Example sentences of "[noun prp] for a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what need had Tristan Gage for a son and heir in any case when he had nothing to leave him ? |
| 2 | ‘ Jason for a boy and — ’ Her eye fell upon her brushed nylon nightie . |
| 3 | He would outbid Aristotle Onassis for a jewel and marry the highest-paid film star in the world , twice . |
| 4 | I did n't go to Lourdes for a miracle but Lourdes makes me appreciate each day and thank God for Zoe . |
| 5 | She announced , to my dismay , that she was coming to Salamanca for a week or so . |
| 6 | er Victoria , put that down please Sarah for a moment because I want to explain to you what we 've got to do , are you listening Victoria ? |
| 7 | Upwards on 20,000 supporters are expected to flock to Limerick for a match that has evoked country-wide interest . |
| 8 | With all Scotland quiet as a flat calm under his hand , he wants us to be quiet too , and let be the Mackinnons and the Maclaines of Lochbuie for a year or three . ’ |
| 9 | I 'd like to take the people who did this to Romania for a month and show them how vital these supplies were . ’ |
| 10 | If Chapman had become football 's forgotten man , he was about to put himself , and his new club , in the public eye again , for on 16 March , 1921 Huddersfield bought Stephenson for a fee that was ‘ probably the highest ever paid by a Yorkshire club ’ — £4,000 . |
| 11 | The Persons who inhabit the Cottages are chiefly poor Labouring People , who are induced to seek Habitations in the Forest for the Advantages of living Rent free , and having the Benefit of Pasturage for a Cow or a few Sheep , and of keeping Pigs in the Woods ; but many Encroachments have been made by People of Substance . |
| 12 | He stopped off at Dingwall for a sketch or two and rejoined the train in Inverness . |
| 13 | The venue is ideally suited to importers and exporters for product and new vehicle launches and answers the immediate community need of Larne for a conference and exhibition centre . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , Wallaby skipper Michael Lynagh will set out on a remarkable 24,000 mile round trip that will take him to Brisbane for an operation and back to Wales for the final fortnight of the Australian tour . |
| 15 | Had worked in the United States for a while and returned to England minus his American wife . |
| 16 | They 're going away Saturday for a week or something . |
| 17 | It took Russell almost three weeks to call Ellen for a date and when they did meet he was 45 minutes late . |
| 18 | It flew from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for a show and a visit to city casinos . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | There was a shadow hanging over Bourn for a time and nothing was fun any more . |
| 21 | An application from Mrs. D. Espin on behalf of the 74th Juniper Green Rainbow Unit to hire the hall on Monday 24th February for a Tupperware and Coffee Evening etc , to raise funds for the sick kids appeal . |
| 22 | An application from Mrs. D. Espin on behalf of the 74th Juniper Green Rainbow Unit to hire the hall on Monday 24th February for a Tupperware and Coffee Evening etc , to raise funds for the sick kids appeal . |
| 23 | I shouted at Selina for a while and returned to the sofa and my drink . |
| 24 | Love reveals that Yorkshire have already been in Cape Town for a week and that their England A captain , Martyn Moxon , will be flying in from Australia to join them this weekend . |
| 25 | Natasha , who speaks very little English , has been told by an interpreter that she is in England for a holiday and may one day return to Sarajevo . |
| 26 | He returned to England for a visit and met Gertrude Emily Brooke , of Shaw , in Lancashire . |
| 27 | we had Roy and then we had Simon for a bit and then we decided because it was n't working altogether an Edinburgh person and a Glasgow person |
| 28 | She says she 's to be in Leningrad for a day or two — she 's on location at Lake Baikal — to meet Mrs Reagan on her flying visit to the Hermitage . |
| 29 | I thought I 'd go back to Ireland for a bit and go to Clonmacnoise . |
| 30 | No hoping to go over to Ireland for a week but not |