Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His ginger beard came round and his teeth gleamed for a second . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In July 1947 , the Ministry asked for a statement concerning the hospital premises and funds . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The buyer asked for a copy of the restrictions ; they were not forthcoming , the seller having no copy . |
| 12 | One branch asked for a dispensation . |
| 13 | Since local authorities account for a quarter of all public expenditure , central government must control their spending . |
| 14 | And we see the RAF prepare for a flypast to celebrate their seventy fifth anniversary . |
| 15 | The singing of the birds stopped for a moment , and then started again . |
| 16 | With her new role Alison qualified for a company car . |
| 17 | But it gave him an excuse to retire for a while , to re-assess things . |
| 18 | Outside in the passage Ferris was prancing gently on his toes like a runner limbering for a race . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But none of 225 ex-Tillers interviewed for a book knew her . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | DALIAN ATKINSON could be the next target as England manager Graham Taylor looks for a hit-man . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | With long straights and blind brows often hiding corners , experience counts for a lot . |
| 27 | I do n't get tired unlike some of the other drivers and experience counts for a lot in this sport |
| 28 | Let Liberals and Conservatives take office under him without prejudice to their party allegiance- but let the leaders stand out , keeping their party machinery intact , and promise support say for a year only . |
| 29 | Blazer offered his workforce a piece of waste ground behind the mattress shed for a pitch and it soon became affectionately known as the ‘ Football Ground ’ . |
| 30 | The dark hole of the ship 's innards gaped for a moment . |