Example sentences of "for [noun] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Durham , received a cheque for £1,000 and a bottle of Champagne . |
| 2 | It is present in standard experimental animals such as rats and rabbits which psychology and neurophysiology laboratories were familiar with , and did not require more exotic facilities like seawater tanks for Aplysia or a knowledge of a novel neuroanatomy like the chick ; and the techniques for investigation , such as recording electrodes and drugs , were all to hand . |
| 3 | With costs unofficially estimated at up to £200,000 , the award seemed likely to force the closure of the magazine , which has built a reputation for trendiness and a circulation of 73,000 , selling mainly to people in their 20s . |
| 4 | Is he dramatising all this a bit , for sympathy and a bed for the night , or is this the normal way of the Gael ? |
| 5 | At least when the financial stress is alleviated , they can get on then with going to the treatment for leukaemia or a blood disorder , whether it 's chemotherapy , radiotherapy whatever . |
| 6 | This is not a competition for the Nobel prize for literature but a protection against potential accusations of lack of clarity . |
| 7 | As a white South African , he writes , ‘ One of the most winning qualities of my black countrymen is that they have an instinct for faith and a preparedness to follow and to be truly led . |
| 8 | They 're not prepared to settle for sarnies and a cake on the side . |
| 9 | One is General Magic , an alliance of Apple , AT&T , Matsushita , Motorola , Philips and Sony , which aims to establish its own software standard for PDAs and a family of related devices , ranging from PCs to multimedia machines . |
| 10 | An oil , ‘ Beach scene ’ , by Gladys Macabe went for £250 while a watercolour , ‘ village scene ’ , by Olive Henry made £100 . |
| 11 | She has been signed up as front-page girl for Vogue and a host of other glitzy US fashion magazines . |
| 12 | The ‘ lunatics ’ , in contrast to those who proclaimed their rationality , offered no justifications beyond a dislike for non-whites or a liking for violence . |
| 13 | The enlarged group should be able to produce both good returns for shareholders and a raising of programme standards on Northern TV screens . |
| 14 | Two of my constituents were awarded by the courts compensation for damage that a burglar had done in their house . |
| 15 | Company lawyers are not keen on this very good scheme because where damage or loss is suffered by a third party , as for instance where a brake failure results in damage to an airport building , the dissemination of details of the circumstances in which it happened outside the company could prejudice the defence they are going to put up for their airline when the airport puts in a claim for damages . |
| 16 | Those words apply , no doubt , to suspensions which are inflicted by way of punishment : as for instance when a member of the Bar is suspended from practice for six months , or when a solicitor is suspended from practice . |
| 17 | Again , the Zuwaya did not base their genealogy solely on brotherhood : some groups were written in , recruited for instance when a group had insufficient members by natural means ; some were brought in by marriage ; one major section ( Muftah ) was related as half-brothers ( through their mother ) to Shuaghr , who were related as half-brothers ( through their father ) to the other sections of the Zuwaya . |
| 18 | There was a new UDC for Sheffield and a doubling of the area covered by the Merseyside Development Corporation . |
| 19 | Orders for payment after a summons jumped by nearly half to 2,355,174 . |
| 20 | ‘ What 's it all mean ? ’ asked Lewis , as he sat at the table , with a pint of Brakspear for Morse and a half of the same for himself . |
| 21 | There 's a coffee table for £99.99 and a sideboard for £175 . |
| 22 | The entire site is well wooded and a sanctuary for badges and a profusion of primroses , wood anemones and bluebells in the appropriate seasons . |
| 23 | The Board gave both a secure market for milk and a measure of financial security to the farmers . |
| 24 | This will cause a rise in demand for exports and a fall in demand for imports . |
| 25 | One of the most colourful Tory backbenchers , Mr Nicholas Soames , MP for Crawley and a grandson of Winston Churchill , becomes a junior minister at the Ministry of Agriculture . |
| 26 | Heavy advertising has promoted cider as a yuppie drink , rather than a tipple for farmworkers and a succession of warm summers has also boosted sales . |
| 27 | After five years in Yorkshire he was transferred to Manchester City for £56,000 and a year later made the fateful move to Torino . |
| 28 | Then , for entrance or a parade , you have them carry a melon and a cauliflower to make Melancholy . |
| 29 | This policy should also include procedures for action when a neonate is discovered missing . |
| 30 | Provision must be made for emergencies and a degree of flexibility maintained to allow for changing circumstances , such as the introduction of a new subject or course . |