Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 2 | His ginger beard came round and his teeth gleamed for a second . |
| 3 | Paul A. Bilzerian , 38 , chairman of Singer Co. and a stock speculator , was on Sept. 27 , 1989 , fined $1,500,000 and sentenced to four years in prison — the longest prison sentence given for a Wall Street criminal . |
| 4 | The decision to search for a partner has been taken ‘ in the context of competing investment requirements ’ across the broad sweep of BAe 's business interests . |
| 5 | Then dis discontinuity , does the function exist for a whole range ? |
| 6 | The concern for the future of the Deutschmark within the EEC erupted belatedly in the Bundestag in early October 1992 ; at the insistence of an all-party committee , the Parliament pressed for a second opportunity to ratify stage 3 of the Maastricht Treaty before the Deutschmark became irrevocably part of the Single Currency . |
| 7 | In July 1947 , the Ministry asked for a statement concerning the hospital premises and funds . |
| 8 | Whenever I saw her , she always smiled at me , It was as if she 'd got me confused with someone else , someone important Once I had half an hour to wait for a transport . |
| 9 | The clerk stopped for a moment and whispered to Mr Albert , who , realizing that instead of selling a pair of jeans he really had a customer with money to spend , hurried towards Hank . |
| 10 | Then Swindon asked for a million pounds , Chelsea offered nothing , and Hoddle was valued at a maximum of 175 thousand pounds . |
| 11 | Rodney Hampton ran for 138 yards and Jeff Hostetler passed for a pair of touchdowns . |
| 12 | Continuing through the scattered little climatic resort the road leads to the Heiligenschwendi Klinik , a large hospital originally treating respiratory diseases but in more recent times catering for a wide variety of patients . |
| 13 | ‘ The decision to go for a greenfield site was taken in June , 1992 , and the countdown to Highbridge — a site within reach of all employees , with good motorway links — began soon afterwards , ’ he said . |
| 14 | At Maastricht , the Germans argued for a common foreign policy for the European Community . |
| 15 | An NIS Domain license goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 16 | The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’ |
| 17 | The establishment of the West German state in the latter part of 1948 , enabled plans to proceed for a general election there , in August 1949 , resulting , in 139 Christian Democrats ; 131 Social Democrats and 52 Free Democrats being elected , with extreme parties winning very few seats . |
| 18 | Marsh was dismissed with three minutes to go for a late challenge on Dimitr Radchenko , scorer of Spartak 's first goal , in their 2–0 success which made it 6–2 on aggregate . |
| 19 | Clearly in simple population terms the older age groups account for a disproportionate amount of health care expenditure . |
| 20 | She slipped the newspaper cutting into the top drawer of her bedside chest , then took the opportunity to go for a walk by herself , without Josh . |
| 21 | Once again , you have an opportunity to go for a perfect ton , providing you have produced the goods during the first two days play . |
| 22 | The amount of money received for a service rendered is not dependent upon who you are , but upon the abstract relations within which the service is performed , for example as wage labour . |
| 23 | But we still have to train people to be able to cook under any conditions — a young soldier can often find himself on his own in the field cooking for a given number of people . |
| 24 | One peasant walked 15 versts to get Yakovlev to act on a building designated for a school that was still occupied by an influential peasant . |
| 25 | On-shore activities make for a lively and exhilarating festival . |
| 26 | The buyer asked for a copy of the restrictions ; they were not forthcoming , the seller having no copy . |
| 27 | One branch asked for a dispensation . |
| 28 | Since local authorities account for a quarter of all public expenditure , central government must control their spending . |
| 29 | Sunderland asked for a £50,000 facility fee for admission to their match with Middlesbrough . |
| 30 | And we see the RAF prepare for a flypast to celebrate their seventy fifth anniversary . |