Example sentences of "and the [noun sg] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Respite care is often available to give the carer and the person cared for a break from each other . |
| 2 | When the body is bent forward as far as it will go , the leg muscles are held tense and the position maintained for a count of ten . |
| 3 | After champagne , a buffet meal and the speeches , a jazz band played through the evening and the couple left for a Caribbean honeymoon in Grenada and St Lucia . |
| 4 | Controversy was thus avoided and the tone set for a glittering festival of commemorative events , congratulatory speeches , and social gatherings spread over nine days . |
| 5 | The challenge involves a variety of modes of transport and the time taken for a particular journey , typically a journey to work during the rush hour . |
| 6 | The covered market which was situated on the corner of Chiswick High Road and Linden Gardens since the open market on that south side of the High Road had been put under its cover , was not popular and , in 1937 , it was closed and the site used for a new Station for Ambulances and Fire-Engines . |