Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would outbid Aristotle Onassis for a jewel and marry the highest-paid film star in the world , twice . |
| 2 | FRANK BRUNO wants a Riddick victory over Evander Holyfield for a short-cut to his third world title shot . |
| 3 | VINNY Jones nailed his colours to the wall yesterday as he swapped his Chelsea shirt for a Wimbledon one . |
| 4 | Application forms appeared in the July issue of The Red Triangle — if you no longer have this please contact the Alumni Office at Napier University for an application form . |
| 5 | I am thinking of swapping the 2.6 litre petrol engine in my 1969 IIa LWB Safari for a Perkins 4203 diesel . |
| 6 | And King is seeking quality crosses as Tranmere bid for a Prenton victory that would take them third in the first division . |
| 7 | Cristiani claimed that FMLN demands for a purge of the armed forces remained the main obstacle to a ceasefire [ for 1990 peace talks see pp. 37372 ; 37449 ; 37707-08 ; 37770-71 ; 37850 ; 37957 ; 38000 ; 38093 ; 38187 ] . |
| 8 | I first drew attention to the shortcomings of this edition in 1981 I was not the first to suspect it : as long ago as 1964 Sir Charles Mackerras , in preparing Castor et Pollux for a BBC broadcast , became suspicious of some of the scoring , went over to Paris to inspect the sources for himself , and made some extensive last-minute changes . |
| 9 | The ‘ Minister of the Crown ’ role was hung on little Colin Moynihan for a day or two while everyone tried not to laugh ; he was , after all , only just over five foot tall and Minister for Sport and he had , after all , not slept with Pamella , only been with her at the Winter Ball . |
| 10 | A post-mistress , she has been a member of the Middlesbrough club for a number of years . |
| 11 | ‘ Why do n't we drag your errant husband out of the bar , Elaine , and go to the Kingsley Club for a drink ? ’ |
| 12 | SNUBBED : Roseanne heads for a bust-up at the TV awards ceremony |
| 13 | He sat in the corner of the Silver Shuriken , as far away from the bleeding video jukebox and bleeping zapper games as possible , sipping the foul antifreeze that passed for beer in the U.S. of Bloody A. He would have cut off his left doughnut and sold it to Johnny Galtieri for a pint of Six X Wadsworth , two bacon-and-cheddar sarnies and a packet of crisps with a blue twist of salt in them . |
| 14 | ONE of the things which sums up Border rugby is that when one arrives at Mansfield Park for a match , the bloke cheerfully parking cars in the wind and rain is liable to be one of Hawick 's living legends . |
| 15 | The aim of the Egyptian proposal was modest : to hold preliminary discussions on conditions for elections among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip for a team to negotiate arrangements during an interim stage . |
| 16 | Cricket and Empire started life as film research commissioned by David Puttnam for a film on Bodyline that was never made — losing out to the unintentionally funny Australian TV mini-series many readers will remember from the early 1980s : ‘ David wanted me to find the ‘ smoking gun ’ . |
| 17 | In the summer of 1904 Alf returned to Roker Park for a club record fee of £520 ( a record which has since been eclipsed ) , but he only stayed at Sunderland for seven months . |
| 18 | Darlington magistrates fined David Humphreys for a series of pollution offences , but he said he could not pay the fines and faced bankruptcy . |
| 19 | PLACE your bets with Bugsy and you could be jetting to Las Vegas for a week in the gambling capital of the world . |
| 20 | It flew from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for a show and a visit to city casinos . |
| 21 | Crosby has been preparing the Roker side for an FA Cup semi-final against Norwich City at Hillsbrough this Sunday with the official title of first team coach . |
| 22 | ( Platform 3 was used at least once last summer to house Hinton Manor for an hour or two on the wonderful occasions when Aberystwyth saw two standard gauge steam engines — Keith Lucas ) Some alterations are being discussed to the run round facilities , which are now only used regularly by the petroleum traffic . |
| 23 | You maybe want to take Miss Ellen for a ride in Starkisser ? ’ |
| 24 | The new machines are expected to appear first through Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA , one of Pyramid 's OEM partners , thought to be readying a 24-way version of its Pyramid re-badged LSX range for a mid-June introduction . |
| 25 | The extra for dual in the UK ranges from an average of £6.40 per hour for Wales to £12.23 per hour in Western England-South-East England for a change being close to the average . |
| 26 | Consulting an astrologer on a Friday evening for a bit of a laugh with some of her friends was just about passable . |
| 27 | Dozens of teenage volunteers were bussed in on Tuesday evening for a dance with mentally and physically handicapped patients . |
| 28 | The three Unionists then crossed Downing Street for a meeting with Bonar Law . |
| 29 | The only thing these artists have in common is their gallery of origin the Bachelier-Cardonsky of Kent , Connecticut , USA which has sent their work for the first time ever to Paris where it can be seen at Gianna Sistu for a month . |
| 30 | I remember one time before he met Hilda — he seemed to have a different lass every Saturday night for a year or more . |