Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb past] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The photograph itself is marred by the double-exposure of a dining-room laid out for a party , subconsciously reminding us to ‘ eat , drink and be merry , for tomorrow we die ’ . |
| 2 | Furthermore , even if a woman paid in for a full pension she had to pass the ‘ half test ’ ; that is , she had to work for at least half of her married life before she could count in her contributions both before and after marriage ( Groves , 1983 , pp. 45–7 ) . |
| 3 | However , since the company itself can only act through human agents , a transaction carried out for the benefit of the company , will mean that those acting for it will be liable under the CSA 1985 . |
| 4 | A barking broke out for a bit and then was still . |
| 5 | Lieutenant Gerry Mackenzie reported by telephone — the civilian network remained open long after the Japanese invasion — that he could see lights in the estuary of the Comoro river and a patrol went out for a quick recce . |
| 6 | What is important to highlight at this juncture is the attraction that such a possibility held out for the intellectual workers of the time . |
| 7 | By midsummer 1992 , according to a poll carried out for the newspaper The European , only in three of the twelve countries was there support for the Maastricht Treaty of over 50 per cent . |
| 8 | A survey carried out for the 1909 Royal Commission on the Poor Laws found that subsidised pauper wage-earners made up only 0.5 per cent of the female population in the sixteen areas investigated , though an 1898 report by a woman factory inspector in Glasgow had considered that a substantial amount of poor relief went in aid of wages . |
| 9 | A SURVEY carried out for the Regional Council by System 3 Scotland shows that the public has a good level of understanding of the services that Lothian 's employees provide . |
| 10 | A survey carried out for the Welsh Office , published yesterday , revealed radon ‘ hot-spots ’ in Clwyd , Gwynedd , Powys and Dyfed . |
| 11 | If ever a house cried out for a woman 's hand , thought the lady dramatically , this was it ! |
| 12 | ‘ Court proceedings could be long and drawn out , and how do you prove when a player went in for a tackle he did it with intent to harm his opponent ? |
| 13 | If a firm was not maximising its future cash flows , and hence its value , an opportunity opened up for a bid . |