Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She fought him tooth and nail for a good 20 minutes , screaming at the top of her voice , until he eventually beat her senseless and killed her . |
| 2 | The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time . |
| 3 | The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time . |
| 4 | When a significant interaction was found between treatment type and time for a given variable , a one way repeated analysis of variance was performed within each treatment group . |
| 5 | An understanding of such variations should help pupils to select the appropriate vocabulary and grammar for a given purpose and to recognise why communication sometimes breaks down when inappropriate choices are made . |
| 6 | Once beyond the perimeter walls of the hacienda there was wilderness and danger for a young girl who could not see . |
| 7 | 6.15 : Back on the mountain bike and home for a gentle walk before dinner . |
| 8 | Conflicts of interest in trying to serve two masters ( the patient and ‘ the system ’ ) and shortcomings in preparation and instruction for a new role . |
| 9 | These apartments provide a wonderful base for an Italian country holiday and give all the freedom and flexibility for a perfect carefree break . |
| 10 | Freedom and self-determination for a small country only seem to count when they go along with the freedom to drive large cars and the freedom to consume . |
| 11 | Quick as a flash and game for a good laugh , I said , ‘ Because Denis sent us ’ exactly at the same time as Jack said , ‘ Because Maureen wanted to have a good cry … ’ |
| 12 | I was discussing business contracts with my husband and waiting for a call from my own children who would rock with laughter if I prescribed a dose of warm camels ' milk and clove for a poor stomach and headache . |
| 13 | Prince is also reported to be compiling a soundtrack and story for a new movie entitled The Dawn . |
| 14 | A notable event in the year was the re-introduction of an advanced course in Physics , which offers students the option of studying both Physics and Chemistry for a full two years , thereby enabling our BSc Honours graduates with degrees in Biology or Biochemistry and Education to teach all of the three major science subjects in their subsequent careers as secondary school teachers . |
| 15 | Vegetable and fruit-growing for a nearby market can be profitable on the right land , but this is very labour-intensive , and does not combine well with stock farming , which also requires the undivided attention of the smallholder . |
| 16 | The Project provides a focus and catalyst for a large and continuously growing network of working groups whose emphasis is always on the development of professionalism and improved practice . |
| 17 | Such techniques can be applied to establish clash and function for a wide range of engineering assembly problems . |
| 18 | Capital competes for itself economically and , therefore , only requires that the state 's role is facilitative of general market conditions by reproducing labour power ( underwriting welfare and education for a proficient labour force ) and providing a political safety valve for capitalism ( through the apparent neutrality of the bourgeois , liberal democratic state based upon universal suffrage ) . |
| 19 | For decades , the major industrial nations have used coastal seas as the dumping ground and receptacle for a wide range of industrial and agricultural toxins and waste products . |
| 20 | If it 's doom and gloom for a long time , I put it away and forget about it . |
| 21 | Therefore , the evidence supports a positive connection between volume and volatility for a particular commodity , although another commodity may have a general level of volatility that is higher and a volume that is lower . |
| 22 | Shorty was also a good guide and mentor for a growing lad , as good a father as any man could want . |
| 23 | Often , it is only the sharpness of the pain caused by the stiletto-pointed claws that stands between life and death for a cornered cat . |
| 24 | In my experience most people who suffer a myocardial infarct have been under pressure with associated exhaustion and fatigue for a prolonged period . |
| 25 | She had gathered plenty of heather and bracken for a warm bed ; she had made a fishing line from the hem of her dress , and caught some codling from the rocks to dry and smoke ; she had gathered mussels and cockles , and dried them by her fire . |
| 26 | By the terms of the agreement Australia would have prospecting rights for oil and gas for a 40-year period over 23,550 square miles of seabed . |
| 27 | no such excuses for Oxford United … we 've got them in close-up … this match was touch and go for a long time … lots of action … lots of shots … lots of saves … |
| 28 | About 1km ( half a mile ) further on , the road has a righthand turn off for entry to the motorway N2 which has emerged from the Seelisberg 9km ( 5½mile ) tunnel to run up the Reuss valley between railway and river for a considerable stretch . |
| 29 | They applied for judicial review of the Secretary of State 's decisions and sought orders of certiorari to quash those decisions and declarations that the Secretary of State could not set a period for retribution and deterrence for a mandatory life sentence greater than that recommended by the judiciary , that he was required to tell the applicants the period recommended by the judiciary , and if he departed from it his reasons for so doing , and that the applicants were entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before he determined the period and for that purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State would act which was not in the applicant 's possession . |
| 30 | As the Secretary-General of the United Nations , Mr. Perez de Cuellar , is retiring at the end of the month , would it not be appropriate on behalf of the House and of all parties for my right hon. Friend to record our gratitude and appreciation for a fine international servant ? |