Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1983 the company purchased the Palace Theatre in London for £12.3 million , both as a commercial theatre , and as a base for the organisation although a new company headquarters in the West End has recently been purchased for £3.3 million . |
| 2 | In and near Moscow are a number of other monasteries and churches built between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries , all of Byzantine character but displaying individually Russian features particularly in the domes and the stepped ogee , triangular and rounded shell formations ( called kokoshniki ) which topped the main building and acted as a base for the tower or cupola drums . |
| 3 | Another who will always be remembered for his all round ability was " Punch " Burgess , who it was said had a trial for the county but could n't contain his impatience . |
| 4 | The relatively liberal de Graaff had been replaced as Governor-General by de Jonge , a hardliner ( it was he who pronounced that Dutch rule would continue for another 300 years ) , and the Colonial Minister was H. Colijn , whose notorious book , Colonial Problems of Today and Tomorrow ( 1928 ) , had declared that the Indonesians could not expect self-government ‘ in the humanly foreseeable future ’ : indeed , he dismissed the notion that there was any Indonesia : ‘ The islands … are a unity for the reason that they compose the Netherlands Indies and for that reason alone . ’ |
| 5 | It will also act as a catalyst for the regeneration and enhancement of the town , complementing its other nationally-important attractions : the Castle , St. Nicholas 's Church , and medieval Town Walls . |
| 6 | There are then ‘ tell-tale gaps ’ ( see Chapter 1 ) in a text for the illustrator as there are for the reader . |
| 7 | like the th plumbing , you know the another reason fix it on , instead of having a drain for that , a drain for the sink and a drain for this , they all go into one . |
| 8 | The apostle Peter told his friends : always be prepared to make a defence for the hope that is in you . |
| 9 | Professor Fletcher went on to become secretary of the Royal College of Physicians working party on atmosphere pollution , smoking and health , and the resultant report was a best-seller for the college and ultimately led to the founding of ASH . |
| 10 | When ambitious Little joined Leicester City it was a blow for the club and chairman . |
| 11 | The Princess Royal visits Avon ; as President , The Missions to Seamen , visits the Avonmouth International Seafarers ’ Centre at Gloucester Road , Avonmouth , Bristol ; as Patron , The Home Farm Trust , visits The Home Farm Trust 's Registered Office at Merchants House , North Wapping Road , Bristol ; as President , The Save the Children Fund , attends a reception with employees of Halifax Property Services , receives a cheque for the Fund and officially opens Halifax Property Services ' Headquarters building at Great Weston Business Park , Yate , Bristol ; as Patron , The Butler Trust , visits HM Prison Leyhill , Wotton under Edge , Avon ; and , this evening , as President , The Save the Children Fund , attends a reception in celebration of the Fund 's 70th Anniversary at Chavenage House , Tetbury , Gloucestershire . |
| 12 | The third was a saloon for the Equerry and Secretary , built in 1957 ( Lot No 30131 ) , replacing ex-LNWR 807 . |
| 13 | Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services . |
| 14 | Contracts for sale etc. or land to be made by signed writing 2. ( 1 ) A contract for the sale or other disposition of an interest in land can only be made in writing and only by incorporating all the terms which the parties have expressly agreed in one document or , where contracts are exchanged , in each . |
| 15 | And if you 're running out of time to make a stuffing for the turkey or goose , try one of Epicure 's stuffing mixes — Sage & Onion , Sage & Chestnut , Herb & Garlic or Apricot & Almond . |
| 16 | More recently , Oda et al reported in detail a technique for the harvesting and longterm culture of dog gall bladder epithelial cells . |
| 17 | He remembers Philby as a brilliant journalist — he was in the Lebanon as a correspondent for The Economist and the Observer — but also as a person of very obvious human failings . |
| 18 | The aim of the code , the ICS says , is to " provide a framework for the development and continuing review of environmental management standards and practices , to be incorporated into the corporate culture and management procedures of shipping companies ; and identify specific subjects of environmental concern upon which companies should focus . |
| 19 | Inside it was cool and restful , with honey-coloured stone tiles covering a huge entrance hall , where she 'd promptly dropped her suitcase and flight-bag and made a dive for the kitchen and the fridge to quench her raging thirst . |
| 20 | You can apply for a grant for the building and electrical work under the normal grant conditions — Ask your Environmental Health Officer . |
| 21 | So , in a case where the seller was to build a yacht for the buyer and they agreed that on payment of the first instalment the vessel and all materials used in its construction should become the absolute property of the buyer , the court held that nevertheless no property passed on payment of the first instalment because at that time the boat 's construction had not commenced and the materials to be used had not yet been identified , McDougall v. Aeromarine of Emsworth Ltd. ( 1958 Q.B. ) . |
| 22 | Emotions then ran high , and by the 62nd minute Chester were also down to ten men when Barrow lashed out at Toman in a tussle for the ball and was booked . |
| 23 | In Peter Brooke 's words , a flutter for the punter and a bonanza for good causes . |
| 24 | However , as we said in the last chapter , it seems to be a condition for the strength and toughness of materials of this type that there should be planes of weakness parallel to the strongest direction . |
| 25 | Norwegian coach Egil Olsen was a side-commentary for the match and he called Spurs play ‘ cowardly ’ — Olsen 's philosophy is the opposite of the south-american style that Spurs play : when you win the ball at the opponents midfield you should come forward with lots of players at great speed and you should always go for the goal — if you have the oppurtunity you should always try to go past your defender — NOT pass to a player behind you or keep the ball in play for minutes at midfield . |
| 26 | Then I 'll call a vote for the deliverance or against the counter motion . |
| 27 | Would it be better to confirm the order for the west coast main line instead of negotiating a bonus for the chairman that is worth £53,000 ? |
| 28 | It is therefore a bonus for the theory that clay replicators synthesized organic molecules and used them for their own purposes . |
| 29 | Computervision is expected to report a loss for the quarter that ended last week , after earning $4.8m in the prior quarter . |
| 30 | KnowledgeWare Inc , Atlanta warns that it expects to report non-recurring charges of $20m for its fiscal third quarter to March 31 from acquisitions and restructuring and expansion of product lines , and that this will lead to a loss for the quarter and for the year ; it also says that lower revenues combined with operating costs associated with the acquisitions are expected to contribute to a third quarter operating loss ; it looks for growth in European revenues . |