Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [noun] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the 1840s public anxiety had also been focused on prostitution , the ‘ great social evil ’ , by studies from evangelical clerics and medics , and by rescue and reform societies campaigning for a police crackdown on the London streets . |
| 2 | Police have been using a helicopter and tracker dogs to search for a man who attempted to grab a young boy . |
| 3 | to write to the Health and Safety Executive asking for a report on their findings of their investigation into the causes of the explosion , and erm after several letters , if you recall at the last meeting I was asked to write to MPs and so forth . |
| 4 | We therefore recommend that soap and water lovers opt for a less drying cleansing bar or facial wash instead , such as Vichy Aqua Tendre Transparent Cleansing Bar ( £4.80 ) , Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser ( £10.25 ) and Neutrogena Facial Cleansing Bars ( £1.89 ) |
| 5 | However , for the purposes of the relevant part of the lbw law , the wicket is actually about 37 cm wide — over 38% wider — as you should add almost the total diameter of the ball ( over 7 cm wide to both the off and leg stumps to allow for a ball which would have flicked the stumps — thus fulfilling the criterion of hitting the wicket . |
| 6 | Every year a number of trailers are rolled over on our roads and trailer accidents account for a great deal of glider repairs . |
| 7 | Throw it in the river still bearing the noose-mark , or cart it round London and risk capture looking for a new gibbet ! ’ |
| 8 | As in the previous budget , defence and debt servicing accounted for a large percentage of planned current expenditure . |
| 9 | The Galileo group of end users and system integrators pushing for a common graphical front-end on different types of computers are to meet during UniForum in San Francisco this month : a couple of the Baby Bells and Mitre Corp are said to be latest converts to the cause . |
| 10 | The Galileo group of end users and system integrators pushing for a common graphical front-end on different types of computers are to meet during the Uniforum show in San Francisco next month : a couple of the Baby Bells and Mitre Corp are said to be latest converts to the cause ( UX Nos 415 , 423 ) . |
| 11 | On extended expeditions there were occasions when he would break or lose even his spares , and I would find myself combing deserted beaches and jungle tracks looking for a small circle of glass on which , I was acutely aware , rested the success or failure of an entire project . |
| 12 | I tried lots of EQ and various level changes , but when pushed hard the combination of the pre and power amp made for a hard , aggressive sound which , okay , some players might really go for . |
| 13 | When things go badly wrong , Tory MPs and party activists call for a ritual human sacrifice . |