Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the other end of the scale is the much vaunted desktop publishing system which requires high resolution graphics ; either Extended Graphics or Hercules for a PC system , special software such as Aldus PageMaker or Harvard Publisher , and an intelligent page printer . |
| 2 | Loss of , or reduction in , the prospects of marriage would come at least partly under this head ; in such case there may also be a pecuniary loss ; see para 5 — 009/6 in Vol 1 of Kemp & Kemp for a more detailed consideration of this topic . |
| 3 | A windfall or an inheritance is not out of the question , and we could be looking at the end of March , May or October-November for a material or financial boost . |
| 4 | An honourable offer from Covent Garden or Glyndebourne for a worthy artistic venture is acceptable , but ‘ if I have a feeling that someone 's dreaming of going to a small provincial European theatre because they 're offered 1,000 dollars and they think it 's more important than a whole season at the Kirov , I am so angry and upset that I am absolutely confident when I say do n't come back . |
| 5 | Anyway — Fjortoft put in a nice little goal for Norway last night — so if Frank is to be in contention ( ? ) he will have to beat Dino or Wallace for a place during this winter — which is not — that — probable . |
| 6 | One relatively new name has been the left-arm seamer Mickey Bell , who arrived no earlier than June for a summer contract . |
| 7 | Georgina had invited Lorton and Arabella for a weekend last year . |
| 8 | Damon was a nineteen-year-old student from California who was staying with Bodo and Liese for a month . |
| 9 | PUNTERS would undoubtedly have marked yesterday 's Pizza Express London League match between Cambridge University and Maidenhead for a score draw . |
| 10 | PUNTERS would undoubtedly have marked yesterday 's Pizza Express London League match between Cambridge University and Maidenhead for a score draw . |
| 11 | Nenna , who was of hopeful temperament , intended to ask Edward 's mother to look after Martha and Tilda for a while . |
| 12 | On Aug. 26 the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha approved the extension of president 's rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a further six months from its expiry on Sept. 2 . |
| 13 | Erm I know , like you do these and er I mean I , I 've heard about Alan and Sue for a long time , I know they 're having a lot of bother , you know with the decorating and all that . |
| 14 | First he went to St Andrew 's in Scotland , then to Rome ; then he engaged in regular trading between England and Scotland for a while ; then he became a professional sailor . |
| 15 | On 4 September 1979 a transfer of the property bearing the mother 's signature as the defendant 's attorney was executed in favour of C. and D. for a consideration of £24,500 . |
| 16 | Why not try Sorrento and Capri ; the Tuscan or Umbrian countryside with Florence or Rome ; or combine Tuscany and Umbria for a unique feeling of Italy 's stunning landscapes . |
| 17 | Then he was beside her , and looking down at her , and Isobel for a second was taken aback . |
| 18 | To remain with Butler and Stokes for a moment , these writers argued , in the book based on the results of their survey , that the pattern of party support is the result of three distinct processes : the physical replacement of the electorate through birth , coming of age and death ; the formation of enduring party alignments on the basis of religion , class or long-term issues ; and response to immediate events and issues . |
| 19 | On earlier stops in his Middle East tour , Mr Christopher won support from Egypt and Jordan for an early resumption of talks . |
| 20 | The Presidents of Colombia , Ecuador and Venezuela were joined by presidential representatives from Bolivia and Peru for a two-day conference in Bogotá , the Colombian capital , on Aug. 4-5 to discuss the " Enterprise for the Americas Initiative " proposed by United States President George Bush on June 27 [ see p. 37526 ] . |
| 21 | There was an exchange of letters which the editor , Bob Edwards , published coincidentally on the same day that Prince Charles flew to India and Nepal for an official tour . |
| 22 | ‘ The box of crisps and Tizer for a start , and your beery breath . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Well , that 's all that matters , then , kid , ’ I said , and we went off to Fortnum and Mason for a Peach Melba . |
| 24 | Regional nerves have been strained by a plan to cut off water from Syria and Iraq for a month , and by the Syrian shooting down of a Turkish civilian plane in October . |
| 25 | But somehow he does get things done , and he has , after all , resisted the lure of the west up to a point — ‘ can I say that I could now fill 360 days with western offers and stay somewhere between America , Europe and Japan for an entire year ? ’ — to continue his own reconstruction work at the Maryinsky . |
| 26 | Also , will Stephen and Gillian be joining Bernard and Peter for a New Order single soon ? |
| 27 | Following graduation , Mujadid returned home to Karachi at the end of October , having taken some time out to visit Spain and Italy for a well earned holiday . |
| 28 | The SSCM for a clean W{211} surface and RSCM for an oxygen chemisorbed W{211} surface are shown in Fig. 4 . |
| 29 | He was accused notably by Kazakh CP first secretary Nursultan Nazarbayev of " demoralizing party forces " , while Ukrainian CP first secretary Stanislav Gurenko ( elected in June — see p. 37540 ) blamed both Medvedev and Yakovlev for a collapse of party ideological work . |
| 30 | The Paper family pet dog , Franz , hitches a ride with Thorsten , Manuela and Kornelia for a drive around the farm |