Example sentences of "for a [noun] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there was a feeling of achievement at the close of a successful threshing , the real climax of a year for a farmer in the corn area . |
| 2 | Peter Lynch , chairman of Castleblayney District Council , called for a revision in the law revised to ensure ‘ adequate penalties for killers on Ireland 's roads . ’ |
| 3 | But Dzagnidze then followed his own kick for a try in the corner , and Mironov swept through for a try that Dzagnidze converted . |
| 4 | Fallon still had a bit of work to do , even then , but he had already bumped off Perrins and Hannaford with one uncompromising run and this time his strength buried the rest of the Gloucester defence and took him over for a try in the corner . |
| 5 | Widnes substitute Emosi Koloto scattered a couple of Northern defenders as he went over for a try in the 39th minute . |
| 6 | At the other end Tyrone Howe who saw very little of the ball during the match went over for a try in the left corner , following a fine break from Andrew Gallagher . |
| 7 | Former Ireland schools star Kieran Dawson was enjoying a most impressive Bangor debut and he capitalised on a break by scrum-half Stephen Matchett to power over for a try in the 23rd minute which gave Bangor a comfortable 13-0 lead . |
| 8 | The Saltires started well , centre Simon Davies crossing for a try in the 19th minute . |
| 9 | Not only did the sturdy lock crown a storming performance by bullocking over for a try in the final minute , he undoubtedly played himself into a Lions place . |
| 10 | In the meantime , and for a fortnight in the summer of 1936 , I enjoyed the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains , staying at Banff Springs Hotel and later at Chateau Lake Louise . |
| 11 | Two police forces and an airline took part in the 350-mile dash to make sure newlyweds Mark and Jan Hemmingway jetted off for a fortnight in the Seychelles . |
| 12 | Not a bad score for a fortnight in the summer of groovy and psychedelic love , peace and general niceness . |
| 13 | The prospects for a rally in the shares now depends on a bid for the whole MTM operation , giving the shares some added value and stopping the downward trend . |
| 14 | The children dress up for a saloon in the kind of gear that snooker players or riverboat gamblers wear , with the girls in long dresses . |
| 15 | I woke as usual at half past six , and went straight out for a run in the park , like I do every morning , with LCpl Smith who has the bunk next to mine . |
| 16 | Musicale was blocked for a run in the home straight and it was not until Pat Eddery secured an opening just over a furlong out that the filly looked likely to cut down Lord Huntingdon 's Wiedniu . |
| 17 | When this is suggested , the invitation should always be along the lines of : ‘ I 'd love you to come out for a run in the car with me some time . |
| 18 | Will you ? ’ rather than , ‘ Would you like me to take you out for a run in the car some time ? ’ |
| 19 | Unless you have married a man who is unusually attached to his mother ( which is another matter altogether ) , it will be unlikely to occur to your husband that he needs to do anything more to make his mother happy than to be a kind and dutiful son , who has given her sanctuary in his own home in her later years ; but if he is a man of feeling , it will not be difficult to persuade him of her need for his company : her need to be taken out for a run in the car with him alone sometimes , to be kissed when he kisses you when he gets home in the evening , and occasionally to be brought a bunch of flowers instead of you . |
| 20 | Jack had to fill the coal scuttles , Kevin to bring in the logs , Aengus had to roll yesterday 's papers into sausage-like shapes which would be used for lighting the fires later , Gerry , who was meant to be the animal lover , had to take Oswald for a run in the park , and see that there was something on the bird table in the garden , and Ronan had to open the big heavy curtains in the front rooms , take the milk in from the steps and place it in the big fridge and brush whatever had to be brushed from the big granite steps leading up to the house . |
| 21 | Saying goodbye to the freedom to walk down a street on her own , to browse through the sales , to decide on the spur of the moment to visit friends , or meet for a drink in the pub . |
| 22 | One gentleman goes each day for a drink in the pub , and one of the ladies wanders around seeing people who she knows , because she 's lived in the village all her life . |
| 23 | There had been talk of meeting for a drink in the evening , but the talk had taken place at five in the morning as Kelly was hurriedly slipping into her clothes and now Nick seemed to have forgotten . |
| 24 | After we came up out of the dank womb of the pit , we went for a drink in the welfare club . |
| 25 | After a time , his doctor friend had seen enough of his extremity and took him for a drink in the airport bar . |
| 26 | ‘ Not even for a drink in the social club ? ’ |
| 27 | The inner cabinet meeting had been billed as being vital for the search for a settlement in the region and the future of the national-unity government . |
| 28 | The couple were in the heat of a campaign to raise at least £200,000 for the St John Ambulance Brigade for a headquarters in the south east of England . |
| 29 | Again it is easy to develop the illusion that a worker is a constant factor in a changing situation particularly for a person in the middle period of working life . |
| 30 | ‘ it seems to me that it is not possible for a person in the position of the bank to exclude the discretion of the court , but one nevertheless starts from the position that the contractual position between the parties is that the costs will be paid on an indemnity basis . |