Example sentences of "for the [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's nothing like a long Technical Run to dissipate any euphoria attached to a theatrical production , and that was the effect of the one held for The Hooded Owl on the evening of Sunday , 26th October , 1980 . |
| 2 | I did n't really imagine he 'd chosen the paint for the front door on that basis , but I liked the door being that colour , though it hurt stupidly by making me remember a lot of things . |
| 3 | Some geographical targets might be covered , locating historical sites on a map using a grid , and planning marches for the Roman army on a topographical map , which would involve understanding of landforms and contour lines . |
| 4 | Just be prepared for the odd lecture on what a foolish girl you 've been . |
| 5 | Lacking any financial acumen , he ran into difficulties with the Inland Revenue which filed a bankruptcy petition against him for the unpaid tax on his ring earnings : the order was for over £17 000 . |
| 6 | They have just finished a report for the Norwegian government on its atomic research centre . |
| 7 | FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour . |
| 8 | I reach for the super glue on the shelf , the extra strong kind that sticks wood and so on . |
| 9 | For the chic make-up on these pages we used the versatile , top-quality cosmetics by Prescriptives , available on the newly-refurbished ground floor at Harvey Nichols . |
| 10 | Cheddleton station in Basford Bridge Lane , opened for the 1992 season on June 7 and is also open on July 19 ( Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine ) , 2/9/16/23/30/31 August ( the last two days of August are another Friends of Thomas ) , September 20 ( Transport Day ) , and December 6 , 13 and 20 for Santa steamings specials . |
| 11 | for those wishing to study for the professional diploma on a full-time programme . |
| 12 | Cricket : England to enjoy a one-day stand in India : Martin Johnson finds grounds for confidence as England 's touring party leave for the limited-over thrash on the sub-continent |
| 13 | By the creek , the main force of the islands ' fighters was gathered for the simultaneous assault on Belmont , which was shaking the ground even at this range , like the bass drum of a ceremonial band . |
| 14 | It is a matter of deep regret that the Department of Social Security failed to provide copies of the instruments in time for the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments to consider them and report to the House . |
| 15 | I drove out of Newtown and went to begin my search for the mysterious man on the moor . |
| 16 | There is absolutely no incentive for the second person on a low income to sign the application form because he is not liable to pay the tax . |
| 17 | And Swindon head north for the second leg on Wednesday week . |
| 18 | b ) For the second performance on nights when there are two performances : KING 'S STABLES ROAD both sides . |
| 19 | Having been frustrated in her 1988 cruise to Scandinavia , Islander headed north-east once more last summer and this time succeeded in passing through the Limfjord , sailing down the Kattegat and up into the Baltic as far as Stockholm before retracing her steps to visit Copenhagen for the second time on this voyage . |
| 20 | If you 're complete beginners , active , familiar with camping or caravanning conditions , and two or you pay for our ‘ Introduction to Yachting ’ course in Nidri , then we know you 'll be safe to skipper your own yacht for the second week on flotilla . |
| 21 | The doctor hunts for the umbilical cord on the ultra sound scanner to take a sample . |
| 22 | Evans , captain for the ninth time on his 32nd appearance , enjoys recalling the moment he scored the Test series-clinching try for the 1989 British Lions Down Under . |
| 23 | So Anna did it , on foot , delivering the magazines to the twenty-seven households in Loxford who took it , chiefly , Anna suspected , for the useful directory on the back page of plumbers and decorators and taxi services . |
| 24 | And it would be probably less than £500m which means less than £1 a week for the average family on income-related benefits . |
| 25 | Working on board can build up a hearty appetite and catering for the 180 crew on board Balder has been managed by P&O Catering . |
| 26 | Wilder , the country 's first elected black Governor , formally announced his withdrawal from the contest for the Democratic nomination on Jan. 8 , at the end of his State of the Commonwealth address on the opening day of the 1992 session of the Virginia state legislature . |
| 27 | This was used in 1955 to enforce the ‘ Fourteen-Days rule ’ , which the BBC wanted to abandon , about broadcasting matters due for debate in Par-liament ; and it was the authority for the general ban on BBC ‘ editorializing ’ and on party political broadcasts outside the annual series agreed with the BBC . |
| 28 | I enclose a cheque for £34 as payment for the outstanding balance on my last instalment of the Community Charge . |
| 29 | Absence from work due to sickness has certainly not been falling ; on the other hand , but for the increased spending on medicine , it is conceivable that it might have risen . |
| 30 | Apart from China , it is to Japan that we must look for the largest influence on the martial arts . |