Example sentences of "[indef pn] [adj] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , it might be argued that there can be nothing wrong for a person voluntarily to allow themselves to be treated as a means to the satisfaction of someone else 's desires . |
| 2 | A London agent , apparently acting for someone anxious for an island property , had made a good offer ‘ sight unseen ’ , and Neil 's solicitors ( who knew the place and the difficulties involved ) had strongly advised him to accept it . |
| 3 | As the 18th century wore on , families could expect to see more and more of their children reach adulthood ; nevertheless , the survival rate of Charles and Elizabeth 's offspring — only six out of 13 reached their twenty-first birthday — is certainly nothing abnormal for the period . |
| 4 | Preferably something profitable for the company . ’ |
| 5 | " Everyone else is busy at the moment , so why do n't we try to get something fresh for the pot . |
| 6 | Professor Woolf argues that an older person purchasing a walking frame in order to remain on his or her feet is no less natural than a parent purchasing something similar for an infant learning to walk . |
| 7 | So many people enjoyed it that we are thinking of something similar for the Christmas holidays . |
| 8 | Of course some jobs may actually require very casual clothes or special working clothes , in which case clearly you should not wear something similar for the interview . |
| 9 | Having experienced the agony of crotch rot the previous winter in the Pigsty , I felt better for taking a daily douche , even if in winter the freezing water left everything numb for an hour or so . |
| 10 | He has condemned the programme as depressive , blamed it for our low national morale , inquired on numerous occasions why they ca n't sing something sophisticated for a change and twice called upon the public to stick a pitchfork through Jack Emblow 's accordion . |
| 11 | When she starts listening to that I say to her , ’ Hey , why do n't you listen to Bad Company or Led Zeppelin or something decent for a change ? ’ |
| 12 | Young people look forward to co-operation , and aspire to building something good for the future . |
| 13 | One more for the body-count . |
| 14 | What is extraordinary is how seldom the anger is unleashed on the partner , the one responsible for the loss . |
| 15 | ‘ She has suffered considerable personal distress since being identified as the one responsible for the bomb hoax and will be very upset by a custodial sentence . ’ |
| 16 | He normally managed this by allowing himself a few seconds of pure indulgence in sensation and then thinking of something neutral for a while and , if this did n't work , something really horrible . |
| 17 | Military bureaucracy is something new for an organisation that can beat all-comers at the civilian variety . |
| 18 | Come on , tell me something nice for a change . " |
| 19 | I 'll have to find something nice for a wedding present . ’ |
| 20 | The nursery rooms have everything necessary for the baby of the day . |
| 21 | You 've got to talk about something intellectual for a change ! |
| 22 | Instead of promoting a situation in which everyone is itching to do something positive for the good of the Tour , we merely ended up with a handful of players who did nothing but complain . ’ |
| 23 | And they had everything ready for the squad coming in you know . |
| 24 | On the contrary , all seemed set fair , and when they had loaded the packing-cases on to the cart Matey and McAllister set off for the church hall , to lay out the stall , to have everything ready for the afternoon 's visitors , Dr Neil having promised to come along to help them . |
| 25 | Here Miss Wharton , as was her custom each Wednesday and Friday , would weed out the dead flowers from the vase in front of the statue of the Virgin , scrape the wax and candle stubs from the brass holders , dust the two rows of chairs in the Lady Chapel , which would be adequate for the small congregation expected at that morning 's early Mass , and make everything ready for the arrival at nine twenty of Father Barnes . |
| 26 | Bride will wear something special for the occasion , but not the full fig with veil . |
| 27 | It 's the first time we 've held the event because we wanted something special for the Centenery . |
| 28 | He said nothing more for a while , leaving Ellie to stand waiting his instructions as he walked slowly round the room , as if to make sure nothing else had been violated . |
| 29 | He wanted to hear nothing more for the present , and he put a finger to her lips . |
| 30 | There 's nothing worse for a rider than a front wheel slide . |