Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun pl] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It contained a platinum US Approach card , a brick of travellers " cheques , and a cash-facility authorization at a Fifth Avenue bank for a thousand dollars a day , if needed . |
| 2 | In July 1944 Attlee presented a paper on ‘ Foreign Policy and the Flying Bomb ’ , which pointed out that it would henceforth be impossible for Britain to rely upon the English Channel as a defence against her enemies : From our point of view , Norway , Denmark , Holland and France are necessary outposts of Britain and , in as much as Britain is now as she has been for a hundred years a shield for the U.S. , outposts of America as well . |
| 3 | Perhaps it will be both rather more demanding and more flexible than some , asking for a few hours a year but with more emphasis on personal planning . |
| 4 | Though it may be possible to get professional or voluntary back-up for a few hours a day or a few days a week , an old or very sick and disabled person needs constant nursing and supervision round the clock . |
| 5 | With an air of great condescension he told me that he was ‘ prepared to give me a try-out ’ for a few hours a week . |
| 6 | AFTER THE MONTHS of location shooting in Cornwall , and the completion of the interiors of Straw Dogs at Twickenham Studios in London in March 1971 , Dustin returned to his New York home , determined to spend as much time as possible with his family , only going down to his production office , SweetWall Productions , on West 56th Street , for a few hours a day . |
| 7 | Even if you only work for a few hours a week , take out professional indemnity insurance . |
| 8 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 9 | It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use . |
| 10 | If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day . |
| 11 | Bought as an ‘ add-on ’ with a house contents policy for a few pounds a year , it should cover you for consumer , household and personal injury claims . |
| 12 | So , for a few pounds a month now , you could build up a very welcome nest-egg for yourself and provide financial protection for your family at the same time . |
| 13 | Smith himself was for a few years a tutor at Christ Church , but in 1795 he resigned his studentship to become incumbent of Daventry ( a Christ Church living ) , returning to Christ Church as a canon in 1807 . |
| 14 | For a few years a lean-to building stood against the remaining old wall which sheltered the homeless and I have spoken to one old inhabitant of Halling who remembers coming to the village as a young child and whose parents , being unable to afford other accommodation , sheltered there . |
| 15 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 16 | For a few seconds a bemused-looking Morse appeared slightly more concerned with the criticism of his diction than with the prosecution of his case , and it was Downes who continued : |
| 17 | He rented me a projector , and because he wanted to retire sold his movies to me for a few pesetas a twelve-reeler . |
| 18 | A hastily arranged challenge from Borders Roads Department led to a team from Lothian Highways heading for Kelso for a twenty overs a side match at the end of June . |