Example sentences of "for a [noun] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While we had n't asked for a film sample it 's worth knowing that all bureau should be able to offer this service — it can save time and money at the printing end . |
| 2 | So , for a card magic party you could have ‘ pick a card ’ , for a football party you could have ‘ score a goal ’ or ‘ touchdown ’ , and for a cowboy party you could have ‘ home on the range ’ . |
| 3 | The agency wants to keep them as collateral for a securitisation package it plans to sell later this year . |
| 4 | And there were fears too that even if the armchair fans fork out the £250 for a satellite dish they may then have to pay extra to enjoy the privilege of watching the best games live . |
| 5 | I was just gon na say , some sometimes , I have n't been for a bit mind you , oh , well the last time I went , sometimes I go to Wales to Blaenau Ffestiniog or to congregation |
| 6 | For a teaching museum we could n't have hoped for a better gift . |
| 7 | When he applied to one college for a teaching job he was told bluntly they would have nothing to do with blind people . |
| 8 | ‘ Would you mind , ’ asks the knocker at his most oleaginous , ‘ if Her Majesty borrowed some of these paintings for a charity exhibition we are holding locally ? ’ |
| 9 | it 's like that argument , that , when you look for a marriage partner you 're either looking for somebody to re if you 're a woman , to replicate your father , or to be |
| 10 | When I go for a night session I make sure to arrive well before darkness , usually around 7.30 p.m. or 8 p.m. in summer , when dusk does not fall until 10 p.m. or so . |
| 11 | After clocking on for a night shift they did not start work immediately but went instead to the canteen for a cup of tea . |
| 12 | For example , for a diamond anniversary you could create a diamond-shaped picture , so try a little lateral thinking if at first an idea does n't come to mind . |
| 13 | For a £50,000 house it will be about £100 inclusive . |
| 14 | I have noticed that when older people put out chairs in preparation for a church meeting they will tend to place them in straight rows and arrange them further back from the speaker . |
| 15 | Well it 's funny because erm , when we saw Ken the other day he was saying that erm his niece rang him up and erm she 's er she 's gon na be in Crewe this weekend for a friend 's wedding and , I think she must be coming up with some , some other girl as well , because the two of them , he said , I 'm taking two young ladies out on Sunday for lunch where 's a good place for a Sunday lunch you see ? |
| 16 | On scrutinising the notes of the 80 patients not referred for a specialist opinion we concluded that a nephrological opinion might have helped management in 17 cases . |
| 17 | Visix is currently recruiting for a UK subsidiary it plans to open in the next two months . |
| 18 | As she looked for a hiding place she could hear the voices increasing in volume . |
| 19 | It 's the twenty third , I said that 's on Saturday , he said oh we have got these dates wrong now , I said er what you 've cancelled is my personal booking but they ask for a work number you see . |
| 20 | For a CID man you 've no head for beer . |
| 21 | CUBA offered yesterday to treat the pop idol Michael Jackson for a skin disease he has said afflicts him . |
| 22 | Staff at the BICC wiring division headquarters on Merseyside crossed their divide when Riley recommended casual clothing for a discussion day he had arranged in the Lune Valley . |
| 23 | Staff at the BICC wiring division headquarters on Merseyside crossed their divide when Riley recommended casual clothing for a discussion day he had arranged in the Lune Valley . |
| 24 | Cancer victim Alfred McTear , 48 , is suing Imperial Tobacco and his home became a temporary courtroom to enable him to give preliminary evidence for a court case he is unlikely to live long enough to see . |
| 25 | Now for a motor car I think you can say that the practical desirabilities of a car , and the acceleration and performance and looks are very important , one could also say that the fact that many people have their cars bought for me by the firm they work for means that they will therefore buy a larger car than they would if it was their own money that they were spending , so the market for cars is perhaps not one which is determined by energy efficiency or even optimum efficiency in terms of people 's and prestige is coming into it as much as these other factors and it is determined by who pays the money . |
| 26 | For a Health Secretary he looked pale and peaky . |
| 27 | When she followed the instructions and applied for a job interview she was told : ‘ Sorry , we are only recruiting staff from Ireland . ’ |
| 28 | If he asks for a review board he gets it because there is no provision in the regulations for even the Secretary of State to refuse such a request . |
| 29 | It always makes a change to get away from dreadnoughts , so for a review guitar we chose the SJ-20 model . |
| 30 | When an offeror successfully completes a takeover bid for a target company it acquires control of the target with all its assets and liabilities , whether disclosed or undisclosed . |