Example sentences of "[noun] for a [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Cunningham in ‘ The Guardian ’ , referring to coverage of the mortar bomb attack on Whitehall wrote : ‘ Whitehall 's scariest 60 minutes proved to be one of radio 's finest hours , effortlessly making the case for an all news channel ’ . |
| 2 | A T E , A T R at the university and just , the block , the side of the university , she had her apartment for a little time . |
| 3 | THIS amazing vehicle is an idea from FORD for a less oil dependent future . |
| 4 | We 're gon na , we 're gon na stay on this issue of ownership and surpluses for a little time , cos it 's actually so important , but it 's not unreasonable for your pensioners to think that here was this pot of money to which one could dip into , but the only thing is the pot of money disappeared did n't it ? |
| 5 | That is why people are attracted to horror books , because it makes us feel part of the action for a little time but yet we can get out of it as soon as we desire . |
| 6 | It 's probably a harder sell because it 's four colour and it 's nine hundred pound for a little space like that but they 're doing quite well . |
| 7 | I , I think Chairman that as , as we come out of the recession an and th that the overall erm level er quantity of development taking place increases , then we are almost bound to see perhaps more affordable housing erm in absolute terms , although I do n't see any opportunity of there being a a major hiccup in proportional terms , so I , I , like you , I think I remain er pessimistic er regarding the , the , the overview , although we might see er a turning up of the er of the graph having been bumping along the bottom for a little time a little while . |
| 8 | He used to deliver messages for a few club owners on this patch , ’ Culley said . |
| 9 | Still you could always come back to Malia for a little peace and quiet in the local monastery ! |
| 10 | He is about the inn all day , speaks broken English , and in acknowledgment of any kindness will show the suppleness of his old bones by standing on his head for a little time . |
| 11 | She asked her aunt for a little money , for the first time , shuffling her feet and keeping her eyes shyly down . |
| 12 | The Happy Mondays may have been all too willing to sell their souls for a few column inches , but watching Shaun gaze at the floor ‘ uhming ’ and ‘ aahing ’ , struggling to get his brain into gear , I feel like a voyeur . |
| 13 | erm My cause for concern , and I think it 's one that 's been echoed in a number of places , is the still very high figure for food-poisoning outbreaks , for food-poisoning cases , erm you 'll see we 're not as high as the previous comparable half-year of last year , which was ninety-two , but that included the Keble outbreak , which you 're well aware of , but at thirty-two for Oxford for a half year , that 's a very high figure . |
| 14 | Not only the continuous activity of the mammal , by contrast to the general torpor and intermittent liveliness of the reptile , but also the wider range of its behaviour and its ecological adaptation call for a more plastic , adaptable behavioural response . |
| 15 | Hillhead for a few founder by day . |
| 16 | Gav — I notice there was no gossip about Batts nipping in to the bank for a few sov 's . |
| 17 | And that would pave the way for a more heavyweight challenger later — tactics which were successfully used to dump Mrs Thatcher . |
| 18 | In a unique experiment , police called together members of the public for an all day seminar to discuss how to turn the tables on the burglar and thief . |
| 19 | Whether you go away or not , I hope you all find time for a little rest and recuperation . |
| 20 | Time for a little activity . |
| 21 | She tried low-calorie diets for a few week . |
| 22 | Seeds of such a size remain in its gizzard for a little time while the rind is stripped off them and then later , perhaps when the bird has returned to one of its habitual perches , the nutmeg is regurgitated and falls to the ground . |