Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hudson and Kuiper extended their stand for an hour until Kuiper , battling for form , was caught behind off Patrick Patterson for a laboured , but vital 34 spanning three and a quarter hours . |
| 2 | The session had originally been called to debate the reform of the electoral system and to allow the sending of Japanese troops abroad in peacekeeping or disaster-relief roles — two pieces of legislation closely associated with Kaifu 's ambitions to secure election as LDP leader for a second term . |
| 3 | My whole family background has been responsible , in a way , for , by virtue of the example of my parents , for my distress at witnessing prejudice , whether it be colour , or religious , or whatever , and intolerance , and so on , and I 've wanted to do a subject about South Africa for a long time , and this was enhanced erm obviously when I made Ghandi because , as you know , the first twenty odd years of Ghandi 's life |
| 4 | But with Party Politics galloping on strongly up the run-in , Llewellyn always had victory in his sights and they held off Romany King for a popular win at 14–1 . |
| 5 | As a young man I listened to many yarns spun by such men as Billican Geary , Treacle Mills , and little Sparrow Martin , who had an insatiable appetite for apple pudding and who years ago as a young man dived off Rochester Bridge for a bet . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , the Bishop has been fined three hundred pounds by Forest of Dean Magistrates for a speeding offence . |
| 7 | The murder of William Egan for a start . |
| 8 | HOUSTON — BPX set another new Gulf of Mexico record for a horizontal well on the Amberjack Project . |
| 9 | A great deal is going on in those regions , and people in the south who have not been north of Watford Gap for a few years should go and see what is happening there . |
| 10 | The first activity north-of-the-border in the Men 's Vauxhall Indoor Tennis Trophy saw Bridge of Allan , led by Scottish No. 3 Colin McGill , come through to defeat Whitecraigs , Glasgow by an emphatic 3–0 margin to earn the right to meet the winner of the North of England region for a place in the National British event 's Area play-offs . |
| 11 | It 's no use coming to the village of Eastham north of Tenbury Wells for a drink ; there 's no pub . |
| 12 | Just as I had n't minded when asked if I would like to take care of Jeffrey Bernard for a few days while he was in Sydney to promote the play about himself , Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell , which is currently playing here . |
| 13 | In 1866 an alliance between the Bakufu 's two leading opponents , Satsuma and Chó0shó0 , was signed , ending disagreements which had hitherto prevented concerted action , and depriving the Bakufu of Satsuma support for a military expedition mounted to chastise the more radical Choshú0 for its insubordination . |
| 14 | I orchestrated the takeover of Pittencrief Petroleum for a group of investors . |
| 15 | Examples might include having case-study documents of the new intake available as a starting point for a drama about prison ; a huge map for a drama about Treasure Island ; and architect 's designs of Paris sewers for a drama about a bank robbery ( I referred to this lesson in Chapter 5 ) . |
| 16 | The establishment of the welfare state and a large nationalized sector ( at the end of the 1930s/1940s period of change ) was due to the political balance in the country at the time and the need of UK industry for a rational provision of education , health and economic infrastructure at the core of the economy . |
| 17 | But the analytical steps of PPB call for a periodic review of fundamental programme objectives , costs and accomplishments to date . |
| 18 | Sept. 28 : EC finance ministers , meeting in Brussels , reaffirm their confidence in the EMS despite UK proposals for a fundamental reform of the ERM . |
| 19 | About 60 children aged 10–12 from 16 schools were invited to the University of East Anglia for a Paint investigation day , organised by Dr J. Nicholson of the School of chemical Sciences , UEA , and supported by ICI Paints Division with a donation of paint materials . |
| 20 | Not only was it a loss to the series of Malcolm Hulke for a good many years , it was also a nail in the coffin of the show 's bid to be genuinely educative . |
| 21 | While the majority of ALBA boats are restricted to the Hebrides and are not permitted to venture further south than the Mull of Kintyre , experienced previous customers can take boats to the island of St Kilda for a premium on the charter fee . |
| 22 | to outline the application of PSD modules for a variety of client groups in a range of settings ; |
| 23 | West Germany was also believed to have cited the case of US support for a ruling in July 1989 [ see p. 37021 ] which lifted controls on the export to eastern Europe of 16-bit microcomputers , a product where the USA was more competitive than the European countries . |
| 24 | I stood aft and watched the Butt of Lewis light for a while . |
| 25 | But Mr Onanuga is adamant that he sold Mr Lamont three bottles of Australian wine and two packets of Hamlet cigars for a total of Pounds 18.37 on a Gold Access card . |
| 26 | His eyes met those of Anthea Darnell for a moment , but deliberately slid away before she could invite him to join her group . |
| 27 | A key part of EC proposals for a single European market in pharmaceuticals has stalled in a dispute between the European Commission and the Council of Ministers . |
| 28 | The unique chance of McCrory boxing for a world crown in hitherto banned territory was first hatched in Las Vegas last month following the big Geordie 's win over Mark Young , and put into operation at the recent IBF convention in Alberqueque , New Mexico . |
| 29 | David Scott , when strongly pressing the candidacy of Abram Robinson for a surveyor 's post in the East India Company 's service , encountered one of the occupational hazards of a politician in this period , when he found that his candidate was totally lacking in any manner of qualification for such a situation . |
| 30 | In view of the developments that I have mentioned , why should the people of Wales vote for a fourth Conservative Government ? |