Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh pn] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This uncertainty about the proper role of litigation by private citizens is also reflected in the requirement that a litigant who applies for a prerogative order must first seek the leave of the court to do so . |
| 2 | The name given to an Icelandic shepherd who worked for a farmer named Thorwall . |
| 3 | The death by drowning of a girl who worked for a Minister of the Crown and who died after dining at the restaurant where the Minister 's wife was also dining , whether or not he himself was present , would normally have justified at least a brief paragraph in one of the national papers . |
| 4 | LAST OF THE MOHICANS : Rip-roaring yarn with Daniel Day Lewis as the adopted Indian who falls for an English rose . |
| 5 | If each member of the legislature who votes for a checkerboard compromise does so not because he himself has no principles but because he wants to give the maximum possible effect to the principles he thinks right , then how has anyone behaved irresponsibly ? |
| 6 | The ideal filters for the beginner who aims for a simple tropical community are undergravels , an internal to suit the size of your tank , or indeed both . |
| 7 | It 's fine if all year round you carry the bag of a genuine superstar , who might win £500,000 ; but a caddie who works for a golfer who is outside the top twenty in the Order of Merit will not exactly be reaching for the champagne every night . |
| 8 | ‘ I have an old friend who works for a publisher in New York and I stayed with her for a couple of weeks while I found a job . |
| 9 | HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vivid tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a student . |
| 10 | HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 11 | HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vivid tale about a lecturer who falls for a student . |
| 12 | 7 ( 11 ) HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vividly-drawn tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 13 | 10 ( 7 ) HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vividly drawn tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 14 | It was faith in a God Who cared for an individual , and spoke to him , lovingly and regularly . |
| 15 | There is no equivalent to the invalid care allowance which is given to the person who cares for an elderly person . |
| 16 | The architect who advertises for a pupil ( 'talent no consideration' but a premium of £100 required ) might be Dickens 's fictitious Mr Pecksniff , who has never himself designed or built anything real , and trains his pupils on similar lines , ‘ constructing in the air a vast quantity of Castles , Houses of Parliament , and other Public Buildings ’ , a divorce between the idea and the actuality noted by Joe Gargery in the expressive phrase , ‘ drawd too architectooralooral ’ . |
| 17 | an afternoon caller who leaves the garden gate open or a tramp who asks for a can of water and leaves the tap on . |
| 18 | The question of who is an " occupant " is discussed in Paterson v. City of Glasgow District Licensing Board , 1982 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 37 , where a new manager who applied for a permanent transfer of an off sale licence was held not to be an " occupant " where he had no interest in the premises other than as an employee . |
| 19 | Harry 's weight swung him round but did not tear him from his hold , and it was the boy and not the man who hung for a long , palpitating moment suspended on the edge of the drop . |
| 20 | A man who advertised for a woman to live on a desert island with him is looking for another female travelling companion to repeat the trip . |
| 21 | Mr Mafouz , a big , jolly man who worked for a travel agent , was compiling a dossier on him . |
| 22 | Some may choose to neglect their health or to trade it for the freedom to do other things , as does the business executive who opts for a stressful way of life in pursuit of material success . |
| 23 | Alarm bells rang with Liz when she heard it tells the story of an ageing , boozy Hollywood star who falls for a young construction worker she meets in a clinic . |
| 24 | So in the case of a ruler who reigned for a long time , coins enable us to date the changes during the reign . |
| 25 | Lilia , played by Helen Mirren , is a middle-aged widow who falls for a handsome young man form Tuscany . |
| 26 | A contemporary of Gundulić was Junije Palmotić ( 1606–57 ) , a Ragusan noble who lived for a time in Bosnia , and who drew upon the Slav folk tales as well as on contemporary Italian and ancient classical traditions for the abundant outpouring of songs , satires , verse epics and dramas which he composed . |
| 27 | Did n't we have a black guy who played for a few season in the second division with Revie before the real glory years . |