Example sentences of "and [noun pl] for a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Talks centred on increasing bilateral trade and plans for a tunnel or bridge link between the two countries . |
| 2 | Like Russian Formalism , Richards 's early work turns its back on positivistic scholarship , and calls for a criticism that deals directly with the distinctive properties of literature ; where he differs from the Formalists , however , is in defining these properties in terms of human experience and human value . |
| 3 | Yesterday Mr David Trippier , the Environment Minister , announced in a Commons written reply to Mr Neil Hamilton ( C. Tatton ) that Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , had ‘ considered the question of the Three Graces very carefully following a request from the Office of Arts and Libraries for a view as to whether the statue was included in the listing of Woburn Abbey ’ . |
| 4 | After I had produced talks and features for a year or so , Jack Radford asked me one day if I would like to take charge of a music show . |
| 5 | BLACK HOLES have occupied the centre stage in astronomy and astrophysics for a decade and a half . |
| 6 | All three Bosnian leaders have already signed documents dealing with constitutional principles and arrangements for a ceasefire and disengagement of forces . |
| 7 | All three leaders have previously signed two other documents dealing with constitutional principles , and arrangements for a ceasefire and disengagement of forces . |
| 8 | The manner in which Gaveston and Despenser monopolized access to the king was deeply resented : when the king 's personal decision counted for so much , access to the king was the way to obtain grants and favours for a magnate and for his dependants . |
| 9 | I 'd swap my vest and plasters for a Marks and Spencer circle-stitched bra , a rigid , pointed contraption that made me look as if I had a couple of ice-cream cones up my jumper : I could never fill them to the end ( not even on a good day ) and the last waltz would result in dents in the ends . |