Example sentences of "[noun prp] [unc] [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The grin on Turner 's face disappeared for a startled moment . |
| 2 | Abbot Kenneth 's praying hesitated for a second . |
| 3 | in a recent sale Rod Stewart 's Lamborghini went for a mere sixty one thousand pounds , less than half what he paid for it . |
| 4 | The UK government has since tried to use Acheson 's opinion to argue for an upwards revision of the 50 mg/litre limit . |
| 5 | Although such testimony is important , it is a little unfortunate that Dobson 's influence led for a time to an undervaluing of occasional spellings , rhymes and puns . |
| 6 | One example of this is that the CEGB 's engineering costs for a new coal plant are expected to be 16 per cent higher than for the completion of the coal-fired Drax power station while for a new AGR it expects engineering costs to be 20 per cent lower than for the Heysham II prototype . |
| 7 | Rory 's expression softened for a moment . |
| 8 | Lovejoy 's love goes for a song |
| 9 | Nicola 's husband hesitated for a moment , rubbing his nose . |
| 10 | Sergia 's frown deepened for a moment . |
| 11 | Miller 's face darkened for a moment . |
| 12 | Afterwards Sharon 's stepfather appealed for a concerted campaign to end the spate of car thefts that so often ended in tragedy … |
| 13 | Greenpeace 's decision to apply for a review follows its successful private prosecution of chemical company Albright and Wilson — the first such private action taken under the provisions of the 1989 Water Act . |
| 14 | Sophia 's decision to pay for a private nurse was a super gesture . |
| 15 | IBM will seek formal X/Open XPG4 base branding for a future release of the OS/400 operating system . |
| 16 | Little old women in mink shawls getting fat on pastries , resting their aching feet from tramping miles of John Lewis 's carpet looking for a tablecloth . |
| 17 | After the failed offensives of the autumn , Pétain wrote a report which conveyed a barely disguised criticism of Joffre 's bull-headed striving for a percée . |
| 18 | Jack and Miguel got their pars and it was Harley 's turn to go for a closing birdie to put him well up the leader board . |
| 19 | He predicts that McDonald 's will ask for a consent of ten p.p.m . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm Too Sexy ’ borrows one section from Jimi Hendrix 's ‘ 3rd Stone From The Sun ’ ( Hendrix 's estate asked for an ‘ inspiration ’ credit rather than money , apparently because they 're most keen for people to be directed to his music ) . |
| 21 | Vologsky 's face clouded for a second . |
| 22 | ‘ What 's the matter ? ’ she asked with swift acidity , as Melissa 's mouth sagged for a fraction of a second because of the unexpected ferocity of her reply . |
| 23 | The City 's sigh of relief at Barclays ' decision to look for an outside candidate to take on the role of chief executive was audible . |