Example sentences of "[noun prp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The word disturbed Maria for a while afterwards , although Cavell probably had n't given it any real thought , since she appeared so untroubled , her manner calmly confident and still strictly professional . |
| 32 | It was agreed that they would not see Minton for a while . |
| 33 | Avery sat to Minton for a couple of portraits and for a period saw him about once a fortnight . |
| 34 | My guess is that Swod blames Mills for a lot of the operations that went wrong . ’ |
| 35 | FRANK BRUNO wants a Riddick victory over Evander Holyfield for a short-cut to his third world title shot . |
| 36 | Lukic for a defender ? |
| 37 | We arrested a bloke called Peter Lawton for a series of armed robberies . |
| 38 | Gary Bennett ( centre back ) : Only five short of 300 appearances for Sunderland since signing from Cardiff for a bargain £80,000 , Bennett has been a great servant to the club . |
| 39 | A second attempt on April 3 , in the guise of a proposal for a vote of censure for Yeltsin 's " unconstitutional " call in March for a declaration of war on the Soviet leadership [ see p. 38079 ] , was defeated by 485 votes to 121 . |
| 40 | Work will be carried out relaying pavings in Library Square from Monday 23 March for a period of approximately four weeks . |
| 41 | Folly bit back the feeling of disappointment that crept over her , and summoned Lisa for a council of war . |
| 42 | Bannister , 32 , pleaded with Clough for a trial at the start of the season after being kicked out by West Bromwich , but he missed several chances in Saturday 's 0-0 draw at Chelsea . |
| 43 | And what need had Tristan Gage for a son and heir in any case when he had nothing to leave him ? |
| 44 | She continues to work as an account manager with ICI for an area in the South East which includes Oxford . |
| 45 | ‘ Jason for a boy and — ’ Her eye fell upon her brushed nylon nightie . |
| 46 | ‘ Sunday Evening : Off to Windsor for a benefit for Thames Valley Hospice . |
| 47 | I. Industrialists use the advantage of the transshipment of goods at Hull for a number of flour mills and also oil-seed mills which make cattle cake . |
| 48 | Dai Jones remembered when he had to go to his cousin in Llandidloes for a bucket to mix the dyes , ‘ because there was no money to buy one , and money was owed everywhere . ’ |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | In October 1981 , I went to Moscow for a conference on quantum gravity . |
| 51 | Communists in the Russian Federation , the Soviet Union 's largest republic , on June 19 convened in Moscow for a conference which became the founding congress of a Russian Federation Communist Party ( CP ) , subordinate to the ruling Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ) . |
| 52 | I 've been asked to reply my right honourable friend the Prime Minister is in Moscow for a series of meetings including meetings with President Yeltsin and Prime Minister . |
| 53 | Mr Hermann Axen , the former politburo member responsible for foreign policy , is in Moscow for an eye operation and so avoided arrest . |
| 54 | She gave a quick glance at her watch , put on an hour on the ferry to accommodate the time change , and saw that it had gone six , and that , apart for a stop for petrol and a brief stop in Aachen for a cup of coffee , she had been driving more or less continuously since just after nine that morning . |
| 55 | In 1631 Aylesbury encouraged Warner to edit and publish Harriot 's treatise on algebra , the Artis Analyticae Praxis , and wrote on his behalf to the ninth Earl of Northumberland for a reimbursal of expenses . |
| 56 | Coun Ferrier , MBE , who has represented the Thorntree Ward for a record 38 years , was mayor in 1974 , council leader for several years and is extensively involved in youth work . |
| 57 | He would outbid Aristotle Onassis for a jewel and marry the highest-paid film star in the world , twice . |
| 58 | John came to the Palace in March 1988 from Crewe Alexandra for a £60,000 fee and , while capable of filling several defensive roles it was as our right- or left-back that he featured regularly , although always wearing number two , so that he was undoubtedly among manager Steve Coppell 's most astute signings . |
| 59 | Er , we 've been working in Harlow for a couple of years now and as you may know , we as Paul said , finished the first phase of Three Hills which is the Ayletts Field scheme which provided sixty six properties for a low cost home ownership and two special needs properties and we 'll also be starting in the next couple of months er , on providing low cost home ownership in Church Langley erm it 's funded by yo , yourselves . |
| 60 | Georgina had invited Lorton and Arabella for a weekend last year . |