Example sentences of "for [pron] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We asked for nothing but a few gestures — |
| 2 | As socialists we would demand decent and secure housing for everyone at a reasonable cost , but the difficulty arises when we consider what we can demand specifically as women without simply constructing an alternative women 's culture or further reinforcing women 's place in the home . |
| 3 | These would provide accident and emergency service for everyone at a given sum per year and meet certain quality criteria . |
| 4 | Ankhu and Nebamun would have it easier , but for the majority of privileged men work was a nominal activity as they laboured more or less intelligently in the upper ranks of the army , the civil service and the priesthood ; most of the graft was done for them at a humbler level . |
| 5 | It was the Guga Hunters who had chartered Viking to land the men and supplies ' on Sula Sgeir and return for them at a specified date . |
| 6 | The take or place booking means that the client will be offered a room if there has been a ‘ no show ’ or cancellation , and failing that accommodation will be found for them at a comparable hotel , usually within the same chain of hotels . |
| 7 | A number of organisations to which we spoke provided ( paid ) training for people filling such positions , despite the fact that they would only be working for them on a casual basis and might even use the skills they acquired working for other organisations . |
| 8 | It seems that they can be market counterparties even if the firm acts only as their agent and , indeed , even if the firm is acting for them on a discretionary basis . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , what if I purchased two lots which added up to less than fifty pounds , could I pay for them with a personal cheque , assuming , of course , that I had a valid cheque card ? ’ |
| 10 | Duncan trotted back with him and , sure enough , Mother dinosaur was waiting for them with a big smile on her face . |
| 11 | They were given tea and biscuits , invited to watch a favourite soap opera on the television , then made to listen to current hits from the charts played for them by a young man called Danny on his ghetto-blaster . |
| 12 | The common law provides quite an armoury of such principles , and new applications can be found for them by a bold judge . |
| 13 | Along with many a public body that felt pushed around by the Tories , the BBC must have gone to bed on April 8 with dreams of a quieter life on the night ; already swinging , as it were , in the hammock slung for them by a hung parliament . |
| 14 | Residential workers have the difficult task of finding a balance between guiding young people forward , perhaps before they are ready , and caring for them in a personal way which does not threaten loyalty to their parents . |
| 15 | And so a strong tradition has grown up that teachers must know their pupils , care for them in a general way , interest themselves in their moral development , and give them as many educational opportunities as possible outside the class-room as well as in it . |
| 16 | her used glass for me at a private view — |
| 17 | A part time post was created for me at a busy hospital 40 miles from home , and the arrangement worked very well . |
| 18 | ‘ She has worked for me for a long time . |
| 19 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 20 | ‘ Mr Tunney , ’ he gasped — mistaking me for someone else ? as he reached for me with a flailing hand . |
| 21 | ( What kind of a rest is it meant to be for me with a querulous adolescent ? |
| 22 | The reader in men and masculinity from Bradford University conjured up images for me of a muscular man walking in with a few four-packs of larger under his arms ready to address BASW delegates . |
| 23 | I once had to have the gnomic response of one respected editor of a major journal interpreted for me by a senior colleague . |
| 24 | The world spread out for me in a new map of associations and sensations . |
| 25 | For someone with a good reading knowledge of German and Anglo-Saxon , the coguate tongue of Norse offered few difficulties . |
| 26 | Much as he admired schoolgirls , flouting the law was too much of a risk for someone with a public image . |
| 27 | The Building Management Committee seeks Chartered Builders who are experienced managers in the industry and the Facilities Management Committee has a vacancy for someone with a dual CIOB/CIBSE qualification . |
| 28 | People who have had experience of caring for someone on a long-term basis stress how important it is to lay down certain ‘ house rules ’ beforehand . |
| 29 | For someone on a low income , weekly credit payments of £5 might be a heavy burden — though virtually imperceptible for someone on a high income . |
| 30 | For someone on a low income , weekly credit payments of £5 might be a heavy burden — though virtually imperceptible for someone on a high income . |