Example sentences of "[indef pn] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | It would be better than nothing for the pheasants . |
2 | You pay nothing for the cheques you issue , your Debits ; and there is no Maintenance Charge . |
3 | Nothing for the archives and nothing that could be sold off , this bric-a-brac had obviously been stored against the possibility of some surviving and previously untraced relative appearing to claim it . |
4 | Gombert 's linear sense — and sometimes Crecquillon 's and Lupi 's was so strong that he cared nothing for the asperities of harsh suspensions or accented passing-notes , as in this passage from his motet , ‘ Ave sanctissima Maria ’ : |
5 | She cared less than nothing for the privileges of the housewife ; the old woman could have kept the keys for ever , and Julian would have been indifferent . |
6 | The court heard Edmunds initially took 10 per cent of the earnings but with nothing for the Sunsets . |
7 | he was merely pandering to his feelings did nothing for the children he left behind . |
8 | He wanted me to handle all the money side and do the bills but some weeks I had nothing for food , nothing for bills , nothing for the children . |
9 | ‘ Nothing to think about , everything laid on , three meals a day , plenty for the children and a family show every night . |
10 | It had to be admitted that there was plenty for the voters to be disgruntled about . |
11 | Plenty for the politicians to talk about . |
12 | There was an element of fitness training in the Scots ' routines , but there was none for the Fijians . |
13 | He was taking care of everything for the owners . |
14 | She put by the rent for the six weeks , and laid out everything for the bills — she usually pays £6 a week for gas , £2.68 newspapers , £2 club for her son 's clothes , £30 for food , £2.75 for school dinners in term time . |
15 | And Steve Albini — slightly abrasive , direct and not one to compromise just to impress people — is here in this studio to remaster everything for the reissues . |
16 | Cos the mortgages and that but there 's a lot of them , and kids causing it , and Christmas was coming well you know we just , that 's when they helped us at Christmas was really fantastic yes , true I never thought anything really out of this world how the how the people helped We got toys and everything for the kids ' Christmas , everything you could think of . |
17 | ‘ Would n't it buy something for the girls here or put someone through school even if you did n't want to take it for yourself ? |
18 | And something for the girls , ’ said Todger grudgingly . |
19 | Now , he wanted Terry to tell the US government to start doing something for the hostages . |
20 | ‘ We 've got the school Nativity play , ’ said George , ‘ and Miss Thorne is already producing something for the Women 's Guild . ’ |
21 | In 1985 a smooth man ’ , a ‘ sophisticated hustler ’ appeared in Washington and approached North , saying he wanted to do something for the contras . |
22 | So if we get an idea to do something for the residents we do not need to go through endless red tape in order to get it done . |
23 | Something for the ladies with the return of Hollywood 's hottest men THE CHIPPENDALES and the hilarious comedy LADIES NIGHT . |
24 | Saints coach Mike McClennan enthused : ‘ With McCracken and Connolly in the centres we 'll have something for the ladies and something for the opposition. ! |
25 | ( I had a meeting of an advisory committee at the Bodleian at three , which was likely to be acrimonious and prolonged , and I simply had to buy something for the boys ' dinner first . ) |
26 | Also I 've got to get something for the boys ' dinner first … |
27 | Dettori , who will be warming up for next season in Hong Kong , did not rest on his laurels , steering odds-on Shintillo to a sauntering success in the Something For The Boys Maiden . |
28 | Get something for the lice , or whatever , wood lice or |
29 | Then , hoping he could remember enough of the ancient language of chivalry and selecting his words with extreme care , he said , ‘ Good Trees , we ask your assistance , ’ and saw the Elms nod to one another meaningfully , as if they had been expecting all along to be asked to do something for the Humans . |
30 | Yes , she has got some tickets , a , she 's made some and erm hoping those who ca n't come will buy ticket at least , but if they would bring a bottle you know , something for the prizes er erm they do n't pay for coffee , biscuit . |