Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sold one of Derain 's paintings for a thousand francs to a Norwegian dealer and was able to offer Modigliani a contract . |
| 2 | There is an increasing demand for A Level courses to be rooted in practical experience , and Compact provides many opportunities to meet this demand . |
| 3 | Traders at Goldmans Sachs new London headquarters need no longer leave their desks for a minute thanks to a new system devised by CCG . |
| 4 | They 've they 've asked for a few changes to their older system , and this new one will give them all that they want , plus a load that they do n't want . |
| 5 | Jack and Alison were going for a few days to Amsterdam . |
| 6 | ‘ Never , in my life , ’ he murmured distractedly , leaving her mouth for a few seconds to hungrily kiss her cheekbone , her temple , to lightly nip the lobe of her ear , ‘ have I met a woman so obstinate , so pigheaded … ’ |
| 7 | If she needs nursing care , arrangements can sometimes be made for her to be admitted for a few weeks to the local hospital on medical recommendation . |
| 8 | Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas . |