Example sentences of "and a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It turned out that she was a freelance editor for OUP , with a daughter in her early teens and a seven-year-old son for whom she had been caring single-handedly since her husband 's untimely death . |
| 2 | It is an ideal opportunity to play constructively together and a useful way for everyone to make new friends . |
| 3 | " I 'll invite you one of these days soon , James , and a thousand thanks for everything . " |
| 4 | While France stands shoulder to shoulder with Germany , and the two countries together account for half the EC output , the exchange rate mechanism will survive , representing a beacon of hope for federalists who still see a common currency as the bridge across which Europe must pass to a federal future , and a baleful threat for the sovereign Britishers , who see it as a black hole which could draw EC members inexorably into the same destiny . |
| 5 | Oppenheimer and Volkoff(1939) assumed a spherically symmetric metric and a stress-energy tensor for the fluid core of the form where , is the four-vector fluid velocity ( see Section 1.2 ) . |
| 6 | The first is fraternal , popular entertainment , and a financial godsend for health care and education . |
| 7 | ‘ I would jump at the chance of a move because it would be big step in my own career at 20 , and a financial boost for Bangor . |
| 8 | This meant ensuring an adequate supply of unleaded fuel in garages , providing information on how to have cars adjusted to run on unleaded , and a financial incentive for the public to make the change . |
| 9 | A crushing Unionist victory in 1915 , bringing with it disaster for the Labour party and a major setback for the " New Liberalism " might have ended the difficulty , but when the First World War intervened the problem remained . |
| 10 | The legislation goes hand in hand with the Food Safety Act 1990 and a major concern for caterers is the requirement to prove due diligence . |
| 11 | It is no accident that there is a similarity between the diagnostic test , above , and the claim which used to be advanced in transformational grammar to the effect that an attributive adjective incorporated in a noun phrase is derived from some such structure as : ( 6 ) the N present BE ADJ This proposal was questioned quite early in the development of transformational grammar ( see Berman , 1974 ) , and a major reason for this was precisely the fact that too many phrases with attributive adjectives were discovered where the derivation does not seem to be usable ; as we shall see later , there are other reasons why such a derivation may not work , apart from the issue discussed here . |
| 12 | And a major reason for that was comparative operating costs . |
| 13 | The social interaction between the two groups was both a major benefit that emerged , and a major justification for the project . |
| 14 | Picture quality , to my eye , is in the same league as the similarly priced Yashica , yet the Olympus is lighter , smaller and includes useful extra features such as a fast-recycling flash and a quick-fire mode for those going … going … gone action sequences . |
| 15 | The effect is so fascinating that my friend has pockets full of peppermint bits and a sizable bill for Polo and Trebor , the mints that give the best results . |
| 16 | The destruction of Nuln was a great blow to the Emperor Sigismund and a mighty victory for Gorbad Ironclaw . |
| 17 | He always had a smile and a friendly word for everyone . |
| 18 | She never noticed if Alexandra was fully dressed or had stumbled straight from sleep in her night clothes but would welcome her always with the sweetest of smiles and a gentle reproof for leaving her alone . |
| 19 | And a gentle touch for the gentle dead . |
| 20 | We have a very fine cotton lawn for the delicate items and a heavier calico for the more sturdy ones . |
| 21 | to the British summer game next … cricket … and a historic day for the City of Hereford … for the first time ever Herefordshire are playing in the Minor Counties League … they opened their innings against Devon today |
| 22 | This suggested poverty as both a cause and a rational reason for crime . |
| 23 | There will be two direct channels — a fast-answer telephone service for sophisticated customers and a postal service for the less sophisticated . |
| 24 | The business is estimated to be doing about $200m a year , and a key attraction for the Cupertino company is that Texas sells almost exclusively through resellers , and Hewlett-Packard sees big potential in mobilising that army to take on board its own computer products as well . |
| 25 | Basically , the panel comprises a three-band graphic EQ , offering ±5dB cut or boost at carefully selected frequency bands , and a separate slider for gain . |
| 26 | It is usual for a group account to be opened and a separate account for the individual guest also to be opened . |
| 27 | However , if the DTI view is accepted , then the UKwill have to cope both with the UCTA and a separate regime for consumers who are natural persons under the Directive . |
| 28 | The lessons are reinforced by a booklet for the pupils and a separate leaflet for the parents which encourages them to discuss smoking with their children . |
| 29 | Does the Minister think that it is satisfactory for the people of Teesside to be faced with an application for a power station , another for a gas plant for the power station , and a separate application for the overhead line ? |
| 30 | Neither parliament nor the law was open , though these provided both soaring fame and a practical anchor for similarly gifted men . |