Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember I was once experimenting with a gauze — it had been in La Scala for a hundred years and was full of dust . |
| 2 | He would outbid Aristotle Onassis for a jewel and marry the highest-paid film star in the world , twice . |
| 3 | A Victor V486MX mini-tower has just arrived at Lyndhurst West for a long-term test . |
| 4 | FRANK BRUNO wants a Riddick victory over Evander Holyfield for a short-cut to his third world title shot . |
| 5 | The only major event of the campaign , the call by Michel Rocard for a political ‘ big bang ’ on the Left to allow the creation of a new , broad based , social democratic party , appears to have fizzled out for the time being . |
| 6 | VINNY Jones nailed his colours to the wall yesterday as he swapped his Chelsea shirt for a Wimbledon one . |
| 7 | Application forms appeared in the July issue of The Red Triangle — if you no longer have this please contact the Alumni Office at Napier University for an application form . |
| 8 | I am thinking of swapping the 2.6 litre petrol engine in my 1969 IIa LWB Safari for a Perkins 4203 diesel . |
| 9 | We are grateful to Hazel Fox , Harriet Dawes , Judith Manches , Judith Bridge , Vicky Andrew , Ann Upton , Elizabeth Potter , Nadja Tollemache and Tracy Minns for gifts of money , to Katrina Crossley for a valuable contact with the publisher Butterworths , and to the newly-formed Somerville Lawyers ' Group for the promise of continuing support . |
| 10 | On arrival transfer to the Luxor Hilton for a two night stay . |
| 11 | Fly to Luxor where you will be met and transferred to the Luxor Hilton for a four night stay . |
| 12 | And King is seeking quality crosses as Tranmere bid for a Prenton victory that would take them third in the first division . |
| 13 | On May 28 the leaders of the nine main opposition parties were reported to have supported FMLN demands for a sharp reduction in the power of the military , as a crucial step towards ending the 11-year civil war . |
| 14 | Cristiani claimed that FMLN demands for a purge of the armed forces remained the main obstacle to a ceasefire [ for 1990 peace talks see pp. 37372 ; 37449 ; 37707-08 ; 37770-71 ; 37850 ; 37957 ; 38000 ; 38093 ; 38187 ] . |
| 15 | Always a man of action , he enrolled at Napier College for a self-learning course and , in his own words , ‘ respectfully departed from insurance and never regretted it . ’ |
| 16 | Southall 's departure forced Kendall to take off winger Robert Warzycha and send on gutsy substitute Australian keeper Jason Kearton for a dazzling debut — never mind the scoreline . |
| 17 | I first drew attention to the shortcomings of this edition in 1981 I was not the first to suspect it : as long ago as 1964 Sir Charles Mackerras , in preparing Castor et Pollux for a BBC broadcast , became suspicious of some of the scoring , went over to Paris to inspect the sources for himself , and made some extensive last-minute changes . |
| 18 | The ‘ Minister of the Crown ’ role was hung on little Colin Moynihan for a day or two while everyone tried not to laugh ; he was , after all , only just over five foot tall and Minister for Sport and he had , after all , not slept with Pamella , only been with her at the Winter Ball . |
| 19 | A post-mistress , she has been a member of the Middlesbrough club for a number of years . |
| 20 | ‘ Why do n't we drag your errant husband out of the bar , Elaine , and go to the Kingsley Club for a drink ? ’ |
| 21 | SNUBBED : Roseanne heads for a bust-up at the TV awards ceremony |
| 22 | A RED DEVIL MARK Hughes is sent off by Danish referee Jan Dangaard for a second bookable offence long before Manchester United 's mission to Moscow ends in bitter defeat . |
| 23 | He sat in the corner of the Silver Shuriken , as far away from the bleeding video jukebox and bleeping zapper games as possible , sipping the foul antifreeze that passed for beer in the U.S. of Bloody A. He would have cut off his left doughnut and sold it to Johnny Galtieri for a pint of Six X Wadsworth , two bacon-and-cheddar sarnies and a packet of crisps with a blue twist of salt in them . |
| 24 | ONE of the things which sums up Border rugby is that when one arrives at Mansfield Park for a match , the bloke cheerfully parking cars in the wind and rain is liable to be one of Hawick 's living legends . |
| 25 | Shevardnadze proposals for a broad-based government in which the People 's Democratic Party , headed by President Najibullah , would take a share were unacceptable to the mujaheddin . |
| 26 | The aim of the Egyptian proposal was modest : to hold preliminary discussions on conditions for elections among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip for a team to negotiate arrangements during an interim stage . |
| 27 | Cricket and Empire started life as film research commissioned by David Puttnam for a film on Bodyline that was never made — losing out to the unintentionally funny Australian TV mini-series many readers will remember from the early 1980s : ‘ David wanted me to find the ‘ smoking gun ’ . |
| 28 | In the summer of 1904 Alf returned to Roker Park for a club record fee of £520 ( a record which has since been eclipsed ) , but he only stayed at Sunderland for seven months . |
| 29 | He was concerned that Clift 's continuing sessions with Silverberg were making him worse , and he tried to get Silverberg to commit Clift to Silver Hill Sanatorium for a hopeful cure . |
| 30 | Mr Paisley said he had taken up an invitation from Miss Boothroyd to raise his concerns after an unsuccessful request by Upper Bann MP David Trimble for an urgent debate in the Commons yesterday . |