Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charity already has plans drawn up for a ten-bed hospice at Middlesbrough to care for terminally ill people and contractors are currently submitting tenders for the work . |
| 2 | Kerr , reared in West Bromich and once a regular on the terraces at the Hawthorns , thought the chance of facing his boyhood idols had disappeared with his red card for a professional foul at Runcorn two weeks ago . |
| 3 | Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas . |
| 4 | Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas . |
| 5 | Hereford were further rocked in the 52nd minute when player-coach Greg Downs was sent off for a professional foul on striker Mickey Spencer . |
| 6 | Derby were convincing 3–0 winners over Pisa , who also had Jose Antonio Chamot sent off for a professional foul on Ted McMinn . |
| 7 | The honours degree in Housing Studies provides both a broad-based education in the social sciences and intensive preparation for a professional career in housing . |
| 8 | Saxton , a doyen of British headhunting , is Chairman of the Executive Recruitment Association , formed in 1985 to link together a variety of search firms ; as yet , it would appear that few of the largest are interested , but this body could form a foundation for a professional association of headhunting in Britain . |
| 9 | This , as we saw in Chapter 1 , is the argument for a professional mode of accountability . |
| 10 | But it 's not for sale at any price — it 's more than a hundred years old , and was snapped up for a thousand pounds at auction . |
| 11 | ( I live in a town which has stayed the same for a thousand years beyond skirt-lengths and cars . ) |
| 12 | The council received city support for a part-time member of staff . |
| 13 | In summary there is a need for a unified approach to school roll forecasting based on demographic data augmented by local information . |
| 14 | North had already thrashed out a democratic manifesto for a unified opposition in Nicaragua , the leaders and himself scribbling it out in a cramped hotel room in Miami ; at the hearings , he proudly compared it to the sweaty wranglings in Philadelphia over the Constitution . |
| 15 | Position papers continued to be drafted in the State Department in 1944–45 with preference being expressed for a unified administration in Korea as part of the trusteeship rather than the creation of military zones . |
| 16 | Like Abed before him , I reckoned Mazzin was hoping for a violent response in order to have an excuse to beat us up . |
| 17 | But few can doubt that Europe 's varied assortment of nations makes for a conflicting assortment of company commercial strategies and government policies . |
| 18 | It was time for a straight talk from Dorothy Hardisty . |
| 19 | ‘ We 're here for a straight account of Princess 's voyage — all three sides of it ; Bristol to Africa to Jamaica and back — not a social gathering , though I 'm the last to turn up me nose at a good meal . ’ |
| 20 | There is a real feel here for a developing area of research , which avoids giving a misleading impression that the current state of the art provides any ultimate answers , handed down on tablets of stone from above . |
| 21 | After graduation he was awarded a scholarship to do research for a doctoral thesis on Thomas Gray [ q.v. ] , apparently never completed , under the supervision of I. A. Richards [ q.v . ] . |
| 22 | Labour MPs howled for a retrospective rebate in Scotland , where the poll tax came in last year . |
| 23 | Freddie Mercury fans can opt for a retrospective album of solo tracks , including the Christmas number one single contender — In My Defence . |
| 24 | By imposing a general tariff on foreign imports , Britain would be able to open negotiations with the White Dominions for a mutual removal of tariff barriers , drawing them into closer economic ties with the homeland as a first step towards final political federation of the Empire as a whole and the establishment of a supreme representative Imperial Parliament in London . |
| 25 | This relates also to the newer concern for a holistic way of life which takes personal experience , integrity , health and good relationships seriously . |
| 26 | Like Newman , he frequently used his official status to polemicize for a holistic conception of medicine , which took in moral and social factors as part of the new scientific advances . |
| 27 | No visible means of support for a perfect frame of clematis montana Rubens |
| 28 | ‘ There are plenty of opportunities for a greater exchange of expertise which could be of tremendous benefit to both sides . |
| 29 | Ed , I think argued a very strong case for a greater level of influence of trade unionists in the Party than is suggested in this reform and I can see the force of those remarks but the C E C adopted the position that we did not want to take a position of dominance to the Party Conference . |
| 30 | One of their main demands is for a greater say in policy-making and legislation governing Northern Ireland . |