Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that 's not bad for a Londoner that die-hard Tykes believed would n't stay five minutes when he came north after a disastrous spell at Watford . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't believe for a second that those markets exist in the same fashion these days . ’ |
| 3 | You do n't believe for a minute that this government will stand by while the two biggest general unions get together , no way , they 'll attack us in any way they can and I warn ya they have n't run out of ideas yet . |
| 4 | The next day we went to Breckland to look for a bird that some people think of as ‘ a bit of a bustard ’ . |
| 5 | Not bad for a company that five years ago was worth $100 billion less than Big Blue . |
| 6 | Section 10 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 together provide that if in the course of winding up it appears that any business of the company has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors of the company or other persons , or for any fraudulent purpose , the liquidator may apply to the court for a declaration that any persons who were knowingly parties to such fraudulent trading are liable to make such contributions to the company 's assets as the court thinks proper . |
| 7 | Unless they received an assurance , within twenty-one days , that the trustees of the church would not proceed until listed building consent had been obtained , our solicitors would seek leave of the Attorney General to bring proceedings for a declaration that listed building consent was required . |
| 8 | Edouard de Chavigny , his most loyal and discerning client , had the basis for a collection that one day would be rivalled only by Paul Mellon and the New York Museum of Modern Art . |
| 9 | In their discussion of the photograph , Trent had forgotten for a moment that Golden Girl lay miles inland . |
| 10 | Now forgetting for a moment that last sentence which we 're not concerned with just at this stage , would you agree with that conclusion of Ryedale District Council ? |
| 11 | If the shampoo-swilling celebrants of the City , or for that matter the likes of true-blue Sheppard , think for a moment that this man is likely to preside over unfettered mergers and acquisitions activity in the recalcitrant manner of his 12 predecessors since 1979 , they are hopelessly wide of the mark . |
| 12 | I am not suggesting for a moment that this kind of problem can be resolved merely by putting more resources in , but at the same time there is need to spend more money , perhaps . |
| 13 | There are a variety of reasons for a belief that structural adjustments to the EC budget are not over . |
| 14 | The move follows six months of negotiations during which the City of London , which owns some of the land on which the polytechnic is built , stuck out for a rent that one expert said was three times the market value ( New Scientist , 6 January , p 7 ) . |
| 15 | I know for a fact that these nets were back in the river , in the hands of poachers , a very short time after they have been captured by the commission . ’ |
| 16 | Orr Ewing said ‘ We know for a fact that 20 thieves come here regularly from the north of England , but it is not easy to catch them . |