Example sentences of "a special [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This trip , with its mixed classes , was in the nature of a special outing for the summer term , to show the forester the work done during the year , to formulate new projects , to hear his comments . |
| 2 | Britain 's biggest flower show opened today , but for some people it 's meant a special outing for the last two weeks . |
| 3 | He had a special sympathy for the underdog , and he enjoyed hobnobbing with all and sundry . |
| 4 | The appellation comes from a special prayer for that day : ‘ Stir up , O Lord , the wills of your faithful people … ’ |
| 5 | The theatre has special facilities for welcoming disabled people including a lift and wheelchair positions in blocks D and E , and a special toilet for the disabled . |
| 6 | It ought to be able to offer more psychological and psychiatric help to the men who inhabit its strange , grey world ; more group work as well as individual help is acknowledged as being required by the staff , including the Probation Officer , who have a special responsibility for it , for these are men for whom the risk of reconviction is often very high . |
| 7 | The evidence reviewed above suggests that the left hemisphere bears a special responsibility for certain aspects of movement of both the hands and the vocal apparatus . |
| 8 | That Committee is at a remove from the day to day problems that harass the project members , and has a special responsibility for drawing attention to underlying problems and longer term implications . |
| 9 | Within the Department of Printed Books , the British Antiquarian Division has a special responsibility for the Library 's collection of older books . |
| 10 | Also carrying a special responsibility for developments in Eastern Europe . |
| 11 | A ‘ home authority ’ is an authority which will accept a special responsibility for assisting colleagues and co-ordinate guidance and advice to companies based within its area , irrespective of their size or number of outlets . |
| 12 | I 'm at the moment chairing a university working party on sexual harassment erm and what this working party erm intends to do is to try to survey experience gathered from the operation of codes and the appointment of people in college with a special responsibility for this sort of thing over the past few years , to see what we can learn from experience , so I 'd want to reserve judgement at the moment on what this committee might recommend is the best way forwards . |
| 13 | I remember Chung telling me of the performance she had given with Tennstedt some years ago , a special experience for her , and this subsequent occasion resulted in a collaboration comparably searching and intense . |
| 14 | There had to be a special word for something as big as that . |
| 15 | Laura paused , the better to relish the effect of her words , then added , ‘ There ought to be a special word for a priest-slayer , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 16 | Japanese companies , recognised as being leaders in this field , have a special word for continuous improvement — ‘ kaizen ’ . |
| 17 | A special accolade for Stefan , that prodigy of a man who virtually single-handed got everything together on time , and then , just as he was about to go through the orchestra door he saw Madge Grimsilk , the headdress of a rat under her arm , hurrying up to the wings . |
| 18 | Under the Act the citizen is protected from arbitrary and oppressive harassment by the establishment of a special procedure for obtaining what is called ‘ special procedure material ’ , defined , in broad terms , as material which is in the possession of a person who holds it subject to an obligation of confidence . |
| 19 | THE percussionist Evelyn Glennie yesterday took time out from her hectic tour of Scotland 's smaller venues to stage a special performance for inmates at Aberdeen 's Craiginches Prison , writes Frank Urquhart . |
| 20 | I du n no but she could she could have with a special facility for |
| 21 | But if they suddenly have the urge to express their senior status in relation to a new pet in the home they may revert to the age-old manner of doing this , much to the distress of their well-meaning owners , who probably bought the new kitten as a special companion for the older cat . |
| 22 | Humans have a special affinity for dolphins , which are widely perceived as having a special degree of intelligence . |
| 23 | Trees and tree clumps have a special attraction for me as they symbolized my own introduction to Earth Mysteries , through Tony Wedd . |
| 24 | Next weekend holds a special attraction for youngsters who are members of the railway 's own Stepney Club . |
| 25 | Aberdeen University Union is offering a special attraction for its ‘ cheap drinks night ’ , as advertised in Gaudie . |
| 26 | In creating the conservation plan the Trust 's initial purpose was not to create a special reserve for rare species , but rather a haven for the common things of Nature which ought to be on any farm — meadow and hedgerow flowers and grasses , butterflies , dragonflies , lizards , frogs , newts , hedgerows and owls . |
| 27 | I said to the robot , ‘ Make a special dress for me . |
| 28 | LAB were happy to make a special grant for a fridge for Doris so she does n't have to shop so often . |
| 29 | However a special helpline for patients , set up on 0204 390999 , received 100 calls in the first couple of hours . |
| 30 | The interpreter neither has a special location for undertaking analysis , nor a special method but the reflexive attention to the relation between communicative action and its content . |