Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucie made a lunge for Gabriel 's wrist and pulled at him . |
| 2 | Suzanne and Andrew Hopkinson owned a home for the mentally handicapped near Hereford when residents were abused and fed bread and water , according to former staff . |
| 3 | Criticism that the new cars could not operate the town routes , provoked Luff to arrange a demonstration for the Transport Committee on the Marton route . |
| 4 | While the regime tried to incorporate the notables into the ruling establishment , the refugee camps on both the West and East Banks became a focus for the activities of the Jordan Communist Party ( the Arab rump of the Palestine Communist Party ) , the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Liberation Party , all of which were hostile to a settlement with Israel unless it included the right of the refugees to return to their homeland . |
| 5 | I do n't think I' make a prediction for the scouse match , but I reckon we 'll beat Oldham . |
| 6 | Financially it was somewhat shaky , but the will of Eva Maria Marcus created a fund for the support of women artists in need . |
| 7 | To consolidate the learning process , workshops are held at Henley to provide a forum for interaction with tutors and other programme members . |
| 8 | READERS of the August issue will know of the dream of Lotsi Jacobyini to establish a community for handicapped people in the village of Atea in Romania . |
| 9 | Mr Boren has a reputation for defying his party ( about a third of his votes over the past four years have been against the Democratic line ) and for changing his mind . |
| 10 | The original version of the Gesta provided a model for the Gesta Ambaziensium Dominorum , written about 1155 ; and it , in its turn , influenced later versions of the Gesta . |
| 11 | The Shipley Gallery in Gateshead has a reputation for being both accessible to its local community as well as to those involved in the worlds of art and design . |
| 12 | Ridsdale has a reputation for being a tough , determined operator with an ability to get things done quickly . |
| 13 | His childhood is obscure , but in 1589 Evesham made a sundial for his brother John ( Hereford Museum ) . |
| 14 | It was not until the 17th century that Swanage became a port for tone . |
| 15 | John Alderson made a case for the reintroduction of community policing in 1982 ( Alderson 1982 , also see 1979 ) , but its advantages were recognized much earlier when the House of Commons Select Committee on Race Relations examined relations between the police and ethnic minorities in 1972 , and in 1976 a report from the National Police College placed a central emphasis upon it ( Pope 1976 ) . |
| 16 | CW to draft a note for Vitis , pending development of specific communication media for computer users . |
| 17 | The hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire made a plea for a comprehensive disability scheme . |
| 18 | Paramount made a bid for the film rights following publication of Fatima Meer 's book , and a film treatment has gone to Mandela via Meer . |
| 19 | Donna made a lunge for it . |
| 20 | Wright made a goal for Shearer in the 4–0 win over Turkey but still awaits his first England goal . |
| 21 | Linda became a target for abuse from others who knew about her friendship but it did n't worry her . |
| 22 | In the same manner and for the same reasons that Ravenna became the capital for the western part of the Roman Empire , the lagoons on the northern shore of the Adriatic became a refuge for people fleeing from barbarian attack . |
| 23 | Viner provided a framework for the analysis of changes in trade patterns which lead to welfare losses as a result of participating in a CU . |
| 24 | Up at Carn Gowla , Davis Hope and A. Camm found a companion for Four For Texas with Rainbow Games , E2 5c , taking the thin crack on the left side of the pink wall . |
| 25 | Among amateur astronomers , Alcock has a reputation for being reclusive . |
| 26 | Robertson and Walker proposed a model for the Universe having uniform curvature ; this framework works very well and leads to the locally preferred comoving frames noted above . |
| 27 | It took over two years of treatment and months of distress before 28-year-old Bethan Roberts found a cure for acne |
| 28 | Like WordStar , WordPerfect has a reputation for being difficult to get to grips with . |
| 29 | Suggesting that Saddam Hussein was deliberately lured into Kuwait to provide a pretext for the war , he urged the states in the region to ‘ arrive at a strategic consensus to provide a meaningful deterrent to zionist and western powers ’ . |
| 30 | Agreements were reached with Colombia in June for closer co-operation to combat drug trafficking ; with Brazil in July ( i ) to begin bilateral discussions on economic complementation within the juridical structure of the Latin American Integration Association ( ALADI ) ; ( ii ) for scientific , technical and technological co-operation over three years ; and ( iii ) to combat drug trafficking ; with Argentina in August for the peaceful use of nuclear energy ; with Spain in October for a $2,000 million economic co-operation package ; with Mexico establishing a framework for a free trade pact to ensure common tariffs on imports by June 1991 and to create a bilateral common market by 1995 ; with the USA in November lifting export restrictions on goods from small and medium-sized Chilean firms under the US generalized system of preferences ( GSP ) ; and with Czechoslovakia on future co-operation . |