Example sentences of "[adj] for a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Rush is confident that any animosity has long-since faded and that his former boss is due for a hero 's welcome when he leads his side out at the ground he graced for 14 illustrious years as player and manager . |
| 2 | An application for a warrant of further detention can be made up to 42 hours from the commencement of the detention clock , in a situation where the 36 hour period runs out at a time when it is not possible for a magistrate 's court to sit . |
| 3 | Providing that the castration is restricted to cutting off the testicles alone ( sometimes the whole kit would go ) , it is possible for a man 's libido and ability to indulge in intercourse not to be reduced at all . |
| 4 | It is possible for a man 's commitment to his fundamental principles to remain firm even though he may act in certain circumstances in a way contrary to those principles . |
| 5 | She was too old for a doll 's house now so it did n't matter , but she hoped he would finish what he was doing for Oliver . |
| 6 | But it 's easy for a seller 's conveyancer to overlook positive covenants . |
| 7 | In 1793 , Lord Chesterfield 's chief steward deemed it ‘ an old whimsical house , but fit for a gentleman 's occupation ’ . |
| 8 | Halfway up was a landing lighted by a small Gothic-shaped window with leaded panes — a window fit for a witch 's gingerbread house . |
| 9 | ‘ Father , ’ said Master James earnestly , ‘ I never before saw poor devils living wild wearing good leather jerkins and solid boots , and daggers fit for a baron 's guard . ’ |
| 10 | In truth , you need around two and a half to three feet ( that 's up to a metre in Blue Peter-speak ) of front-to-back space to site the beast , which may seem a little profligate for a printer 's footprint , but is worth it , believe me . |
| 11 | The issue of whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned is also a question of judgement , and it would be somewhat unusual for a court erm perhaps erm months later to go against the policeman 's view , a view formed in the heat of the moment , where he had a firsthand erm taste of what was going on . |
| 12 | This is usually done in order to reassure the patient ( e.g. explaining that it is customary for a person 's interest in sex to be impaired when depressed ) . |
| 13 | When I spoke to some of these women alone much later I asked them why Asian women often reacted like this ; their answers were that it was good for a man 's Izzat . |
| 14 | Excessive restriction of fluids is n't good for a child 's kidneys , and unless the child is really awake , ‘ lifting ’ can just encourage passing urine while asleep . |
| 15 | I am also often told that it is not good for a curate 's career to stay in the same area or parish ! |
| 16 | Mount Cook , or Aoraki ( Cloud-Piercer ) as it is called by the Maoris , has suffered from massively shrinking glaciers in recent years , which is never good for a mountain 's constitution , and heavy snowfalls with a recent warm spell have n't helped . |
| 17 | In The Old Curiosity Shop it is high summer , and Dickens himself does not mention a fire , but it is featured by one of his illustrators , within a chimneypiece much too solid and grand for a labourer 's ‘ hut ’ ( Fig. 39 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Apart from that , all you need is to be passed fit and healthy for a doctor 's examination . ’ |
| 19 | That is to say , he stands between the client and the outcome of his instruction and is therefore identified as the one most responsible for a project 's success or failure . |
| 20 | A smooth , clean coat of fur is essential for a cat 's well-being . |
| 21 | Mr Bouterse asked the Dutch for a visitor 's visa in December . |
| 22 | When you no longer have children dependent on you — and provided you are between the ages of 40 and 60 — you are eligible for a widow 's pension . |
| 23 | It is common for a shareholders ' agreement to provide that the sale of the assets and undertaking of the company requires the approval of the shareholders . |
| 24 | But the need for a military commander certainly did not diminish during Edward 's reign — it became increasingly common for a king-duke 's lieutenant to be appointed to lead the military forces of the duchy , as well as a seneschal with largely judicial functions . |
| 25 | Buyers who desperately want to move into their new home will not thank a conveyancer who makes life difficult for a seller 's conveyancer who does not have a perfect title . |
| 26 | The geostationary communications satellites placed high above the Pacific to link the banking and trading centres of South-East Asia , Japan and Australasia with those of North America preside over a ‘ window ’ of the planetary territory of geometrically fixed size — rather as if a cone , a dunce 's cap , the height of which is equivalent to the altitude necessary for a satellite 's geostationary orbit , had been set down over the ocean . |
| 27 | Janice believes that children should know when they are going beyond what is acceptable and that a clear framework of conduct is necessary for a child 's proper development . |
| 28 | I normally knit two pieces of stocking stitch to represent a back and a front , or occasionally knit two backs suitable for a child 's jumper . |
| 29 | I live in Greater London where tap water is hardly suitable for a dog 's bowl , let alone an aquarium . |
| 30 | ‘ Were n't you saying something a few months ago that too quiet a life was bad for a writer 's creativity ? |