Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was evident that an argument was taking place between the adults , possibly as to whether their need of a refrigerator was greater than their desire for a mammoth room heater . |
| 2 | Ganguly ( 1982 ) attempted to disaggregate the manufacturing totals and although his criterion for a small firm was 20–199 employees , his data illustrate well the higher employment share taken by small firms even in industries like metal goods , vehicles and electrical or mechanical engineering . |
| 3 | The NCOPA said , however , that it would maintain its campaign of civil disobedience — the so-called " dead cities " campaign — until its demands for a national conference were satisfied . |
| 4 | If its demands for a ‘ representative ’ government are not met there is likely to be a general strike on Monday . |
| 5 | The French government has threatened to veto the vital Gatt agreement , aimed at averting a damaging international trade war , if its demands for a better agriculture deal are not met . |
| 6 | Tribe looks back on his time in England with a sense of practicality , interlaced with many fond memories , some of which he hopes to rekindle if his plans for a visit next year come to fruition . |
| 7 | But the experience is one Mr Lang and his ministerial colleagues could have done without if his plans for a radical shake-up of the local government system are to remain credible . |
| 8 | World War 1 veteran Mr Brownbill has been waiting two years to see if his application for a house renovation grant would be successful . |
| 9 | World War I veteran Mr Brownbill has been waiting two years to see if his application for a house renovation grant would be successful . |
| 10 | A pensioner was told he could n't watch TV while his cheque for a new licence was being cleared . |
| 11 | Tamar thought no more about this conversation and did not ask Stephen whether his quest for a new groom had been successful . |
| 12 | Less than a mile away , locked in all-day talks with Mr Major , Mr Yeltsin was promised an official trip to Moscow by the Prime Minister after his plea for a royal visit was turned down . |
| 13 | Critics have sniped that the dividing line between the political and the profit motive has never been too sharply defined on Hamnett 's agenda , a feeling provoked by such off-the-cuff comments as her enthusiasm for an idea that will ‘ make me rich and wo n't hurt animals ’ . |
| 14 | In the main , the competition looks to be well ahead of Informix already , though its plans for an open repository complete with APIs , may take it beyond what others can offer . |
| 15 | Rather , town planning became involved in other environmental and social concerns almost by chance , though its claim for a comprehensive , synoptic view of things perhaps made expansionism inevitable . |
| 16 | Trying to arrange a temporary nanny proved to be as useless as their hunt for an electrician . |
| 17 | Crawford played Battersea Bats leader Peter Toms , complete with short trousers , who throws out one of his members , ‘ Foureyes ’ Fulton , blaming him when their plans for an exceptional car are stolen by Victoria Victors leader Lew Lender . |
| 18 | — The farmer who sprayed a trailer-load of stinking slurry over council offices when his plans for a retirement bungalow were turned down . |
| 19 | His raptures over pretty strangers and their come-hither designer clothes were as over-the-top as his enthusiasm for a new cocktail . |