Example sentences of "a [noun] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ That was the FRG from Soltau — they 've cleared most of the tasks from last night , less a Chieftain power pack change that 's in hand and one badly bogged tank — they 're having to find a route in for a second armoured recovery vehicle , and , of course , the last Challenger pack change — how are the lads doing on those packs that came in this morning ? ’ |
2 | On that occasion he had made a case both for a tutor-organiser to increase provision for trade unionist students and also for one to develop work in the New Towns of Harlow , Stevenage , Hemel Hempstead and Hatfield . |
3 | This case is , as is readily appreciated , a case merely for the existence of some sort of second chamber , and not for the House of Lords as at present composed . |
4 | So we 're going back in time a bit today for the mystery movie quiz . |
5 | That means paying a bit more for a used example , but you retain more of your investment . |
6 | They will consider paying a bit more for a premium service . |
7 | No it 's not too bad for the Golf as long as you do n't get a G T I one , it 's a bit more for a |
8 | If you 're not sure about them , you 'll be better off paying a bit more for the security of a larger firm such as British Telecom or the Electricity Board . |
9 | It is a bit much for the hon. Member for Gordon to show a report and to say that it was compiled by Labour-controlled Lothian regional council . |
10 | Or is it that you 're worried about having to work a bit harder for the grand wages I give you … wages that 's been strangled out of me by that bloody woman o ’ yours ? ’ |
11 | What you 're doing is setting up a resistance here for a perfectly adequate site in an area where we desperately need a site for people , and what you offer us as a compensation , something in the future in terms of a bypass and two trees coming down , and on the basis of that we 're supposed to stop the whole deal . |
12 | And I take it erm the commission structure is just the same if I am continuing a contract on for the following year . |
13 | Having been told that there can be a contract either for the sale of specific goods or for the sale of unascertained goods , one might ask , ‘ Is there not a third category ? |
14 | I have a look round for the fag packet , but it 's gone . |
15 | It 's not no y you using a you put a boiler in for a purpose , is to heat your water up in n it ? |
16 | Leaving this community , this stage , this examination is a wrench even for an old-timer fortunate enough to be born with other , and complementary , skills . |
17 | Attendants ' outfits and accessories are all available and a department especially for the men , with a wide range of morning wear , a Highland Collection and evening wear , ensures the best dressed wedding in town . |
18 | The Marriner version of Capriccio , very beautifully played with not a hint of sentimentality , earns a recommendation both for the quality of sound — the finest of any here — which is full , clear and atmospheric and — more surprisingly — for the coupling . |
19 | Its passage had been delayed by the calling of the December general election , at which Prime Minister Poul Schlüter had sought to strengthen his position by obtaining a mandate both for the budget and for a programme of tax reforms [ see pp. 37868 ; 37924-25 ] . |
20 | It 's it is a nationwide survey on spoken English erm there 's a somebody approached me today and said would I carry a tape around for a week and record people talking . |
21 | When was the last time you drove a car just for the thrill of it ? |
22 | I take on board everything that Lesley said , but I still feel in my heart that there are times when you 're dealing with people who just need to be treated almost like a child again for a while and maybe maybe it 's a good place where the legislation leaves it , better than going to a sort of situation where healthy people might get pushed into asylums or whatever , but somehow I 'm not totally happy with where we are . |
23 | So I made a roster out for the ro for the supervisors which meant that every week they got a rest day . |
24 | There is a council home for the elderly and three private homes as well . |
25 | 9 ( 8 ) HOUSESITTER : Romantic comedy about an architect , Steve Martin , who builds a dream home for a girlfriend who drops him and is replaced by Goldie Hawn . |
26 | Yeah but he did go out with a girl there for a while did n't he ? |
27 | As Strachan was clearly knackered at the end of it , I thought he could have had a run out for the last 10 mins or so . |
28 | And made a gallery round for the Sunday school . |
29 | SIX youngsters got £50 rewards from a judge yesterday for an Enid Blyton-style operation to trap a gang raiding a warehouse . |
30 | TRADE UNION leaders started a campaign yesterday for a ‘ yes ’ vote among members of the recently formed Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union on whether it should belong to the Trades Union Congress . |