Example sentences of "of [noun sg] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a lot of tooth-sucking for a while as he tried to get me to say more and that was almost funny , given that it was the tooth-sucking that made me think of it in the first place , suddenly thinking . |
| 2 | Alluding to this lack of support for a walkout , Gorbachev in his closing speech to the congress on July 13 insisted : " Those who hoped this congress would be the funeral of the Communist Party have been proved wrong . |
| 3 | My noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , at pp. 121–122 , also referred to the minister 's speech , although possibly only by way of support for a conclusion he had reached on other grounds . |
| 4 | They were among four Russian boys who travelled to Westonbirt school near Tetbury to meet two Russian girl orphans , who 'll be educated free of change for a year . |
| 5 | Loss of self-control in cricket is on a par with evasion of payment for a television licence . |
| 6 | Overnight a highly suspect communist renegade was transformed into an eternally youthful dissident communist , a beacon of hope for a generation of young men and women rebelling against the anarchronistic irrelevance of an outmoded educational system and the serial alienation of a post-industrial society . |
| 7 | The average duration of admission for a patient with anorexia nervosa at a specialist unit in Sydney is 62 days ( unpublished data ) , in the UK 96 days , and in New Zealand 64 days . |
| 8 | A whirl of oratory for a fortnight . |
| 9 | A ‘ tougher ‘ form of protection for an area containing many buildings of historic interest , perhaps with particular features typical of the locality , comes when a local authority ( with confirmation from the Department of the Environment ) makes an Article 4 Direction . |
| 10 | It is fine to stay at this kind of level for a while . |
| 11 | Adoption involves the legal transfer of responsibility for a child from its natural parents . |
| 12 | The government accused the LTTE of responsibility for a series of horrific massacres of Moslem civilians in the first half of August . |
| 13 | If a Member on one side of the House sought to simulate anger by crossing the floor , punching an opponent on the nose and destroying his paper , would it be a breach of privilege for a court of law to proceed against him ? |
| 14 | ‘ This is to certify that Color Serjeant William Nicholl served in the 8th ( or The King 's ) Regiment of Foot for a period of Twenty One Years , during which time he has invariably conducted himself as an honest , trustworthy , sober man — Given under my hand at Plymouth , This 4th day of August 1825 , J. Duffy Lf Col Commg 8th or King 's Reg . ’ |
| 15 | In any event , the judge awarded the whole of his estimate of the increased price which would have been obtained whereas the correct measure of damage for a failure to disclose the material facts was the loss to the plaintiff of the chance of negotiating an increased price if he had had the information . |
| 16 | However , these birds have particularly large nostrils , giving them an exceptionally good sense of smell for a bird , and their nests are often putrid . |
| 17 | These words sum up her intention and feelings , expressing the result of two years of preparation for a show that came to mean so much for the many artists participating in the event . |
| 18 | Well of course for a week . |
| 19 | But there is no late date set into the legislation , only that ratification when it is required means that from the first of the following month then the elections on the new constituency boundaries may take place under the new er European rules so that a decision is of course for an election in June er is in fact needed by the first of May . |
| 20 | The second item is the loss of grant for an archaeology assistant three thousand eight hundred pounds , this is one of these things where we 've had English Heritage at our grant and has tapered to fade out . |
| 21 | ‘ Probably had a funny kind of weakness for a sort of orphanage face , ’ said Joe . |
| 22 | Beryl Chapman , the author , has written a small workbook based on many years of experience for a variety of people to use , not as a large reference book . |
| 23 | Do they discourage pupils from recording achievements of these kinds , and what would be the consequence of his denial of experience for a pupil 's sense of worth and motivation ? |
| 24 | It was a mistake made in the context of over-enthusiasm for a solution to what is a nasty condition for a number of people , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Domestic work provides an important source of income for a campesino family and the earnings of many domestic workers are sent home . |
| 26 | Seriously though , the gig should be rescheduled for later on in the year and in the meantime , ticket holders should return to the point of purchase for a refund . |
| 27 | If you 're at all dissatisfied , simply return your order within 30 days of purchase for a refund of the unit price . |
| 28 | Similar information will be required , although for different reasons , when drafting standard terms of purchase for a client to use when buying goods . |
| 29 | So much so that Newcastle are now ready to pay a lot of money for a striker , ‘ a Newcastle type ’ in Keegan 's words , as a replacement . |
| 30 | I have seen clauses in record contracts which are absolutely meaningless and which I would happily have traded for a defined amount of money for a tour support , video , or promotional commitment . |