Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If medical expenses are being claimed , the estimate should include a provision for these and also any medical fees we may incur e.g. a PMA report or Additional Certificate of Medical Attendant . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's brilliant , he 's happy , he wakes up every day joyous and he never holds a grudge for more than about three minutes . |
| 3 | Now you could say that was perhaps maintenance , but it 's all been cleaned , it 's been repointed , there are new lanterns , they 've done all the paintwork and they made such a beautiful job of it , it 's really almost for the craftsmanship and the care that we gave them a certificate for that as well . |
| 4 | In the new state , fostering was the only way to provide a home for orphaned and otherwise parentless children . |
| 5 | Join us in just over a minute or a half for that and more . |
| 6 | If you wish to make a booking for 10 or more please call our Group Bookings Department on 0920 465023 . |
| 7 | The first mechanical clocks were large and unwieldy , and there was soon a desire for smaller and more portable mechanisms . |
| 8 | Since there was a higher population and a greater surplus of output people had a higher disposable income ; this led directly to a desire for more than just food and a demand for material commodities for the household ( pottery , cutlery , more and better clothing in cotton and wool ) . |
| 9 | The old people had a name for that as well . |
| 10 | Petrol prices are currently estimated to be about 48p a litre for four-star and about 44 p a litre for unleaded petrol . |
| 11 | For teachers and other educators therefore the effectiveness of the library 's retrieval system is a matter of concern , and for some of them the way in which the retrieval system forces the enquirer to conceptualize his need is in itself a matter for educational as well as bibliothecal decision . |
| 12 | It welcomed the " Slessor talks " ( which had begun in 1951 ) as a model for non-military as well as defence issues — evidently hoping that greater frankness in informal meetings would satisfy British aspirations . |
| 13 | She gets paid a fortune for that as well . |
| 14 | Another measure , of ‘ narrow ’ money , was Mo , which covered cash , the banks ' till money , and the Bank of England 's operational cash , and the Chancellor set a target for this as well . |
| 15 | They put me by a table er near the wall but it for a table for two and then another lady came by herself , I remember her name was Miss and erm and she said , have you been here before ? |
| 16 | That is understandable , but it neglects the fact that press freedom is an issue for more than just the press . |
| 17 | ‘ Highly Conservative in politics , they are also High Churchmen ’ ; their sectarian spirit focused on Clarkson because , although a churchman , he had been an apologist for Quakerism and in earlier days as an enthusiast for civil as well as religious liberty ‘ he belonged to a very liberal class ’ and showed support for the French Revolution . |
| 18 | A criticism of Bolshevism was removed , and the wording was edited in several places , to include the word " communism " , a reference to the " teaching of Marx , Engels and Lenin " , and an appeal for unified and centrally led armed forces . |