Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oddly shaped tanks may not hold as much water as you may think , which is important when you consider that the stocking level for a mixed fish/invest system is 1″ of fish per six gallons of water . |
| 2 | As Liverpool have been all Greek to most First Division clubs for a decade , Swansea 's chances do not seem that brilliant , but … and that ‘ but ’ is the delight of the FA Cup . |
| 3 | There are illustrations and instructions for attractive lace edgings and several knitting patterns for a variety of lace garment styles , with a final section on how to design and work out your own patterns . |
| 4 | Also , in May this year , British Rail submitted to the Secretary of State for his approval route proposals for a high-speed link from the channel tunnel to central London and a comparative analysis of other routes . |
| 5 | Then I saw a gaggle of youths arriving with guitar cases for a recording session , and I changed my mind . |
| 6 | Such ‘ linearization ’ establishes an ‘ as if ’ budget constraint for an individual . |
| 7 | It would be expected that if there was no right field advantage for a stimulus then the RFA would be aproximately 0.5 as the values for the left and right visual field would be about the same . |
| 8 | As sweetners to gain planning permission they 've also proposed part funding for a sailing centre and to pay forimprovements to the area around the lake . |
| 9 | It has been developed in response to customer demand and requests from Branch Banking Division for a more streamlined system . |
| 10 | ‘ We have contingency plans for a major incident like this but when it happens it is very difficult to cope . |
| 11 | The Offtackle Plan of November 1949 referred to the need to retard a Soviet advance , but the Americans continued to refine their contingency plans for a fighting retreat to such peripheral positions in or around continental Europe as proved tenable against a Soviet offensive . |
| 12 | Even so , Tory MPs have been put on standby for a three-line whip on Thursday seen by some as contingency plans for a possible defeat tomorrow . |
| 13 | She joined the Garter knights for a reception and lunch before the ceremony before deciding not to join them for the service at St George 's Chapel . |
| 14 | Pinch the edge of the shorts with two cocktail sticks for a gathered elastic effect . |
| 15 | Difficulties arise with such techniques when it is necessary to choose both the objectives and constraint forms for a design condition that contains a large number of conflicting requirements . |
| 16 | But I flatter myself that I can meet this danger more calmly and securely than most philologists ; my philosophical seriousness is already too deeply rooted , the true and essential problems of life and thought have been too clearly shown to me by the great mystagogue Schopenhauer … " ( 1869 ) ; " I love the Greeks more and more … [ but ] … the philologist 's existence … seems to me more and more anomalous " ( 1870 ) ; " For me , everything that is best and most beautiful is associated with the names Schopenhauer and Wagner , and I am proud and happy to share this feeling with my closest friends " ( 1870 again ) ; and from the close of the same year , " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years ; let us take it as a sorrowful lesson … I realize what Schopenhauer 's doctrine of university wisdom is all about … |
| 17 | We have already quoted part of the letter to Rohde , written in December , which gives the best testimony to Nietzsche 's state of mind : " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years … |
| 18 | ‘ The unedifying scramble for a free judge causes great embarrassment to solicitors vis-a-vis their clients . ’ |
| 19 | — producing , for example , an increase in income support for a couple with two children aged 10 and 12 from £104.55 to £111.85 , and for a pensioner couple aged under 75 from £83.15 to £88.95 . |
| 20 | When Matthew Parris and another Tory MP who has since lost his seat tried to live on income support for a week , they both found it virtually impossible . |
| 21 | So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway . |
| 22 | And if skills associated with the new technology are specific to a particular occupation rather than to a firm , why should either employer or employee prefer a long-term contract with one employer rather than a consultancy contract for a particular piece of work ? |
| 23 | Kellogg and Schware ( 1981 ) derived possible soil moisture patterns for a warmer earth based not only on reconstruction of the Altithermal period , but also on a comparison of recent warm and cold years in the northern hemisphere , and on a climate model experiment . |
| 24 | For instance , he 'll write a guitar part for a guitar strung with six E strings , just the same note all the way across the neck . |
| 25 | The requirement for higher concentrations to disrupt pancreatic lysosomes may reflect the fact that , in an in vitro system , the period of incubation of isolated lysosomes with cholesteryl ester is necessarily limited ( 30 minutes in our study ) whereas in the previous in vivo study , lysosomes were exposed to increased levels of cholesteryl esters for a much longer period ( up to four weeks ) . |
| 26 | In many commercial applications the geomagnetic field is used for directional reference : field values for a particular location are computed using a global or regional model of the field . |
| 27 | The selection of a building contract for a particular project is unfortunately often left too late to allow proper consideration of matching the contract to the job . |
| 28 | just fancy taking Penny in the west park for a while , I do n't |
| 29 | The UK government has deferred funding support for a major road scheme through the rainforests of the Central African Republic , and is calling instead for a thorough environmental impact assessment . |
| 30 | More spending on fundamental research , which has stagnated in the defence budget for a number of years , was announced . |