Example sentences of "[noun] for [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | UK hotel companies are anxiously awaiting the outcome of round one in the bidding for the former East German hotel group Interhotel . |
| 2 | St Ives last week reported pretax profits of £10.5m for the half year ended 29th January 1993 , an increase of 4.1% over the same period last year . |
| 3 | Indeed , Britain 's forthcoming presidency of the European Commission might be used as an opportunity for the more dirigiste members of Mr Major 's staff to press for a move to the narrow band of the ERM , in which case interest rates must be locked into those of Germany . |
| 4 | Just as I had n't minded when asked if I would like to take care of Jeffrey Bernard for a few days while he was in Sydney to promote the play about himself , Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell , which is currently playing here . |
| 5 | If using ordinary rollers , aid the process by switching your hairdryer on to the cold setting and whizz over hair for a few minutes before unwinding the rollers . |
| 6 | We realized that each of us would be a big story for a few days , but that would pass and then we 'd be able to get on with the real work of getting to know our families and friends again . |
| 7 | Then one time when he was doing some other business with the woman we called Mrs Howard , he sold her the story for a few marks . |
| 8 | A limited contract for a few sessions , at least in the first instance , is always preferable . |
| 9 | The likely outcome is the offer of a three-year contract for the former England skipper and his no.2 Terry McDermott . |
| 10 | They compared the average mispricing in the near contract during the stock exchange account which included the delivery date , with that in the next near contract for the same period , and with that for the near contract in previous stock exchange accounts . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | The legislation protects their consciences , and in charity makes financial provision for the few priests who will feel that they must leave . |
| 13 | This is associated with a reduction of freedom for the former group and increasing personal access to motorised transport for the latter . |
| 14 | President Reagan found it difficult to reduce the US budget deficit for the same reasons . |
| 15 | I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights . |
| 16 | Surely you can tap the chairman for a few quid so we can buy someone half-decent . |
| 17 | Jean Goodwin presented a £300 cheque to Dr. Bathall for Cardiac Support Group , and Heather Trimming presented a cheque for the same amount to Mrs. Todd for the Alton branch of Sight Concern Hampshire . |
| 18 | The downfall of Mrs Thatcher , the arrival of John Major at 10 Downing Street and the Gulf War took the spotlight away from the Group 's activities for a few months . |
| 19 | The 15,000 crowd at Limerick 's famed Thomond Park for the All Ireland League key match between Shannon and Garryowen was it own testimony to the grip the competition has gained on the Irish game . |
| 20 | Derry went to Croke Park for an All Ireland semi-final meeting with Meath and were well beaten . |
| 21 | They stared at the dead sheep for a few seconds longer , then went back to the van . |
| 22 | And er Ivy got married and she stopped the teaching and died just that same year and then there was the a change for the both teachers . |
| 23 | After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office . |
| 24 | Only a week ago , she had stood in their butcher 's shop and-completely demolished the reputation of young Carrie Davidson for the same thing : having to get married . |
| 25 | Perhaps , while she hassled , she managed to forget Montaine for a few hours . |
| 26 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
| 27 | Durham born Gregory had only been playing the bass guitar for a few weeks when he joined . |
| 28 | They talked about their plans for a few minutes . |
| 29 | The Essex Gliding Club 's plans for the former bomber station at Ridgewell near Clare , due to be discussed by Braintree planner on March 29 , have aroused unprecedented opposition among residents . |
| 30 | I joined an evening political group in Bermondsey and listened , with five other people and a dog to Miss Ellen Wilkinson 's plea for no more steel to be sold to Germany . |