Example sentences of "for a [noun] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They must have felt the need for a farmer 's almanac and so started to keep a tally of days , which they recorded with special symbols . |
| 2 | But were the other requirements for a Prisoner 's Dilemma met ? |
| 3 | Cusworth , England 's former stand-off who still turns it on for the Tigers , leaves for a fortnight 's holiday next week . |
| 4 | When the pass came and I had arranged for a fortnight 's holiday I travelled to the Pacific coast in a day coach : overnight to Calgary , and on for another 24 hours through the glorious panorama of the Rockies to Burrard Inlet , English Bay and Stanley Park , Vancouver . |
| 5 | Mr Hapless books for a fortnight 's holiday for himself , his wife and two children . |
| 6 | Allow at least two large tubes of water-resistant cream for each child for a fortnight 's holiday . |
| 7 | ‘ My pupils accompanied me here for a fortnight 's holiday during which they would acquire the art of fish cookery . ’ |
| 8 | Her son and daughter who cared for her were going abroad for a fortnight 's holiday . |
| 9 | All the way through school , my mum used to go away for a fortnight 's rest during the summer and I would go and stay in one of the various holiday homes for disabled children . |
| 10 | As part of their preparations for the Olympic Games , the Olympic Racing Squad were due to fly to Florida last month for a fortnight 's training camp . |
| 11 | Arkwright bought the manor of Cromford , was subsequently knighted , and became High Sheriff of Derbyshire — not bad for a barber 's apprentice . |
| 12 | One of her designs is for a lady 's version of the Norfolk jacket , which has been worn by Prince Charles on Sandringham shoots . |
| 13 | PAMELA : There 's a word for a lady 's mouth . |
| 14 | Not all religious sites were so openly associated with water , however , despite its popularity in Celtic theology , but caution is necessary when trying to identify religion as the primary function for a settlement 's foundation and continued existence , as so many small towns possessed at least one temple . |
| 15 | A defensive position is often suggested as the reason for a settlement 's site , especially where the site is impressive . |
| 16 | Article 42 went on to give an almost supplementary right to the state in providing for a child 's education by acknowledging the right of parents to school their children in their own home should they wish it . |
| 17 | School attendance officers were disliked for failing to take account of the need of some poor families for a child 's income . |
| 18 | If parents ' distaste for a child 's friend is really caused by social and class differences it would usually be unfair of them to interfere . |
| 19 | I normally knit two pieces of stocking stitch to represent a back and a front , or occasionally knit two backs suitable for a child 's jumper . |
| 20 | If the CEMREL Research Project ( 1972 ) is any indication of what is expected it seems American teachers are looking for a child 's skill at ‘ showing ’ , and , in particular , ‘ showing ’ emotion . |
| 21 | I looked out of the window and it was the back garden of Dr Jane 's house , and when Mrs Pitt came up to serve me and I complained Dr Jane laughed , and it was really Dr Jane all the time and the whole place was horrible and dark and dirty and when I got outside to follow my friends the ones who were usually in the dream there were n't any people and we were in a sort of studio and the village and the inn it was so obvious now I felt a fool for going in and sitting down and expecting to be served was the crudest sort of cardboard stage set like a model for a child 's history lesson and the colours were horrible and it smelt of a sort of horrible glue and — — |
| 22 | Talk to children about plants and trees and animals dying , ask them to draw their impressions of these events , and they will reveal an understanding that can leave many adults longing for a child 's faith and knowledge . |
| 23 | To illustrate this point , Piaget uses the following examples : the creation or imagined characters to provide a sympathetic audience for a child 's actions or speech ; catharsis , as when a doll is allowed to ride a machine which a child fears ; and compensatory combinations , as when a child goes through the motions of pretend washing up when forbidden access to the real thing by its parent . |
| 24 | There is no legal requirement for a child 's evidence to be corroborated in civil proceedings . |
| 25 | One of the surgeons who reported the case , aptly named KC Saw , said they did n't know of any similar cases but the holes in the metal ring with their inward-turning rims were a perfect trap for a child 's fingers . |
| 26 | Children need someone unconditionally and permanently committed to them , and it is difficult to see why a parent who takes no responsibility for a child 's care has a right to prevent someone else from doing so . |
| 27 | DIG a small hole in the ground , fill it with sand and you have fulfilled many designers ' criteria for a child 's garden . |
| 28 | Little need be said of flower colour for a child 's garden . |
| 29 | Excessive restriction of fluids is n't good for a child 's kidneys , and unless the child is really awake , ‘ lifting ’ can just encourage passing urine while asleep . |
| 30 | In Britain we often listen for a person 's accent . |