Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one or two boys every year venture into Greek in preparation for a Classics degree . ’ |
| 2 | Focusing on the ‘ ideological cracks ’ e.g. internal contradictions of the film text , they made a case for a women 's discourse where it was previously thought none could possibly exist . |
| 3 | He took part in a television series starring Billie Whitelaw called Time Out For Peggy , playing a verse writer for a greetings card manufacturer , and in a Margaret Rutherford TV play , The Noble Spaniard He also had two more demanding projects — pantomime and a second Carry On film . |
| 4 | And that 's what it amounts to , this ‘ Boom Boom ’ , this monster soundtrack for a jeans ad — relayed across TV screens and cinemas — this dirty , snatch-and-go story of carnal heat . |
| 5 | ROHITA looked special after blasting clear in the final furlong for a three-lengths win in the Payne and Gunter Fillies Stakes at Goodwood and it may take a good one to stop her in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot . |
| 6 | the Deputy Head ( Curriculum ) worked with the Head of Additional Studies Faculty to produce a framework for a study-skills course which would link with the work of all other departments ; |
| 7 | Andrew , 38 , a buyer for a sports equipment company , said they were very surprised when they learned they had been entered . |
| 8 | Fortunately I had a space on a half-occupied two-tier stand for a 48″ × 18″ × 15″ tank , so that was the first item on the shopping list . |
| 9 | Although there has been considerable support for a Teachers ' Council , the proposal has made little headway . |
| 10 | The South African , once ranked in the world 's top 300 , decided to enter when she found herself in the north west for a three-months summer stay with her boyfriend 's family in Bolton , but was never seriously tested as Benmnett fell to her second consecutive defeat in the final . |
| 11 | He turned up at the game with his head shaven , Gazza style , to raise money for a children 's cancer charity as part of Friday 's Comic Relief day . |
| 12 | The film , which is based on the story of Peter Pan , will raise money for a children 's hospital ward . |
| 13 | If that 's the case , WAGWIN would make a decent present for a Windows fanatic . |
| 14 | Specimen memorandum of association for a solicitors ' incorporated practice which is a company limited by shares |
| 15 | Specimen articles of association for a solicitors ' incorporated practice which is a company limited by shares |
| 16 | Specimen memorandum of association for a solicitors ' incorporated practice which is an unlimited company having a share capital |
| 17 | Specimen articles of association for a solicitors ' incorporated practice which is an unlimited company having a share capital |
| 18 | A shaky victory , and a massive disappointment for a Lions player , followed the pattern of 1980 and 1989 . |
| 19 | Central American Cichlids by Dave Sands says to use a 200W heater/stat for a 24″ × 15″ × 12″ tank , and 2 × 150W for 36″ × 18″ × 12″ . |
| 20 | It was this and the suspiciously silent room that initiated Jane Holt 's search for a police officer . |
| 21 | The Castle Eden Walkway Country Park was the setting for a woodcrafts weekend . |
| 22 | Iron Agers : Castle Eden Walkway Country Park is the setting for a woodcrafts weekend today and tomorrow . |
| 23 | The Cleveland firm which installed the panelling for a drugs trial could not take it down until today at the earliest . |
| 24 | He was educated at the local church school then , at the age of twelve , went to work for a builders ' business in Lancaster . |
| 25 | But the equities salesman who goes to work for a futures dealer may find the going hard . |
| 26 | The JUSTICE report , A Proposal for a Suitors ' Fund , advocates a more radical reform by suggesting that public funds should be used to indemnify litigants against ‘ faults in the system ’ amongst which it included appeals on fact or law . |
| 27 | Turkey 's application for full membership of the European Communities ( EC ) remained deferred for consideration in 1993. Özal 's proposal for a customs union with the EC by 1995 received EC endorsement in a formal communication issued in Brussels on June 6 , 1990 . |
| 28 | A wandering tramp climbed into an unlocked ground floor window for a nights sleep out of the icy wind . |
| 29 | In early 81 , it tried to do for Oi what the New Musical Express had done for early punk , acting as midwife , prefect and publicist for a grassroots rock movement with political overtones . |
| 30 | Phil Bennett 's overall for a Lions ' scorer with his 18 points and equalled another record . |