Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , that 's all that matters , then , kid , ’ I said , and we went off to Fortnum and Mason for a Peach Melba . |
| 2 | He was accused notably by Kazakh CP first secretary Nursultan Nazarbayev of " demoralizing party forces " , while Ukrainian CP first secretary Stanislav Gurenko ( elected in June — see p. 37540 ) blamed both Medvedev and Yakovlev for a collapse of party ideological work . |
| 3 | Regional nerves have been strained by a plan to cut off water from Syria and Iraq for a month , and by the Syrian shooting down of a Turkish civilian plane in October . |
| 4 | A windfall or an inheritance is not out of the question , and we could be looking at the end of March , May or October-November for a material or financial boost . |
| 5 | First he went to St Andrew 's in Scotland , then to Rome ; then he engaged in regular trading between England and Scotland for a while ; then he became a professional sailor . |
| 6 | In view of the call by the farmers unions in Scotland and Wales for a ban on the importation of Irish beef , has the Minister made any representations to Republican Ministers about the widespread use of clenbuterol , or angel dust , in the Republic ? |
| 7 | The Water of Leith rises in the Pentland Hills and flows for a distance of 36 kilometres to meet the Firth of Forth at Leith . |
| 8 | Anyone who withdraws more than net interest or pledges the Tessa as security for a loan immediately loses the tax exemption and has to pay tax on all interest credited up to that time as though it were income arising during the year when the withdrawal or pledge took place . |
| 9 | The Paper family pet dog , Franz , hitches a ride with Thorsten , Manuela and Kornelia for a drive around the farm |
| 10 | Damon was a nineteen-year-old student from California who was staying with Bodo and Liese for a month . |
| 11 | To remain with Butler and Stokes for a moment , these writers argued , in the book based on the results of their survey , that the pattern of party support is the result of three distinct processes : the physical replacement of the electorate through birth , coming of age and death ; the formation of enduring party alignments on the basis of religion , class or long-term issues ; and response to immediate events and issues . |
| 12 | It flies regularly to South Georgia and back for a mail drop to your garrison there . |
| 13 | Nenna , who was of hopeful temperament , intended to ask Edward 's mother to look after Martha and Tilda for a while . |
| 14 | Anyway — Fjortoft put in a nice little goal for Norway last night — so if Frank is to be in contention ( ? ) he will have to beat Dino or Wallace for a place during this winter — which is not — that — probable . |
| 15 | On 4 September 1979 a transfer of the property bearing the mother 's signature as the defendant 's attorney was executed in favour of C. and D. for a consideration of £24,500 . |
| 16 | Georgina had invited Lorton and Arabella for a weekend last year . |
| 17 | Acquired by the University of Edinburgh as trustees for a memorial in honour of the pioneer of antiseptic surgery , Joseph Lister , the buildings were emptied with the intention of erecting a Lister School of Medicine . |
| 18 | Alternating with the local programme are day trips away for anyone who 's keen , visiting Kosta or Maistraki for a swim and a taverna lunch , sailing to Spetse town to explore ashore , or anchoring off Blue bay or White church bay for a lazy picnic . |
| 19 | The Dundee-based packaging and materials multinational has been looking to sell off its interests in South Africa , Zimbabwe and Zambia for a number of years . |