Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | His ginger beard came round and his teeth gleamed for a second . |
2 | Paul A. Bilzerian , 38 , chairman of Singer Co. and a stock speculator , was on Sept. 27 , 1989 , fined $1,500,000 and sentenced to four years in prison — the longest prison sentence given for a Wall Street criminal . |
3 | The decision to search for a partner has been taken ‘ in the context of competing investment requirements ’ across the broad sweep of BAe 's business interests . |
4 | In July 1947 , the Ministry asked for a statement concerning the hospital premises and funds . |
5 | Whenever I saw her , she always smiled at me , It was as if she 'd got me confused with someone else , someone important Once I had half an hour to wait for a transport . |
6 | The clerk stopped for a moment and whispered to Mr Albert , who , realizing that instead of selling a pair of jeans he really had a customer with money to spend , hurried towards Hank . |
7 | Rodney Hampton ran for 138 yards and Jeff Hostetler passed for a pair of touchdowns . |
8 | ‘ The decision to go for a greenfield site was taken in June , 1992 , and the countdown to Highbridge — a site within reach of all employees , with good motorway links — began soon afterwards , ’ he said . |
9 | The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’ |
10 | She slipped the newspaper cutting into the top drawer of her bedside chest , then took the opportunity to go for a walk by herself , without Josh . |
11 | The amount of money received for a service rendered is not dependent upon who you are , but upon the abstract relations within which the service is performed , for example as wage labour . |
12 | One peasant walked 15 versts to get Yakovlev to act on a building designated for a school that was still occupied by an influential peasant . |
13 | The buyer asked for a copy of the restrictions ; they were not forthcoming , the seller having no copy . |
14 | One branch asked for a dispensation . |
15 | Since local authorities account for a quarter of all public expenditure , central government must control their spending . |
16 | Sunderland asked for a £50,000 facility fee for admission to their match with Middlesbrough . |
17 | And we see the RAF prepare for a flypast to celebrate their seventy fifth anniversary . |
18 | The singing of the birds stopped for a moment , and then started again . |
19 | With her new role Alison qualified for a company car . |
20 | But it gave him an excuse to retire for a while , to re-assess things . |
21 | Outside in the passage Ferris was prancing gently on his toes like a runner limbering for a race . |
22 | A NIGHTCLUB bouncer accused of murdering Marie Wilks asked for a cloth to clean his car hours after her disappearance , then asked to keep the cloth , a court was told yesterday . |
23 | But none of 225 ex-Tillers interviewed for a book knew her . |
24 | The board flickered for a second or two , then slowly faded until it was gone , and Quiss was left sitting looking angrily at the small wooden table . |
25 | DALIAN ATKINSON could be the next target as England manager Graham Taylor looks for a hit-man . |
26 | FOR YOUNG PEOPLE , A NEW ENTITLEMENT TO TRAIN FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO FOUR YEARS , WITH A QUALIFICATION AT THE END OF IT COMPARABLE TO THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF THOSE WHO HAVE STAYED AT SCHOOL . |
27 | Along with output power the amplifier also requires the usual low distortion levels , low noise and wide frequency response expected for a piece of hi-fi gear . |
28 | If the debtor is away , inquiry should also be made whether or not letters are being forwarded to an address within the jurisdiction ( England and Wales ) or elsewhere ; ( d ) if the debtor is represented by a solicitor , an attempt should be made to arrange an appointment for personal service through such solicitor … the rules provide for a solicitor accepting service of a statutory demand on behalf of his client but there is no similar provision in respect of service of a bankruptcy petition ; ( e ) the supporting affidavit should deal with all the above matters including all relevant facts as to the debtor 's whereabouts and whether the appointment letter(s) has/have been returned . |
29 | With long straights and blind brows often hiding corners , experience counts for a lot . |
30 | I do n't get tired unlike some of the other drivers and experience counts for a lot in this sport |