Example sentences of "[noun prp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
| 2 | TELEVISION reporter Tim Ewart told last night how he left ITN for a new career at a rival station and then slowly realised it was all a terrible mistake . |
| 3 | I remember I was once experimenting with a gauze — it had been in La Scala for a hundred years and was full of dust . |
| 4 | Just as I had n't minded when asked if I would like to take care of Jeffrey Bernard for a few days while he was in Sydney to promote the play about himself , Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell , which is currently playing here . |
| 5 | Youth workers from all over North Yorkshire will meet today at the Galtres Centre in Easingwold for a special conference on smoking . |
| 6 | You never know who might mistake Armstrong for a real taxi and offer me a few quid as a friendly gesture for giving them a lift . |
| 7 | Effectively he was immersed in Albanian politics , although in February 1921 , at the request of Sir Basil Thomson [ q.v. ] of Scotland Yard 's Special Branch , he travelled to Germany for a secret meeting with Talaat , the Turk generally held responsible for the post-war Armenian massacres . |
| 8 | Extend your stay and travel , by air , to Cairo , for a 3 night stay , before returning to Luxor for a final 4 nights to unwind . |
| 9 | Leave Luxor for a direct flight to London Gatwick . |
| 10 | The first man , Maui , begged Mafulke for a little fire and she reluctantly gave him one of her fingers . |
| 11 | I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights . |
| 12 | Travel came when Mr Smythe left Sedbergh School and the security of the family home in Sunderland for a three-year apprenticeship at the Arosa confectionery school in Switzerland . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He then hit Snell for a fifth straight six and a 12th four before being deceived by Kuiper 's slower ball , which he skied to extra . |
| 15 | After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office . |
| 16 | Perhaps , while she hassled , she managed to forget Montaine for a few hours . |
| 17 | We went to Weston-super-Mare for a few days . |
| 18 | Following an afternoon reception hosted by the State of Minnesota on Saturday we fly to San Francisco for a two-night stay at the Quality Inn Suites Hotel . |
| 19 | It was Francis who gave Cantona his foothold in English football by bringing him to Sheffield for a one-week trial last January . |
| 20 | To improve , she attended an art class in Sheffield for a short time . |
| 21 | Former Securitate chief Iulian Vlad , who was already serving a 3@1/2-year sentence handed down in March for a similar offence [ see p. 38108 ] , received a four-year sentence ( it was unclear whether the new sentence would run consecutively or concurrently ) . |
| 22 | But Liverpool , desperate to reorganise themselves back into a title-chasing outfit , wanted the smooth-passing Clough for a vital role in midfield . |
| 23 | THE draw for the quarter-finals of the AEWHA Cup has brought together Ipswich ladies and their arch rivals Chelmsford for a local derby that should provide all the excitement and drama the two sets of supporters could wish for . |
| 24 | After a long day at the office Richard likes nothing more than to drive home to his little pad in Huntley for a quiet night in with 21 year old , Sarah . |
| 25 | In January 1936 Edward went to Windsor for a few weeks . |
| 26 | When King George died in 1952. and Queen Mary died in 1961 , Edward returned to Windsor for a few days . |
| 27 | Between August and October 1963 , negotiations between the appropriate powers led to a Treaty being signed in Moscow for a partial ban on testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere , in outer space , or under water . |
| 28 | On 2 recent occasions this group could not agree and Tim said he would approach Michael Taylor for a final decision if the meeting was unresolved . |
| 29 | Armstrong , who was born in Hebburn and worked with Crosby in Kuwait , was reluctant to leave a secure coaching job at Highbury for a one-year contract at Roker . |
| 30 | He eluded Kinnear for a full hour after the whistle , but when he finally turned up , he no doubt got an earful like the rest . |