Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His performance in that race will determine whether he remains in America for the Triple Crown or returns to Europe for a crack at the Derby at Epsom on June 3 . |
| 2 | TRAINER Dick Allan yesterday confirmed that Pat 's Jester remains on course for a crack at the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day . |
| 3 | Hundred and fifty for him for a fortnight at the height of the season and two hundred and fifty each for us at the height of the season . |
| 4 | He was reminded of the statements of the stableman who had joined him for a drink at the Bull , situated at the end of Cross Street , and of the café owner where he had stopped for a fried breakfast . |
| 5 | Some always go for a drink at the pub with their friends on Friday nights , some always go to Bingo on Thursday nights , and so on . |
| 6 | After paying fruitless calls on the local architects whom George Garcia had recommended , Stephen had suggested they all go for a drink at the Reef Bar . |
| 7 | They 'd seen each other every day since then ; sometimes , because of rehearsals and because Gesner had so much work to do , it was only for a drink at the Franz Joseph . |
| 8 | This includes any local authority which is providing accommodation for a child at the time an application is made and anyone caring for the child when proceedings are commenced . |
| 9 | It may seem risky to start investing so much time and effort to obtain a better quality of life for a person at the margin of coping , but once the framework of social care planning has been established other aspects of social work and health service provision can be woven in . |
| 10 | ‘ He comes from Achiltibuie , and worked for a bit at the hydroponics there . |
| 11 | And then I could put it all back in a ponytail except for a bit at the front dripping down . |
| 12 | She was making for a hollow at the base of a large tree . |
| 13 | The £50,000 it raised last year will help to pay for a researcher at the Department of Cancer Studies at Birmingham University . |
| 14 | Richard believes his playing at matches inspires the team and he said : ‘ I did it for a laugh at the first home game but now it 's taken off . |
| 15 | I have no evidence one way or another as to the extent of risk of an episode occurring within five weeks but realism and commonsense tell me that there is a reasonable possibility that it will not and that even if he does unfortunately suffer such a trauma , he will if his life has to be preserved by artificial means , recover sufficiently for a decision at the main hearing as to further mechanical ventilation for the future . |
| 16 | Brenda is looking for a computer at the moment . |
| 17 | Bannister , 32 , pleaded with Clough for a trial at the start of the season after being kicked out by West Bromwich , but he missed several chances in Saturday 's 0-0 draw at Chelsea . |
| 18 | For a judge at the European Court , the answer to this problem is generally provided by the use of computers . |
| 19 | Of the Italian drawings , a newly discovered Perino del Vaga pen and wash study of ‘ Psyche borne on a litter to her marriage festivities ’ , a study for a fresco at the Castel Sant' Angelo , Rome , sold for $34,000 ( £21,250 ; est. $20,000–25,000 ) ; a rare Guercino oiled charcoal academie of a male nude was sold under estimate for $100,000 ( £62,500 ; est. $120,000–150,000 ) ; and the badly-faded Domenico Tiepolo ‘ Scene of Execution ’ made a remarkable $72,500 ( £45,300 ; est. $40,000–60,000 ) . |
| 20 | David Mellor is besieged by a press posse as he arrives for a showdown at The Last Chance Saloon last night Picture : KEN LENNOX |
| 21 | For a girl at the foreclosure stage the situation is very different . |
| 22 | The court was told that Lord Apsley was arrested by Ministry of Defence Police when he arrived in his Land Rover for a function at the Duke of Gloucester Barrcks at South Cerney on November the 30th last year . |
| 23 | Thank you for your letter of 2 November 1992 enquiring about progress with your request for a shelter at the eastbound bus stop on Milton Road East opposite Portobello Cemetery . |
| 24 | A PARTY from Knapton accompanied by their wives and plenty of money , met up with colleagues from Louth and Grimsby recently for a night at the dogs . |
| 25 | So for our Friday Feature we 're off to the Cowley Stadium in Oxford for a night at the dogs |
| 26 | It 's a bad time for a change at the top . ’ |
| 27 | But the most annoying aspect of the early period was the lack of real interest shown by our first council members — at times we could n't muster up the required six members for a quorum at the monthly meetings . |
| 28 | We see that there is both good photometric and dynamical evidence for a bar at the Galactic Centre , that the orientation of the bar is fairly tightly constrained by the HI and CO observations , and that the dynamics of the bar explain the large-scale kinematics of both the atomic and molecular gas at the centre . |
| 29 | Cannon , after a miss , hit and lay for a single at the fourth and then they stole two at the fifth where Muirhead just failed by a fraction with a raised take out . |
| 30 | We 're taking you for a check-up at the Royal Infirmary . ’ |