Example sentences of "[adj] and [noun] for a " in BNC.

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1 Main sale begins January 2 and runs for a month .
2 With air temperatures fluctuating between 22 and 32°C for a reptile one metre in diameter , the body temperature would fluctuate between 28.5 and 29.5°C .
3 Add the chopped spinach and mint and bubble for a minute or two until the spinach is soft .
4 Add the chopped spinach and mint and bubble for a minute or two until the spinach is soft .
5 They may also start with an individual and search for a location .
6 PowerBase , which also come with a Motif interface and is also available on HP and IBM systems will sell for $400 for a single client licence , $2,500 for six and $1,000 for a server .
7 The cards at £2 for a pack of 10 and £1 for a calendar can be obtained from Gareth who lives at Pen-y-Berllan , Pentwyn Road , Deganwy ( telephone Deganwy 581983 ) .
8 The amount of the penalty , recoverable by the Registrar , varies according to whether the company is private or public and to the length of time that the default continues ; the minimum being £100 for a private company and £500 for a public company when the default is for not more than three months and the maximum £1000 for a private and £5,000 for a public company when the default exceeds 12 months .
9 That 's what I said , to do that and hope for a three or a six or another five or a king .
10 Does he further agree that the report condemns the trendy , discredited methods put forward by Labour and calls for a return to traditional teaching ?
11 How had he misidentified Tundrish and Valence for a moment ?
12 ‘ The other is for Rachel , Flo 's wife in South Africa , because I knew he would n't get round to doing it himself and I thought she 'd like to be able to show their little daughter a picture of her father doing something responsible and public-spirited for a change . ’
13 By now the sun was hot and prospects for a tan looked good .
14 A pilot scheme involving 2,000 people had been successful and £500,000 for a further survey of 20,000 people had been promised by the Health Education Authority and the Economic and Social Research Council ( ESRC ) .
15 The Reuss valley floor is comparatively wide and level for a considerable stretch south of Altdorf ( 447m , 1,466ft above sea level ) and only begins to narrow at Erstfeld ( 472m , 1,548ft ) , by which point the new motorway N2 has parted company with the old Gotthard road No 2 as well as the railway , having crossed to the west bank of the river .
16 Ten minutes later Nora said- ’ With two thousand dwellings , the weekly rent would be four shillings for a labourer , four and tenpence for a mechanic , and eight shillings for an overseer . ’
17 In the same sale the top price of £11,700 was given for a twelve-piece Ring 's Pattern set of table cutlery in an oak canteen which was made in Sheffield in 1931 and £950 for a George IV coffee pot of panelled baluster form decorated with acanthus leaf motifs made in London in 1825 , probably by Joseph Angell .
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