member of the National House Owners Association and £6 for a survey , which stated that there were no serious defects . |
| 6 | If he 's really clever , he could do a Quentin Crisp and get a gimmick ( like refusing to wash his cutlery and groin for a decade ) . |
| 7 | Not only will the proposed reorganisation plunge local government into confusion and uncertainty for a number of years , during which we can expect little progress with the review and upgrading of old minerals permissions , but the resulting structure of small unitary authorities is very unlikely to deliver either the resources or the strategic perspective required to implement the proposed review . |
| 8 | Remove the wing tips and reserve with the neck and gizzard for a stock . |
| 9 | By the time Tiphook arrived on the stock market , it already had impressive turnover and profits for a company only seven years off the starting blocks ; the following year it made £2.4 million profit on sales of £25 million . |
| 10 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £60 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 11 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £65 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 12 | Land-agents are employed to act for the landowner in negotiating compensation for disturbance created by the working space needed for engineering operations , which may sterilize crucial areas of corn or pasture for a season or more . |
| 13 | ( ii ) where the specified event happens in respect of a beneficial owner of a share , a member may , notwithstanding sub-paragraph ( 2 ) ( a ) of this Rule , continue to hold such share for the beneficial owner or , as the case may be , his trustee in bankruptcy or liquidator for a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any share held in reliance of this sub-paragraph . |
| 14 | In the most dreadful weather he would stand and wait in a wet grove of ash and hazel for a shot at a woodcock . |
| 15 | In Britain , while the ability of an MP to gain access to the bureaucracy and publicity for a cause may amount to some protection for the public , it is hardly adequate , given the size of the bureaucracy and the number of MPs . |
| 16 | This will usually take the form of a piece of work , a series of lectures , an agreed number of sessions devoted to teaching or consultation , or working as co-ordinator and adviser for a project group . |
| 17 | She was told unruly children were placed in solitary confinement and given only bread and water for a week . |
| 18 | William Kirby was ordered to be ‘ confined on bread and water for a week for abusing the Master and Mistress and uttering horrid oaths and imprecations at the directors ’ . |
| 19 | A proper understanding of all this is long overdue , for the blend of dream and necessity for a place in Palestine will not disappear . |
| 20 | There is also an attractive promenade and park for a stroll in the sunshine . |
| 21 | Where the landlord is able to choose how to divide ownership and responsibility for a party structure it is suggested that the structure be divided between adjoining owners and that each owner have an easement of support over the other 's half . |
| 22 | ‘ We 'll make a rough division into fiction and nonfiction for a start , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The income eligibility limit ( above which a person does not qualify for legal aid ) in fact remains unchanged at £6,800 for a non-reparation case and £7,500 for a reparation case . |
| 24 | Oh , blast ! she thought , smudging her eyeshadow and hunting for a cotton-bud . |
| 25 | He had had 2,500 letters from members of the public expressing their grief , sympathy and admiration for a man who they felt had in some way belonged to ordinary people and understood them . |
| 26 | Strong domestic pressure to reduce the US budget deficit and calls for a reassessment of NATO 's military relationship with the Warsaw Pact countries , led to a number of proposals for US force reductions ( for 1990 US budget , and defence budget see pp. 37177 ; 37178 ) . |
| 27 | These include plans for a tree foundation , a special business award and proposals for a sculpture to commemorate the honour , which is given by British Telecom in partnership with the Department of the Environment and the Royal Society for Nature Conservation . |
| 28 | Its concern with adolescent love , and the way in which its idealism and purity can not evade the sullying effects of adult realities , paralleled Minton 's own fear of lost youth , his obsession with adolescence and desire for a love that could only exist in a state untrammelled by adult responsibilities . |
| 29 | Picking up the dog , he carried him , still whimpering , to the house , while Theda ran ahead to find basilicum powder and linen for a bandage . |
| 30 | The exception , of course , is those less well-off pensioners who are disabled or over 80 , where the order provides for additional increases of £1 a week for a single pensioner and £1.50 for a couple , over and above the 7 per cent . |