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

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1 Add the chopped spinach and mint and bubble for a minute or two until the spinach is soft .
2 Add the chopped spinach and mint and bubble for a minute or two until the spinach is soft .
3 They may also start with an individual and search for a location .
4 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 .
5 Does he further agree that the report condemns the trendy , discredited methods put forward by Labour and calls for a return to traditional teaching ?
6 How had he misidentified Tundrish and Valence for a moment ?
7 ‘ 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 . ’
8 By now the sun was hot and prospects for a tan looked good .
9 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 ) .
10 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 .
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