Example sentences of "[vb base] for a [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sit for a relaxing drink in its comfortable bar and you look out through picture windows which frame gondolas alive with colour and Venetian style . |
| 2 | Remnants of Wales ' rich industrial past make for a fascinating walk in the Sirhowy Valley . |
| 3 | For the reasons specified above , the 50 schools sampled were asked to provide us both with their overall attendance rate and the numbers of pupils absent for a specific week in June and again for a specific week in November . |
| 4 | They hope for a peaceful settlement in Yugoslavia . |
| 5 | The Government concedes that subsidies for loss-making services must be maintained , but support for a radical change in the way the railways are run and financed has come from several large private companies , including Richard Branson 's Virgin Group , which is drawing up plans to run trains on key InterCity routes . |
| 6 | But he dreamed of a free Namibia , and asked the conference to send Swapo a message of solidarity and support for a massive victory in a free Namibian election . |
| 7 | ‘ Appearances count for a great deal in this life , and if you appear tonight in an outfit like the ones you seem to favour then no one will believe our relationship is anything but a business one . ’ |
| 8 | At junctions with a stop sign and a solid white line across your approach , you must stop at the line , wait for a safe gap in the traffic before you move . |
| 9 | The divider sheets are not necessarily replaced when new statutes are added , so look for a recent statute in its proper chronological place , and if necessary check with the cumulative supplement before deciding that it is not included . |
| 10 | In addition to classic injunctions such as ‘ I look for a marked reduction in the number of problems put forward for discussion in Ministerial Committees ’ , in the terse Major Attlee style , the paper contains a passage which is pure Brook : ‘ The Cabinet Committee system has a valuable part to play in the central machinery of government , both in relieving the pressure on the Cabinet itself and in helping to give practical effect to the principle of collective responsibility at times when the Cabinet does not include all Ministers in charge of Departments . ’ |
| 11 | Stretching to ease tired muscles , she debated whether to go for a swim in the pool or opt for a long soak in a warm scented bath . |
| 12 | If we allow for a stochastic element in lifetime income , then individuals may respond rather differently , having for example a lower propensity to consume out of windfall or ‘ entrepreneurial ’ gains . |
| 13 | And yet if you go for a top job in the city or anywhere an and start talking in the southern dialect they 'll you . |
| 14 | In a useful review of existing work on women 's relation to electoral and work-based politics , Siltanen and Stanworth ( 1984 ) argue for a complete rethink in political analysis . |
| 15 | Overhead signs read : ‘ Strive for a Decisive Upswing in the Supply of Fish Protein ! ’ |
| 16 | Martin Cruz Smith has an intriguing hero to play with ; if he could only Strive For a Decisive Upswing in Plot Design , his mastery of the chilly thriller would be complete . |
| 17 | Many of these , like the Forte Hotel Village , are fully self-contained , you might describe them as small holiday resorts in their own right , offering everything you need for a marvellous stay in unspoilt surroundings , away from the more commercialised resort areas . |