Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE POCKET DREAM , by Elly Brewer and Sandi Toksvig , is a TV sketch of no freshness or wit extended for a few hours , like a sausage that is half cereal and half donkey meat . |
| 2 | Sometimes people or Men changed for a moment into some semblance of shape , but then they moved and the mist drifted and they were gone as if they had never been . |
| 3 | What is perhaps more important for the language learner is that viewing television or film made for a native speaking audience is an authentic experience . |
| 4 | Given the fact that schools selected for a Minor award were being encouraged to develop existing good practice , it is , perhaps , surprising that the formation of a permanent library committee , as in the case of the Major Project , was not made a prerequisite for their participation . |
| 5 | The Mirror revealed last week that tax-payers paid for a luxury £3,000 bath installed in Diana 's private apartments at Kensington Palace . |
| 6 | The result was that ministers called for a radical reform in the OECD countries ' approach to economic activities , " to help ensure that the basic life support systems of Planet Earth are not endangered . " |
| 7 | This month , Tom Gadd and Suzanne Ardley look at striking furnishings and accessories designed for a brighter life |
| 8 | The camera can be preset or remotely controlled to cover the subject or area to be photographed , and provision made for a sequence of pictures or a single exposure , according to the camera type and its shutter release . |
| 9 | Later , you 'll use races to help monitor your progress , but first of all you need to go through some basic steps to establish the habits and strengths needed for a good running programme . |
| 10 | But you would lack all the vitamins , minerals and protein needed for a healthy diet . |
| 11 | Opening postponed and Act obtained for a branch from Chirbury to Minsterley to join with the Welshpool line , not constructed . |
| 12 | Whilst Harry 's replies were being vetted , his photo was taken for a false identity card , and his uniform and shoes exchanged for a civilian outfit . |
| 13 | Chatterton is represented in the novel as an accidental suicide — slain by a cocktail of arsenic and laudanum swallowed for a venereal infection . |
| 14 | Burnside was given 12 months in a young offender 's institution and Sture jailed for a year . |
| 15 | Special patterns were produced in magazines and newspapers and instead of quoting the width and yardage needed for a garment , they stated the number of parachute panels you needed . |
| 16 | The initial record of all food and drink consumed for a week helped us to see if our clients were depriving themselves of food for long periods and if they were eating balanced meals . |
| 17 | In May 1972 the Minister of State for Information , Broadcasting and Tourism called for a complete ‘ rethink ’ about the role of television in the country . |
| 18 | After a reception at Lythe Hill Hotel , the bride and bridegroom left for a honeymoon in Southern Ireland , the bride wearing a lavender-coloured wool jacket with cream skirt , shirt and matching shoes . |
| 19 | Then at about three o'clock a fleet of barges armed with cannon and muskets prepared for a sham attack on Pocklington 's Island . |
| 20 | The European Council of heads of state and government met for a special summit in Rome on Oct. 27-28 . |
| 21 | Some encouraging laboratory and clinical studies suggest that pre-emptive analgesia does reduce pain after surgery , but the optimum choices of agents and timing required for a clinically useful effect remain to be established . |
| 22 | Exports of motor vehicles and ships accounted for a large proportion of the improvement . |
| 23 | He did this on the same day , with the result that the situation became much calmer and negotiations opened for a new Executive Council which would include General Aung San as its leader . |
| 24 | It is available in four flavours strawberry , peach , raspberry and banana and contains minerals and vitamins needed for a baby 's healthy development . |
| 25 | On 27th November , 1847 , the emigrant ships Phillip Lang and John Wickliffe sailed from Greenock with 247 Scottish men , women and children bound for a new way of life in New Zealand . |
| 26 | So it will be some time before they 've sorted out all the flowers and shrubs destined for a new home . |
| 27 | The charges of genocide that followed were denied by Iraq but pressure accumulated for a UN investigation , not least through the criticism of Turkish premier Ozal , whose own country 's relations with its Kurdish minority have enjoyed a chequered history over the years . |
| 28 | Why are government bonds which still have eleven months to run regarded as liquid , whereas overdrafts granted for a few weeks are not ? |
| 29 | The death of outspoken Conservative MP Richard Holt forced the by-election and for three weeks , Langbaurgh endured the full glare of the media spotlight as pundits searched for a clue to the timing of the election . |
| 30 | More than 300 customers and 50 staff had to be evacuated as police searched for a bomb . |