Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admittedly , a hard-pressed politician could occasionally borrow a cadetship or other appointment from another director , promising to repay the loan in a future year , but the small size of the Indian official class meant that such a practice of burdening oneself for the future could be hazardous . |
| 2 | It is not just a question of exchanging one for the other . |
| 3 | It 's just a matter of hoarding them for a discount on your Sovereign holiday . |
| 4 | Just because you 're looking for win win relationships all the time that does n't mean that you 're gon na get walked over all the time because by being assertive and by this is this is really what I want , what is it that you want and looking , listening to the other person 's point of view as well as making sure your point of view goes across as well somewhere , somewhere in all of that through all this down here , there 's a way of finding something for both people . |
| 5 | When you have n't got no one , you have to , sort of like find a way of doing it for yourself and it 's much harder . |
| 6 | This speech style urged on little girls is , however , a way of preparing them for their subordinate place in adult society . |
| 7 | Perhaps now is an opportunity of thanking everyone for their generosity and to say how greatly I know it is appreciated by the charities and organizations concerned . |