Example sentences of "[conj] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could not know that Sophia was taking a keen interest in him and had even been considering him — provided he were not divorced or otherwise unsuitable-as a husband for her sister . |
| 2 | The climax of the weekend will be a massed ride from the hostel to Trevor basin where a cheque for about £500 collected during the rally will be presented to the Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust . |
| 3 | On the other hand , where a contract for a specific purpose comes to an end , there is no dismissal . |
| 4 | We believe that , where a request for information has been inadequately answered , it is insufficient to expect the applicant to ‘ seek a remedy through the usual democratic channels or through a judicial review ’ . |
| 5 | The ability to help or to harm was not the least of the tools in the politician 's inventory , and it may indeed have been of greater value than some of the more troublesome varieties of patronage , where a favour for one could easily anger others who were disappointed . |
| 6 | Except where a certificate for summary administration has been issued , as soon as practicable in the twelve week period after the making of a bankruptcy order , the official receiver must decide whether or not to summon a meeting of creditors for the purpose of choosing someone to be the trustee of the estate in his place ( s 293(1) ) . |
| 7 | Where judgment is given in a default action ( Ord 9 , r 6(1) ) for payment forthwith , it need not be drawn up or served unless a request to issue enforcement proceedings has not been made , or the plaintiff has abandoned part of his claim without amending his particulars of claim and serving the defendant , or where the judgment is interlocutory ( N 17 ) or where a Certificate for judgment under s 12 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 is to be sought ( Ord 22 , r 1(3) ) . |
| 8 | And to eat there — how she longed to , to drop the few years that made her different from Cad , to lose the ripeness and rotundities that would always make her different from Cati , who was , really , almost boy-like with her stringbean limbs , yet not quite boyish either , angelic rather ; she was not afflicted with the need Rosa felt , the gap opening inside her , where a longing for something other than what lay within her sights sat in occupation , banging her drum and marking out a new rhythm and new steps for Rosa 's spinning wants , calling down the corridors of Rosa 's body to her innermost inguinal life , till her blood rang to the beat . |
| 9 | This model found full expression in the final document of the exercise , where a specification for an ‘ entitlement curriculum ’ was given . |
| 10 | 1.73 In a medical negligence case , where a summons for directions is necessary an application for a direction in relation to expert evidence should ordinarily be made at the hearing of the summons for directions ( see 1993 White Book , para 38/36/1 ) . |
| 11 | ( d ) where a winding-up or administration order is made or where a resolution for voluntary winding-up is passed or where an administrative receiver is appointed . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) The recognition of a recognised body shall expire where a winding-up order or an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 is made with respect to the body or where a resolution for voluntary winding-up is passed with respect to the body or where a person is appointed administrative receiver of the body . |
| 13 | 1.45 Pleadings in running-down cases are usually in common form and none more so than the defence — often a straight denial of everything the plaintiff claims , although Ord 18 , r12(1) ( c ) requires that where a claim for damages is made against a party , a defence must contain particulars of any facts on which the party relies in mitigation of , or otherwise in relation to , the amount of damages . |
| 14 | To what extent this was a natural conservatism and reluctance to use a different method of cutting , or a preference for the clean cut of a knife in skilled hands over the often not so clean cut of earlier designs of secateurs , or a bit of both , I 'm not so sure . |
| 15 | It seems quite likely that lack of management diligence , in the form of lethargy or a preference for a ‘ quiet life ’ , and leading , for example , to failure to adapt to new trading environments or to technological change , is the most serious source of avoidable damage to company profitability . |
| 16 | Those cases are where the matter or transaction in relation to which the offence was committed , was a contract or a proposal for a contract with , amongst others , a public body ; or a sub-contract to execute any work comprised in such a contract . |
| 17 | The secondary resource should provide a means or a vehicle for driving through this pain barrier experienced by many children , but apparently not recognised by many teachers . |
| 18 | Yet it is not absolute in the sense that it is principle apart from morality on which morality itself is founded or a blueprint for conduct which allows for no exceptions . |
| 19 | ‘ Would you like some music or a story for company while I wrestle with my old adversary ? |
| 20 | The cloudless sky promised a day for haymaking , or a day for lovers to stroll through heavy-leafed woods to rest beside the green cool of a streambank . |
| 21 | Yeah I would agree with that but I do n't think there is er any excuse for a woman to or a man for that matter to say women deserve rape says M P's wife . |
| 22 | You 've worked out a program or a system for acute erm stomach pains — are you planning to move onto other areas and gradually build up a catalogue of aches and pains in the body , or what ? |
| 23 | Moreover , ‘ if a person has been assessed by a general practitioner or a nurse for health reasons and they have identified social needs at the same time then we are committed to accepting that assessment , ’ said Stephenson . |
| 24 | But we almost got down to saying the other day that probably need to have an action plan or a structure for the pre-meeting as well . |
| 25 | This cake is for those with a sense of the macabre , or a love for the old Hammer Horror films . |
| 26 | Mrs Thatcher has a clear view of her role as Prime Minister and sees herself as an activist rather than an arbitrator in Cabinet disputes or a spokesman for a collective Cabinet view . |
| 27 | Essentially the Finance Act 1986 has left the IHTA 1984 provisions intact but there are a number of changes , the most substantial one being that if an individual gives property to another individual , or an accumulation and maintenance trust , or a trust for the disabled and survives the gift by seven years and the gift is not subject to reservations ( the taxpayer can no longer have his cake and eat it ) no inheritance tax at all is payable . |
| 28 | In short , a transaction at an undervalue means a gift or a transaction for a consideration which is significantly less in value than the consideration provided by the company : subsection ( 4 ) . |
| 29 | You can not be disconnected for a Hire Purchase debt , a Credit Sale Agreement , or a debt for anything other than supply of gas and or electricity . |
| 30 | It has resulted in Christian mission being caricatured as denominational aggrandisement , or a plan for survival for western-based churches and their related mission agencies . |