Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] for a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In early 81 , it tried to do for Oi what the New Musical Express had done for early punk , acting as midwife , prefect and publicist for a grassroots rock movement with political overtones . |
| 2 | 25Mb for a graphics program , 10Mb for Windows and 10Mb for a Windows Word processor . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Conduct money must be sufficient to cover cost of travelling each way and , in addition , a sum specified currently as £15.00 for a police officer or £21.50 for anyone else for compensation for loss of time , but there is provision for increase and updating ; the amounts are specified in the costs appendices . |
| 5 | Politicians , whether cynically or not , have so far dismissed such claims as pleas for a lawyers ' welfare state . |