Example sentences of "[noun] and [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday Mr David Trippier , the Environment Minister , announced in a Commons written reply to Mr Neil Hamilton ( C. Tatton ) that Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , had ‘ considered the question of the Three Graces very carefully following a request from the Office of Arts and Libraries for a view as to whether the statue was included in the listing of Woburn Abbey ’ . |
| 2 | The damages were awarded to an electrical engineer who paid £1 to become a member of the National House Owners Association and £6 for a survey , which stated that there were no serious defects . |
| 3 | Rather than degrading , why not upgrade brothers and sisters for a change . |
| 4 | If he 's really clever , he could do a Quentin Crisp and get a gimmick ( like refusing to wash his cutlery and groin for a decade ) . |
| 5 | The goals and objectives for a successful programme of library user education must be based on a synthesis of the needs of students , academic staff and library staff . |
| 6 | The crowd , who had paid between £15 and £25 for a ticket , loved it . |
| 7 | SIR JOHN HALL emerged from the latest bout of boardroom battling at Newcastle United yesterday with a controlling stake in the club and plans for a complete takeover . |
| 8 | Seek out the company of cheery chums and forget your worries and woes for a wee while . |
| 9 | The disparity between that and even the increased pension rates of £54 and £86 for a single person and married couple is enormous and it is getting worse every year . |
| 10 | There 's no time to adjust mind and muscles for a different pursuit . |
| 11 | Not only will the proposed reorganisation plunge local government into confusion and uncertainty for a number of years , during which we can expect little progress with the review and upgrading of old minerals permissions , but the resulting structure of small unitary authorities is very unlikely to deliver either the resources or the strategic perspective required to implement the proposed review . |
| 12 | Remove the wing tips and reserve with the neck and gizzard for a stock . |
| 13 | Some swimming baths offer an over-50s afternoon , once a week , with a swim , plus tea and biscuits for a minimal charge like 20p . |
| 14 | This is despite their repeated claims that the act , which tightens up rules on the safety inspection of large dams and calls for a national register of dams , was necessary . |
| 15 | The curriculum and school organisation — including examination results , careers education , health education , provision for children with special needs , provision for equal opportunities and education for a multicultural society . |
| 16 | It is extremely important to do your homework and to check the prices being asked in shops and stores for a similar cross-section of rugs before making a purchase . |
| 17 | By the time Tiphook arrived on the stock market , it already had impressive turnover and profits for a company only seven years off the starting blocks ; the following year it made £2.4 million profit on sales of £25 million . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , that 's all that matters , then , kid , ’ I said , and we went off to Fortnum and Mason for a Peach Melba . |
| 19 | Average earnings for maintained-school teachers are £20,500 ( $11,570 ) a year , against £29,850 for the average manager in industry and £17,300 for a police constable . |
| 20 | She fought him tooth and nail for a good 20 minutes , screaming at the top of her voice , until he eventually beat her senseless and killed her . |
| 21 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £60 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 22 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £65 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 23 | He was accused notably by Kazakh CP first secretary Nursultan Nazarbayev of " demoralizing party forces " , while Ukrainian CP first secretary Stanislav Gurenko ( elected in June — see p. 37540 ) blamed both Medvedev and Yakovlev for a collapse of party ideological work . |
| 24 | Bernstein is now a journalist and works for a French newspaper . |
| 25 | The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time . |
| 26 | The flower arrangement from the Society is beautiful and will give pleasure and remembrance for a long time . |
| 27 | But occasionally I will take the big pan and fill it with onions , carrots and potatoes for a grand stew . |
| 28 | Regional nerves have been strained by a plan to cut off water from Syria and Iraq for a month , and by the Syrian shooting down of a Turkish civilian plane in October . |
| 29 | Alternatively , courses might be designed as unit-based programmes to reflect the character of particular subject areas and requirements for a flexible credit award system . |
| 30 | In the most dreadful weather he would stand and wait in a wet grove of ash and hazel for a shot at a woodcock . |