Example sentences of "[adj] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is this a problem for the authorities alone : how far should adult educators , qua educators , engage in activism as opposed to education ? |
| 2 | Good use of animated VGA graphics and pop-up windows with property information make this a must for fans of the board game . |
| 3 | Good use of animated VGA graphics and pop-up windows with property information make this a must for fans of the board game . |
| 4 | Good use of animated VGA graphics and pop-up windows with property information make this a must for fans of the board game . |
| 5 | This a treat for Reger enthusiasts ( are they numerous ? ) , devotees of the piano duet and anyone who enjoys persuasive performances of unfamiliar late romantic repertoire . |
| 6 | Is this a message for the future ? |
| 7 | In this chapter I shall try to locate our present concerns in a pattern of historical development , and seek to excavate from this a prognosis for the viability of current strategies and initiatives . |
| 8 | A good chance of exciting winds and a wide range of dinghies , catamarans and windsurfers make this a paradise for more experienced sailors , while there 's a sheltered corner and a shallow sandy beach for families with younger children . |
| 9 | Is this a mistake for some other village ? |
| 10 | Is this a ground for divorce ? |
| 11 | Finally , the gap between coverage of the Conservative and Labour Parties widens as the ladder of parliamentary status is ascended , being quite marked at the Prime Minister/Leader of the Opposition level ; Blumler found this a cause for some concern . |
| 12 | This approach is supported for commercial reasons by large retailers , notably do-it-yourself stores , who have discovered that , if their stores are open on Sundays , not merely is this a convenience for their customers but a significant increase in their trade is generated . |
| 13 | The Timex workers in Dundee left without any legal protection whatsoever , and is this a forerunner for what other unscrupulous employers will use ? |
| 14 | But if he believes this a matter for regret , if he believes the decisions that established that " right " were either unjust or inefficient or both , he sees no reason why he should extend the principle underlying these decisions any further than other judges already have . |
| 15 | To have continued to be so dependable and at the same time so exciting a batsman for so long , shows him to have been one of the greats of the game . |
| 16 | The social isolation of women is not nearly as popular a cause for concern as it was in the 1970s . |
| 17 | The formation of a National Maritime Board was announced on 23 November 1917 and standard wages for seamen announced six days later , recommending to the Shipping Controller £pound11 10s a month for able seamen and £pound12 for firemen , with proportionate increases for petty officers and seamen on weekly articles , backdated to 6 October . |
| 18 | ‘ Servant ’ seemed too coarse a word for such a refined creature and indeed she made it plain that she did not usually inhabit a servants ' hall . |
| 19 | Some birds are so small that twigs are too coarse a material for them to use as the main fabric of their nest . |
| 20 | I often ask women to put on half a stone for the sake of their hair ’ |
| 21 | McLeish agreed with her promptly and she raised half a smile for him . |
| 22 | The Soviet-US joint venture Telekos is now providing a voice-mail service in Moscow : according to Alexander Gromov , Telekos deputy director , the system runs off a computer installed at the Moscow city telephone exchange ; the mail box has two minutes ' memory for input messages and half a minute for output messages ; the subscription is 1000 roubles hook-up fee plus 2,300 roubles per month . |
| 23 | The seventy five year old bachelor had finally got his girl at the second time of asking years He 'd waited half a century for this kiss with his new bride Rose , and he still could n't believe his luck . |
| 24 | This will be by helicopter and Hercules aircraft , taking less than half a day for the majority of the fighting troops . |
| 25 | Knowing the speed that floppy disks take to format , I allowed half a day for the job , but it was done in a couple of minutes — it 's the absolutely essential task of backing up files that takes the time . |
| 26 | They will take you half a mile for a packet of Marlboros — for a carton , they 'll fight each other for the privilege of taking you all the way ( eighteen miles ) out to Sheremtyevo airport . |
| 27 | Britons now chomp their way through more than 27,000 tonnes a year — about half a kilo for every man , woman and child . |
| 28 | And as an apprentice you , I was a year there for nothing , a ye , half a year for half a crown , half a year for five shillings , and at the end of five years I was earning fourteen shillings . |
| 29 | And as an apprentice you , I was a year there for nothing , a ye , half a year for half a crown , half a year for five shillings , and at the end of five years I was earning fourteen shillings . |
| 30 | Tell her there will be half a pie for her tea otherwise she do n't get none . |