Example sentences of "for the [adj] [noun sg] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some geographical targets might be covered , locating historical sites on a map using a grid , and planning marches for the Roman army on a topographical map , which would involve understanding of landforms and contour lines . |
| 2 | for those wishing to study for the professional diploma on a full-time programme . |
| 3 | There is absolutely no incentive for the second person on a low income to sign the application form because he is not liable to pay the tax . |
| 4 | In September 1316 Edward retained him for a very large fee in return for the promise of his service with a commensurately large retinue ; and shortly afterwards he and Pembroke set off for the papal curia on a mission which had the repeal of the Ordinances as one of its objectives . |
| 5 | ISLANDERS in the tiny Pacific state of Palau vote in a referendum on February 6 for the seventh time on a deal with the United States which would give the US strategic military rights in the Western Pacific only 500 miles from the troubled Philippines . |
| 6 | Even so I did not expect my feet to be trouble-free after using them for the first time on a full day 's hiking in the Purbeck Hills . |
| 7 | The formative period from 1850 to 1914 witnessed the birth of a clearly identifiable movement , with labour organising for the first time on a massive scale . |
| 8 | Not for the first time on a trip , the naturalist , writer and traveller Redmond O'Hanlon fantasized about waking between crisp , dry sheets . |
| 9 | People who hear themselves for the first time on a tape-recorder often find it hard to believe that the stranger talking is actually them . |
| 10 | One day , in Times Square , Dustin looked up and saw his face for the first time on a billboard . |
| 11 | It required absolutely no breaking in and I wore it for the first time on a nine hour Scottish hill day during the May heatwave in complete comfort . |
| 12 | Last week at the Sybase User Conference , Microsoft showed off a prototype 32-bit version of SQL Server designed to exploit NT 's multiprocessing architecture for the first time on a NCR 486 MP machine . |
| 13 | I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May . |
| 14 | It was announced yesterday that the Glasgow Cup tournament will be played this season for the first time on an all-weather pitch . |
| 15 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony shoes to give away for the best letter on a running issue . |
| 16 | Much of the humour lampoons adventuredom in general , eg the rope is described as ‘ standard adventure issue ’ , and even some of the adventure world 's big names are there ( look out for the Welsh lady on a motorcycle ) . |
| 17 | Canadian systems integrator and facilities manager SHL Systemhouse Inc has purchased client-server consulting firm Advanced Management Systems CA , Caracas , Venezuela , for an undisclosed sum : AMS specialises in the petroleum , minerals extraction , finance and public utilities sectors , and has worked with SHL for the past year on a joint project for Maraven , a state-owned Venezuelan oil company ; the two companies developed and implemented a Domestic Marketing System to deal with order entry , distribution , and accounting issues for petroleum products in Venezuela ; the Ottawa , Canada-based SHL says that it is keen to expand into the rapidly developing Latin American market . |
| 18 | Andy Norman , who 's a sort of Sam Goldwyn of our athletics , spotted this key to his character years ago during a wait at Helsinki airport where Christie was hanging around for the last plane on a ticket about one grade up from cargo . |
| 19 | This had some claim to be the hotbed of British fascism in the 1920s owing to the fact that Leese and a colleague had successfully stood for the local council on a British fascist policy in 1924 . |