Example sentences of "that [pron] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the next couple of weeks , Brenda had phone calls from various people claiming the dogs belonged to the Sharmas and was even visited by the local police , although they were quite happy that her request for a description was reasonable . |
| 2 | And Diana was told that her request for a divorce was almost the same as an abdication . |
| 3 | And her diary reveals claims that her request for a purely platonic friendship had been loosely interpreted by Gerald . |
| 4 | ‘ Bomber ’ Smith ( who joined the Authority 's staff from the Ministry in September 1949 ) had his own doubts about the engineers , feeling that their desire for a good technical liaison with the manufacturers , and particularly the boiler-makers , tended to paralyse the BEA 's capacity to exercise commercial pressure on them . |
| 5 | He regretted that his proposal for a peace conference a year ago had not been acted upon , as he was confident the Soviet Union would have participated at that time with beneficial effects for the whole world . |
| 6 | It was noted that his support for a more assertive Golkar did not extend to giving the movement financial autonomy from the government . |
| 7 | It seems inevitable that his hopes for a June start will be delayed . |
| 8 | I pointed out that Abu Tariq was an older man who deserved respect and that his desire for a quiet life did n't give Mazzin the right to abuse him . |
| 9 | It is in this more informal context that his draft for a sixteenth and ironical discourse should be read . |