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| 7 | The average duration of admission for a patient with anorexia nervosa at a specialist unit in Sydney is 62 days ( unpublished data ) , in the UK 96 days , and in New Zealand 64 days .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 | It is fine to stay at this kind of level for a while . |
| 10 | Adoption involves the legal transfer of responsibility for a child from its natural parents . |
| 11 | The government accused the LTTE of responsibility for a series of horrific massacres of Moslem civilians in the first half of August . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | However , these birds have particularly large nostrils , giving them an exceptionally good sense of smell for a bird , and their nests are often putrid . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Well of course for a week . |
| 18 | ‘ Probably had a funny kind of weakness for a sort of orphanage face , ’ said Joe . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Domestic work provides an important source of income for a campesino family and the earnings of many domestic workers are sent home . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | If you 're at all dissatisfied , simply return your order within 30 days of purchase for a refund of the unit price . |
| 25 | Similar information will be required , although for different reasons , when drafting standard terms of purchase for a client to use when buying goods . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Six pounds was a lot of money for a schoolteacher to lose even if she were a headmistress . |
| 29 | a lot of money for a house four million pound property |
| 30 | Mm it 's still a lot of money for a house |