Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted a light for my fag — I 'd run out of matches — so I opened the door of the box and just asked Charlie for a light . |
| 2 | I just had time for a quick glance into its shelf-ridden depths before it closed , and I saw room after room , opening vistas of eternal reading to my gaze . |
| 3 | He just had time for a quick coffee ( it was now or never ) , and in the time I took to refill the kettle and put coffee into two clean mugs , I 'd told him . |
| 4 | When he set up his shop he already had plans for a town of books . |
| 5 | Sun Microsystems Inc duly unveiled plans for a European software centre located on the outskirts of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland last week ( CI No 2,1180 . |
| 6 | Queen Margaret College yesterday announced plans for a major expansion on to a new campus , costing up to £10 million and aimed at carrying the former domestic science school to the size required for university status . |
| 7 | THE shipping minister , Lord Caithness , yesterday dismissed calls for a sheriff 's inquiry into the Braer oilspill in spite of a petition signed by more than a third of Shetland 's adults being handed over in London . |
| 8 | He always found room for a long line of sweet peas ; it gave him immense pleasure to pick an armful of these , take them home , present them to Mum and fill the house with their glorious scent . |
| 9 | Teesdale district councillors yesterday rejected plans for a house and double garage within the grounds of Etherley Lodge , near Bishop Auckland , because it was felt they would have an adverse effect on appearance and character of the the Lodge . |
| 10 | THE Prime Minister yesterday rejected demands for a full public inquiry into the Beverley Allitt child killer case , with powers to compel witnesses to attend . |
| 11 | Even though Stevens still needed Dean for a couple more shots , the young punk put his foot down and tore along Highway 66 at 85 miles an hour , heading for a sports car race at Salinas . |
| 12 | I did n't it has to be said win the pools last year as I always put Leeds for a win and Scum for a loss . |
| 13 | She spotted a sweater she once gave Edward for a birthday , and various throw-outs of her own . |
| 14 | ‘ When I came back from the war , we still had rationing for a few years . |
| 15 | The sweet trolley arrived , and he was dismayed to see she still had appetite for a generous wedge of Black Forest Gâteau . |
| 16 | And we go way back — way , way back , back to the time when you could still buy mono records , when kiwi fruit were yet to be devised , when the khaki-clad representative of the Automobile Association would salute the passing motorist , when a packet of Gold Flake cost a groat and a half and you still had change for a flagon of mead . |
| 17 | Jay always had time for a drink . |
| 18 | Darlington Operatic Society yesterday staged auditions for a handsome blade to play Young Walsingham in its new production of Half A Sixpence . |
| 19 | Mr Parkinson also announced approval for a new £200m air traffic control centre to be built by the Civil Aviation Authority by the early 1990s . |
| 20 | He also provided lyrics for a musical ( Whitaker was an accomplished pianist ) and even wrote comedy links for several variety shows . |
| 21 | He also provided £200,000 for a development fund , to be devoted to increasing job opportunities by such measures as afforestation and the provision of smallholdings in the countryside . |
| 22 | The decision also followed appeals for a postponement from many within the 12-party Unity Assembly , Haiti 's opposition coalition , who were concerned that neither the safety of voters nor the fairness of the poll could be guaranteed because of the prevailing climate of violence and lawlessness within the country . |
| 23 | Gambian officials also blamed Senegal for a week of electricity failures in the capital Banjul , power returning to normal on Dec. 3 after supplies of gas and oil were guaranteed from Senegal . |
| 24 | Another winner is Jean Kent , CCG 's manager at Express Newspapers plc , who also took £250 for a sales lead which resulted in a catering contract at London Docklands Corporation at Thames Quay , for over 300 staff . |
| 25 | The Eastern Daily Press together with the Eastern Arts Board also gave money for a competition that hoped to find new art critics . |
| 26 | White , aged 49 , was cleared of all charges in 1984 and later left Britain for a villa in Marbella , where he still lives . |
| 27 | In this film Leonard recorded eight poems from his recent book ( ‘ For Wilf And His House ’ , ‘ Beside The Shepherd ’ , ‘ Poem ’ , ‘ Lovers ’ , ‘ The Sparrows ’ , ‘ Warning ’ , ‘ Les Vieux ’ and ‘ Elegy ’ ) ; the sleeve was careful to emphasise that he also wrote songs for a local group called The Stormy Clovers , by no means his first such work . |
| 28 | The earlier version of English at Nottingham as " elegant dabbling in belles-lettres " stiffened by Anglo Saxon and philology , now made way for a more Leavisian model : " My conception of what a School of English should be was considerably clarified by my reading of Dr. Leavis " notable essay entitled " A Sketch for an English School " in his Education and the University . " |
| 29 | Thirdly , a really effective and comprehensive defence structure for the European Community would be viable outside NATO only if it inevitably involved aspirations for a nuclear capacity . |
| 30 | IV Intelligence School who immediately made arrangements for a billet in nearby Linslade. from what he heard of the telephone conversation , Harold gathered that the billetor was unwilling to have a private soldier , and had to be persuaded that this particular specimen knew how to behave . |