Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At only £2.99 for a full head perm or £1.99 for part perming . |
| 2 | Although there are only 15 contractors , they have between them 50-odd transmitters , each of which needs two copies of the commercial ( at least ) , so allowing for your own copies and back-up stock , you will need 115 or so bulks for a national campaign . |
| 3 | Its objective was to lay down guidelines for a national convention ( comprising local administrators , professionals and elected MPs ) to be held in December 1992 or January 1993 . |
| 4 | I ca n't see the jobless figure going below 3m for a long time , but our 9m shareholders should get decent rewards . |
| 5 | ‘ A common enough fate for a penniless immigrant in those days . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ She has a distressingly simple mind , with only room for a single idea at any one time . |
| 7 | That 's another thing ; there 's only room for a single bed in Norris 's room ) . |
| 8 | In the latter case there is obviously scope for a harmonizing measure of greater magnitude . |
| 9 | Fraser 's party arrived back on 23 December , but there was only time for a brief celebration , as Stirling , Mayne and Lewes were off the following morning for another series of raids . |
| 10 | This was not only vengeance for a lost son , but an invasion . |
| 11 | Just room for a quick update on the progress of the current Lyndhurst West Notebook , the Vortec 2040AX . |
| 12 | If height permits , I then like to make a series of stalls using large amounts of rudder and handing over control for a quick recovery , moving the stick forward and using normal stick and rudder together to bring the wings level . |
| 13 | Compatible colours include teal , blueberry or moss , used as liner , mascara , or smudged over eyelids for a dramatic effect . |
| 14 | British Airways agreed to take over Dan-Air for a nominal £1 ; the company will also assume Dan-Air 's liabilities , estimated at £35m . |
| 15 | ‘ And yet , you know , there 's surely more than just hatred for a disruptive influence in class . |
| 16 | Just time for a quick honeymoon followed by a few fond farewells , and the intrepid sailor was off again on board his old ship on 17 February , leaving his second wife to look after her newly-acquired stepchildren , Elizabeth Eliza and Robert Edward , in his absence . |
| 17 | ‘ Just time for a quick one , Major . ’ |
| 18 | There 's just time for a quick flip through the Highway Code and then your , but the test is even more daunting when you 're taking it on a 15 ton steam roller . |
| 19 | I buy a packet of Silk Cut and carefully smoke a cigarette — making sure that I 'm actually enjoying it , not just doing it out of habit — while managing to fit in a couple of large and very refreshing G&Ts before the flight 's called and there 's just time for a single knocked-back whisky to provide a bit of nominal support for the Scottish export drive . |
| 20 | Prices are very keen too — from under £1,000 for a basic model . |
| 21 | Prices range from under £1,000 for a basic single garage , to nearer £5,000 for a double garage with a tiled pitched roof : it all depends on the size and finish you choose . |
| 22 | Once more thanks for a super magazine . |
| 23 | No , those long-winded gentlemen put me off sermons for a good long while . |
| 24 | The message that again and again comes through the pages of history , is that humanity must arrange its political affairs in such a manner that there is always room for a religious life in some form for those who want it . |
| 25 | Better individual performances = more chance for a good team performance . |
| 26 | It is significant that currently in Sweden , where resources to support visually handicapped pupils in mainstream schools are considerable and of high level and where the integration of handicapped pupils is particularly well supported and virtually universal , there are still problems for a significant number of visually handicapped pupils in terms of social adjustment ( Svenson , 1986 ) . |
| 27 | And he was well known in the City , where there was still respect for a solid Yorkshire businessman . |
| 28 | Still the biggest ever audience for a free gig in Britain . |
| 29 | In the early part of September there were still hopes for a UN-sponsored peace conference as Oscar Camilion , UN special representative for Cyprus , visited Ankara , Athens and Nicosia in an attempt to bring together the four parties to the dispute : the Greek and Turkish governments and the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities [ see also pp. 38402-03 ] . |
| 30 | A FOREIGN medical company has drawn up plans for a private hospital development in Darlington , it was revealed last night . |