Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( ii ) curriculum areas with well develop plans for a shift towards greater resource-based learning |
| 2 | In his fifties he was to return to the Liskeard area , the ‘ land of his fathers ’ , and make notes for a book on Cornwall ; alas , never to be completed . |
| 3 | It 's faster , harder and , if you lose concentration for a second , you 've had it . |
| 4 | ‘ Forget Dana for a moment — she 's not important , ’ Roman said urgently . |
| 5 | Derby double five double seven four five if you want wood for a bonfire in the Derby area . |
| 6 | He told us about the longest race in Norway ; he had taken part and had done very well , finishing very close to the front of the ‘ amateur ’ racers ( as opposed to those who race dogs for a living ) . |
| 7 | Since then , in Amman , Turkey , the US and other countries , we have continued to organise various actions for peace and send appeals for a stop to the war . |
| 8 | Fortunately it works well , since the machine has an obvious role as the portable data capture device for a desktop PC . |
| 9 | Readers will work hard at a text if they need to know something about their favourite football player or team , if they want to know about their favourite singer or group , if they want information for a project that really interests them , or if they need information a make something or improve their performance in some way . |
| 10 | My tiny trees are now fifteen to twenty feet high , provide cover for a variety of nesting birds and a family of hedgehogs and last September we picked a carrier hag of hazel nuts . |
| 11 | But they say $40 for a lift ticket would be better spent on books . |
| 12 | When the first parental rumblings voicing criticism of a hitherto unknown junior school in Islington , North London , became public , few watchers of the educational scene imagined that they marked the beginning of a long-running drama which would fill many column inches in the daily press as well as provide material for a TV documentary . |
| 13 | Music , obviously , can make a mood , build familiarity and memory , make associations for a brand . |
| 14 | These big biccies — they measure 8.5cm/3¼in diameter — cost £1.50 for a pack of four . |
| 15 | They are made from wafer biscuits and cost £10.80 for a box of 120 . |
| 16 | Firms hold stocks for a variety of technical reasons , some intended , such as promoting the smooth flow of production , and some unintended , such as unplanned deviation between actual and expected sales . |
| 17 | Illustrations are given in ex.3b from the D minor String Quartet for an upbeat , and ex.3c from Die Zäuberflote for a downbeat . |
| 18 | It may be that you receive praise for a piece of work well done , and suddenly you feel that you made the right decision to leave the family home and strike out on your own . |
| 19 | Even so , I have noticed that the feeding pattern still follows the usual course in that you catch barbel for a spell ( maybe only one or two fish ) then nothing for a spell , and so on . |
| 20 | If a church finds itself divided but comes together in spite of this to pray and fast and repent and seek God for a renewal of love , then unity and power can be restored from within and a breakthrough occur . |
| 21 | Tess thought for a moment . |
| 22 | Dann thought for a moment . |
| 23 | The apple , orange , or lemon and lime drinks come in handy foil pouches ( 200ml ) with a straw and cost 89p for a pack of four . |
| 24 | Teachers seek secondment for a variety of reasons : — to find out about industry or management in general , — to enhance their career prospects , — to bring back new ideas and resources to their teaching . |
| 25 | The storm , which cut power for a time , hit the Wimboldsley area near Nantwich , Cheshire , at about 4am . |
| 26 | Bring ideas for a room you would like to decorate — full instructions on what you need for this will be sent with your booking form . |
| 27 | Demonstrate support for a partner |
| 28 | When I explain that I read books for a living , people launch into a frenzy of apologetic explanation : ‘ I do n't have the time ! ’ ; |
| 29 | For comparison , Toglia , Payne , Nightingale and Ceci ( 1989 ) found that the threat of taking a blood sample alone did not appear to affect overall levels of performance at list learning , face recognition for a nurse who did not in fact take a blood sample or cued recall for an earlier conversation . |
| 30 | give scope for a range of strategies to be employed ; |