Example sentences of "[noun] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shorty was also a good guide and mentor for a growing lad , as good a father as any man could want . |
| 2 | With a helping hand from Sister Jacqui Littlewood , he sets off on a ‘ police ’ trolley bike for a minor op . |
| 3 | Day at leisure , or hire a bike for an extra day . |
| 4 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
| 5 | TELEVISION reporter Tim Ewart told last night how he left ITN for a new career at a rival station and then slowly realised it was all a terrible mistake . |
| 6 | The Nature Conservatory Council , who thankfully own Creag Meagaidh , have a couple of suggestions , including it being a monument to a lost lover or an old protection for a rowan tree . |
| 7 | The specific reason for the arrival of 252 Squadron was to provide long-range protection for a fast merchant vessel — the S.S. ‘ Parracombe ’ — on its way from Gibraltar , unescorted , carrying 21 crated Hurricanes and much needed cargo for the island , and also for a convoy of five fast freighters for Alexandria ( ‘ Tiger ’ convoy ) due to pass the island several days hence . |
| 8 | Pauper 's Grave For A Forgotten Genius |
| 9 | The first person in Britain to receive a grant for a scientific study of the UFO phenomenon is a sociologist , Shirley Melver of York University . |
| 10 | The University 's strategy of expansion over the past few years has been aimed to take full advantage of the UFC 's new policy of rewarding those universities that have demonstrated their willingness and ability to expand by retrospectively awarding full grant for an increased number of so-called fully funded students . |
| 11 | A disabled constituent of mine was short changed by more than £2 in his community care grant for an orthopaedic bed . |
| 12 | ‘ I wo n't get a grant for an extra year and I do n't suppose you 'll pay up . ’ |
| 13 | This submission would make a nonsense of the rule that a grant for an uncertain term does not create a lease and would make nonsense of the concept of a tenancy from year to year because it is of the essence of a tenancy from year to year that both the landlord and the tenant shall be entitled to give notice determining the tenancy . |
| 14 | A grant for an uncertain term does not create a lease . |
| 15 | A grant for an uncertain term which takes the form of a yearly tenancy which can not be determined by the landlord does not create a lease . |
| 16 | In 1952 , a year after his one-man show at the Galerie Arnaud , he began to produce his large-scale monochromes , represented here by ‘ Color for a large wall ’ , loaned by the Museum of Modern Art , New York , and ‘ Kite II ’ , now at the Beaubourg . |
| 17 | They can become part of the drama itself — " Keeper of the Keys " , for example ( described in detail below ) can be used as a test of skill , part of the dramatic fiction , as a preparation for a great quest . |
| 18 | In 1924 , the All Blacks undertook internal matches against Auckland and Manawatu as preparation for a European tour and promptly lost 14-3 to Auckland , who in those days were nothing like the force they are now . |
| 19 | According to Reuter , the Deutsche Bundespost Telekom plans to change its method of billing customers for phone calls in preparation for a broad price reduction at the start of — the next decade . |
| 20 | Although it is not primarily vocational , the course provides a valuable training in analytical techniques and writing skills which makes it a valuable preparation for a wide variety of careers , including the media , central and local government , and industrial and commercial management . |
| 21 | It 's a year of preparation for a new life away from the troubles and temptations that drew them to drugs and crime . |
| 22 | On Viola 's approach down the hall , Hilda turned up the gas and made preparation for a hasty departure , but this , it seemed , was not the idea . |
| 23 | Four Australian cricket-writers and one Australian team manager will never forget the day at net practice in Christchurch on the 1985–86 tour of New Zealand when , during a routine discussion with the journalists on preparation for a one-day match , he made mention of the fact that he intended to resign if his shattered team did not win the match the following Saturday . |
| 24 | The abandonment of the 1956–62 IRA military campaign was highly ambiguous and from outward appearances it was possible to interpret republican actions as either preparation for a renewed onslaught or as a delicate operation to keep the movement together while its direction was fundamentally changed . |
| 25 | The campaign to open membership of the British Association of Social Workers to non-qualified staff is being stepped up in preparation for a renewed debate on the issue at the association 's annual general meeting in Birmingham . |
| 26 | The original list of damage compiled by the Egyptian Antiquities Organisation has now been verified by the The Conservation Practice in West Sussex , England , and Gifford Consulting Engineers , who were invited to inspect the damage by UNESCO in preparation for a coordinated relief effort . |
| 27 | The more serious fighting in early July was in Slovenia , notably in the region of the Krsko nuclear power station ( eastern Slovenia ) , where the Slovene authorities also reduced capacity to 25 per cent on July 2 in preparation for a possible emergency shutdown after it was buzzed by military aircraft . |
| 28 | US State Department reports on Aug. 3 had alleged that Iraqi forces had been spotted by reconnaissance aircraft massing on the Saudi border in preparation for a possible invasion . |
| 29 | Preparation for a possible war became evident . |
| 30 | Hong Kong officials said negotiations with China to end the dispute were continuing and that the colony 's border guards were in a state of ‘ high alert ’ in preparation for a possible influx . |