Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benson reached out a grateful hand for a glass that Jenkins had brought . |
| 2 | The airport duties made a pleasant change for a few of our lads , and one of them was offered a helicopter flight to the rigs one day . |
| 3 | It 's a pleasant evening for a stroll . |
| 4 | The cafe , with its own sun terrace , is a pleasant spot for a coffee , and live entertainment is provided six days a week . |
| 5 | On the farm many conservation measures have been undertaken , including extensive tree plantings ; restoration of traditional stone walls and the creation of two ponds , one for ducks and the other as a rich habitat for a range of aquatic flora and fauna . |
| 6 | A friendly title for a friendly book |
| 7 | The review clause provides for a hypothetical lease for a term of twenty-five years from the rent review date but otherwise on the terms of the actual lease . |
| 8 | A feeding regime for a community tank |
| 9 | Even when they did , it tended to be in flippant terms ; for example , one student remarked that without physics ‘ we 'd be in a right mess for a start ’ ; another that ‘ we 'd still be in the caves ’ . |
| 10 | It was meant to be a dry run for a much bigger event in September . |
| 11 | As a member of his Policy Unit , the economist Gavyn Davies , revealed in a private paper for a Fabian Society inquiry in 1980 , Callaghan withdrew effective decision-taking on sensitive market-related issues into a highly secret ‘ economic seminar ’ which was not even given the status of a formal Cabinet committee . |
| 12 | After all , it 's a private sale for a friend of a friend . ’ |
| 13 | But we also remember how that was n't sustained , and the cynical political fix of the Tories a few months later , that for the moment has coped with the government 's political crisis , and temporarily has bought a little time for a few pits . |
| 14 | The radical ‘ para ’ found in both ‘ paradox ’ and ‘ parody ’ provides a spatial model for a variety of techniques displayed in the novels . |
| 15 | Norwegian newspapers had an article two weeks ago about Frank Strandli leaving Elland Road for a Spanish club for a fee stlg500.000 We ‘ ve heard nothing since ? ? ? ? |
| 16 | In this bizarre world of teenage trading , a Charles Manson is a solid swap for a Ted Bundy . |
| 17 | The five permanent members of the UN Security Council ( France , China , the Soviet Union , the United Kingdom and the United States ) held their sixth meeting on the Cambodian problem on Aug. 27-28 and worked out a possible framework for a solution . |
| 18 | A possible candidate for a grammatical feature in this category is the Creole past tense . |
| 19 | England manager Graham Taylor was at the game but Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham , who has been touted as a possible candidate for a World Cup place against Poland , did little to enhance his chances . |
| 20 | England manager Graham Taylor was at the game but Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham , who has been touted as a possible candidate for a World Cup place against Poland , did little to enhance his chances . |
| 21 | Enquiries are in hand for a possible location for a Museum and you will be kept informed of developments . |
| 22 | Their designs range from the most intricate of geometric patterns , through wonderful pictorial motifs ( a possible subject for a future issue ? ) to the simplest of basic shapes and colours . |
| 23 | hot in his thick coat , blinking from his grey face , clammy hands round his two two-pound boxes of mushrooms was merely interesting , just a possible subject for a drawing . |
| 24 | What is the Minister 's guess in regard to a possible deadline for a conclusion to the MacSharry discussions — not least in the context of the GATT negotiations that must follow ? |
| 25 | ALLAN MILLIGAN Looking ahead : Vice-Adml Sir Kenneth Eaton ( seated ) is shown a possible design for a warship bridge by Cmdr Mark Kerr |
| 26 | By the late 1890s and early 1900s , typesetting was apparently well established as a possible career for a school-leaving girl . |
| 27 | If there is a possible area for a safe landing , use the brakes and get down into it . |
| 28 | The draft code has been presented to the British Standards Institution as a possible basis for a new British Standard . |
| 29 | In an apparent reversal of recent policy [ see pp. 37855 ; 38194 ] , mujaheddin leaders agreed on July 30 to consider a UN peace plan [ see p. 38194 ] as " a possible basis for a settlement for the Afghanistan problem " . |
| 30 | Bob Eaton , 52 , actually joined Chrysler in April this year as vice-chairman , after a prolonged search for a replacement for the retiring Lee Iacocca , arguably the car industry 's most charismatic figure . |