Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for a young " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is a very strange ambition for a young man . |
| 2 | On her return to Austria , she was careful to keep her new hobby a secret from her parents , who ‘ would not have considered it at all a proper pastime for a young girl ’ . |
| 3 | Artur Sommerfeld , the professor of theoretical physics , was aghast at this fate for a young man whose brilliance was already apparent . |
| 4 | Very many men will admit , if they are honest with themselves , that at one time or another they have felt sexual attraction for a young girl — or boy . |
| 5 | The now-famous Dustin Hoffman has this advice for a young actor : ‘ Do n't be afraid to be fired . |
| 6 | There was quite an appealing letter in er one of the local papers this week for a young person on this particular subject . |
| 7 | Er because the pit bottom was lit up and it meant going down into the dark , an exciting thought for a young fella , er and so off I went and I was put down on one of the faces , as a lad , and said , Right lad , you want to be collier ? |
| 8 | It was a brave undertaking for a young man of 18 to attempt to publish , illustrate , and distribute an expensive and novel zoological work alone . |
| 9 | THE MIDDLE of the road is a dangerous place for a young pop band to pitch its tent — so many that do so are run over by press disfavour and public disinterest . |
| 10 | THE MIDDLE of the road is a dangerous place for a young pop band to pitch its tent — so many that do so are run over by press disfavour and public disinterest . |
| 11 | What an amazing thing for a young man to come up with ! ’ says Lord Harris of High Cross , the sixty-six-year-old economist and crossbench peer who is the Bruges Group 's former chairman . |
| 12 | Dr Neil could have given her several answers , beginning with the beautiful hands lying in her lap which had visibly never done a stroke of work in their owner 's life , but said instead , ‘ A strange place for a young lady like yourself to look for it . ’ |
| 13 | It 's a classic trap for a young mother fighting weight problems and stronger wills than Odette 's have crumbled . |
| 14 | It would make an ideal present for a young person whose railway consciousness was just being awoken and , perhaps , light reading for the more railway aware person who still has a hankering to remain in touch with history . |
| 15 | The story relates that an abbot was pouring tea for a young novice monk who had recently joined the monastery to learn kung fu . |
| 16 | A person wishing a lasting and comfortable home for a young person of either sex will find this a good opportunity . |
| 17 | It 's not a fit place for a young girl to be . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ And it 's not a fit place for a young girl to have a baby , ’ snapped McAllister , who had just seen that his patient was little more than a child , ‘ but she 's having one , all the same . |
| 19 | She had a remarkable bosom for a young woman . |
| 20 | A thousand feet on the QNH in solid cloud and driving rain ‘ somewhere near Maidenhead ’ is not a good place for a young pilot to be — especially with less than eighty hours flying time , no ratings , and in an aeroplane flown for only a few hours beforehand . |
| 21 | Just 1,000 feet on the QNH in solid cloud and driving rain ‘ somewhere near Maidenhead ’ is not a good place for a young pilot to be , especially one with less than eighty hours flying time , no ratings , and in an aeroplane flown for only a few hours beforehand ! |
| 22 | Later we explained about the difficulties of being a single parent ; of financial strain , of the unsatisfactory life for a young child of being in a day-nursery from early morning till evening , and returning with an exhausted and lonely mother to a one-roomed flat . |
| 23 | Instead , sensing a criticism — which this was not , Aunt Lilian was simply asking for information — she gave one of her loud laughs and said , well , she personally thought it was a good thing for a young married woman to cultivate the little niceties of life . |
| 24 | Mrs Nicholson meanwhile was doing rather well in her beautician business and when Jack was five they moved from the less-salubrious surroundings of Sixth Avenue in Neptune to Fifth Avenue in Neptune City which was , as Jack recognized years later , a slightly better position for a young boy . |
| 25 | Fifty miles is a long way for a young child to go alone . ’ |
| 26 | Even so , it was a challenging undertaking for a young man of twenty with no previous experience . |
| 27 | His burnished gold hair curled over the high collar of a royal blue coat , and he wore a black velvet waistcoat sprigged with silver leaves , an expensive-looking garment for a young physician unless he had private means . |
| 28 | Dean , meanwhile , made Rebel Without a Cause , an exploitive title for a young actor who kicked against the pricks . |
| 29 | But what more daunting burden for a young man , in addition to the prestigious and ancient name of Cohen itself . |
| 30 | As was found in Wales , dairying was often the only way for a young person to start on the ‘ farming ladder ’ but old poor buildings made things difficult . |