Example sentences of "and [adj] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told Bates straight out that I was the only man who had the vision and know-how to keep his club in the First Division and that for a reasonable salary , say 16K a year , I would be willing to quit Athletico . |
| 2 | This suggests , for example , that a new two-year bond issued at par would have to have a coupon of 10.25 per cent and that for a three-year bond ( with annual coupons ) trading at par the following equality holds ( see ( 5.10 ) ) : demonstrating that the YTM and the coupon are identical when a bond is trading at par . |
| 3 | All we can say is that assurances were given , and that for a short time they were accepted as having been given in good faith ; but they were not honoured . |
| 4 | I wondered whether I had said something that I could n't remember , perhaps had shrieked or whispered that I would n't go back , but Lili said she had heard it was unusually hot for the time of year and unsuitable for a run-down person . |
| 5 | Clough wrote : ‘ I felt angry , frustrated , disappointed , useless and unused for a whole week . |
| 6 | But she was too warm and lazy for a proper argument . |
| 7 | At the death , Mike Procter , the South African coach , stood ashen-faced and speechless for a full 10 minutes on the pavilion steps , unable to take in what had just transpired . |
| 8 | After that I searched high and low for a new teacher , and when I found one I had to start from scratch . |
| 9 | A clearer red , blue and green are found in the traces of painting on architectural members , and were no doubt in the wall-painter 's palette , but there is no evidence for much mixing of colours and some for a deliberate restriction of choice . |
| 10 | It already seems obvious that Mr Kinnock will be the earliest beneficiary , and this for a simple reason . |
| 11 | I no longer believe — nor do I desire — that Semiology should be a simple science , a positive science , and this for a primordial reason : it is the responsibility of semiology … to question its own discourse … finally , science knows no site of security , and in this it must acknowledge itself as writing . |
| 12 | ‘ These are films made by black people first and foremost for a specific black audience , and everyone else who 's interested will come to it . |
| 13 | It is thought , for example , that the long and feathery antennae of male mosquitoes pick up the specific sound wave patterns generated by a female mosquito who is ready and willing for a sexual encounter . |
| 14 | Mm , there may be a need post two thousand and six for a further settlement , we wo n't know until we see , we do n't know the strategic policy context in which that decision will be taken , nor nor of course exactly what sort of demographic requirements may be arising in that period . |
| 15 | Agnes often thought about the disparity in wages : while she was getting fifteen shillings a week , Arthur Peeble only got a pound , and he had a young family to bring up on that , and Nan Henderson 's wage was a niggardly eight and six for a long-day week . |
| 16 | I think five thousand is just too large and if if there were a need post two thousand and six for a larger , for a for further development , and Tadcaster , two of the 7 |
| 17 | Seven and six for a twenty-four hour day . |
| 18 | Vologsky was silent and thoughtful for a long while . |
| 19 | The Society 's first winner of the new season was the irrepressible Robbie Kennelly ( 9 ) , he played the front nine in a modest 16pts after a blank at the ninth despite another blank at the tenth Robbie covered the last eight holes in a blistering 22pts with birdies at 11 and 7 for a grand total of 38pts . |
| 20 | Also , it is likely that although I will get custody of my daughter , he will also be given leave to see her every week , and likely for a longer period than he sees her now . |
| 21 | McManus , who beat Jimmy White in the previous round , failed to bother the scorer as Parrott fired in runs of 48 and 31 for a 94–0 first frame win . |
| 22 | Compiling an elaborate data base or investing in systems akin to those of very large companies or the Civil Service would clearly be uneconomic and unjustified for a medium size group . |
| 23 | You do n't want a firm whose work of good , but who may leave you high and not-so-dry for a few weeks . |
| 24 | We 're very competitive with building society high interest savings accounts , as well as giving you instant access to your money and all for a minimum balance of £500 . |
| 25 | Having said that , there have been times , one particular occasion in the west of Ireland I remember only too well , when after four days of heavy rain , I would have swapped tent , pack , pots and all for a warm bed and a hot bath . |
| 26 | Not an ounce of talent , nobody wants to shag them , been on the road every single night for 25 years and all for a once-a-week bag of chips and a saveloy between them if they 're lucky . |
| 27 | And all for a good cause |
| 28 | Four boys had beaten him up , forced him into a laundry basket and left him helpless under a cold shower , and all for a few ill-judged words and a bar of soap . |
| 29 | It is a primeval wilderness tamed only where men built boundary walls two centuries ago , finding and cutting the stone they needed , feeding and sleeping on the site , and all for a few pence a day . |
| 30 | Who would n't jump at the chance of spending a free six months in the Southern Hemisphere , flights paid , car provided and all for a few afternoons coaching ? |