Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save . |
| 2 | I 'd welcome it too — get him out of my hair for a bit . ’ |
| 3 | If you do close then it will pretty conclusively solve my dilemma about whether or not I could have afforded to tap 50 quid out of my grant for a subscription next term . |
| 4 | I failed to get my case for a share of his property and savings heard because I was told the courts do n't recognise a common-law wife . |
| 5 | My case for a ‘ gender-aware ’ re-evaluation of the arts curriculum ( including teacher skills , expectations and modelling as well as the physical facilities and option offerings of curriculum areas ) rests on the preceding four criteria and the evidence presented in justification of each one . |
| 6 | At night , I hold my excuse for a pillow , and think about your face and your hair and your incredible eyes . |
| 7 | Regarding work with the children and the new families , my plea for a more sophisticated approach in assessing the needs of children and finding the appropriate routes to permanent placement for each child leads me to the conclusion that the nature of the social work service to each child and family must vary according to their needs and their wishes . |
| 8 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 9 | I left my sack for a third time clipped to Sal and relished the cool caress of wind around my back as I finally found out how to enjoy myself on the steep granite of the ridge . |
| 10 | So began my search for a suitable bird . |
| 11 | ‘ He 'll probably report me , and that will be the end of my search for a perfect summer . ’ |
| 12 | I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’ |
| 13 | This is something that 's been on my mind for a very long time and I mean , I , I , I think it 's about time we started getting rid of these things and updating our own toilets you know . |
| 14 | ‘ This has been in my mind for a long , long time . |
| 15 | ‘ No , it 's just slipped my mind for a moment … ’ said Bob . |
| 16 | Ill just go out of the house without a word , and stay at my club for a few days . |
| 17 | A Corporal appeared and beckoned me through to the kitchen ; he was taller and thinner than the other one and his arms were covered with rough tattoos executed in Indian ink ; on his right forearm were the words , ( My courage for my father , my heart for my mother , my prick for a whore ) . |
| 18 | At the end of April I had almost forgotten my prediction for a release when Bilal and his partner , for whom we had no other name than Frank 's ‘ Jerk ’ , excitedly started spring-cleaning both the apartment and us . |
| 19 | As 23 August approached , I could n't resist recalling my prediction for a release . |
| 20 | After my experience with the Apricot Sunsets I was playing safe with my digestion for a while . |
| 21 | ‘ How about we go to my car for a while ? ’ |
| 22 | Having applied in June 1991 for recognition of my doctorate , which I obtained in Paris , I presented my candidacy for a CSIC post as a palaeobotanist . |
| 23 | They themselves invited a little girl to share my bedroom for a while . |
| 24 | After we had lived there for a few years , we wanted to buy it and do it up , so we asked my College for a mortgage . |
| 25 | Or fish around in my handbag for a handkerchief . |
| 26 | While writing this book , I slipped back into my martyr for a couple of weeks . |
| 27 | During my annual medical check-up in 1987 , Dr Dingle discovered a blood irregularity , but as I was fighting fit he said it was probably just a virus and I was to forget about it during my impending holiday and to see him on my return for a second blood test . |
| 28 | In Harrogate I was to meet my editor for a pep talk . |
| 29 | I was at my work for a couple of days , |
| 30 | to come to my home for a holiday and a rest … |