Example sentences of "for [adj] [noun] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , I 've got her a box of things , I did a little box up with bits in all some for fifty p and a pound , doing that up and hair bands for her , giving her , given a little box with all little bits and pieces in it |
| 2 | There are separate oil pressure gauges for each engine and a battery of rectangular instruments giving the usual Ts and Ps . |
| 3 | Levels of lighting should be assessed for each child and a good contrast of print on paper provided . |
| 4 | Equally , there may be a separate policy for each individual or a master policy , covering everyone in the scheme . |
| 5 | Another column — budget — records the forecasts for the year and for each period and a third — variance — the difference between budget and actual for each period . |
| 6 | Another column — budget — records the forecasts for the year and for each period and a third — variance — the difference between budget and actual for each period . |
| 7 | The recent taunts were against the ‘ quack doctors ’ , ‘ faint hearts ’ and ‘ moaning minnies ’ who allegedly wished to give up on the fight for low inflation and a stable currency . |
| 8 | It was a recipe for low morale and a drop in standards . |
| 9 | The Japanese came to Britain partly for low wage-costs and a welcoming government , but mostly because it is in Europe . |
| 10 | Other sponsorships could be for travel or study overseas or for specific research or a long-term project . |
| 11 | In 1926 , eleven of her students attended Newnham College 's summer school for working women and a further three joined the summer school at Cheshunt College , where George Pateman and his wife were in charge of the arrangements . |
| 12 | Lawson ( 1978 ) used a face recognition task which yielded a LVF advantage for right handers and a RVF superiority for left handers . |
| 13 | When additional work is required for which payment has not been provided in the contract documents , the engineer may have power either to agree new rates for measured work or a fixed price for a defined piece of work . |
| 14 | Implicit in this is both a fear of female competition for scarce jobs and a sense of the need of a woman 's domestic labour at home . |
| 15 | The government responded to its difficulties on the economic front with Mengistu 's announcement of limited liberalization measures in March , including steps towards the introduction of a mixed economy , with scope for private enterprise and a free market in agricultural trade , although the state would continue to own the land . |
| 16 | The State must act in relieving distress , for private charity and a change of heart among the rich are not enough . |
| 17 | Yet after Banks ' death the British government did nothing to help establish the gardens as a national centre for botanical research until a public outcry in 1839–40 led to the appointment of William Hooker ( 1785–1865 ) as the first official director of Kew . |
| 18 | They also had relatively easy access to markets for stolen cattle and a reasonable amount of forest land in which to hide and transport animals . |
| 19 | He admitted that he had learnt of the Iran-contra operation in mid-1986 and had passed the information to his superiors , including Clair C. George , the agency 's deputy director for covert operations and a subordinate to Gates . |
| 20 | He shall be assessed on the whole amount or value of that benefit except in so far as is shown that the benefit derives directly or indirectly from income on which he has already been charged to tax for that year or a previous year of assessment . |
| 21 | It is for that reason that a degree of expertise is required in hand strikes and blocking techniques before a student is taught kicks . |
| 22 | BREWERS of Castlemaine lager were accused yesterday of not giving a XXXX for deaf people because a TV commercial for the Aussie booze uses ‘ gobbledegook ’ sign language . |
| 23 | In declaring his candidacy he reiterated his opposition to reverse discrimination , high taxation , crime , the welfare system and immigration , and his support for economic nationalism and a trade policy based upon reciprocity . |
| 24 | Smith : I will fight for economic efficiency and a fairer society |
| 25 | In the face of continued violence by armed bands the Army commander , Lt.-Col. Desi Bouterse , agreed to requests from Brunswijk for direct talks and a meeting between the two was held in Paramaribo on Dec. 19 . |
| 26 | It is in their faith in " ordinary " people , whose qualities were far from ordinary in Wordsworth 's eyes , that we find the justification for political demands for popular power or a wider franchise . |
| 27 | Only Grades 7 to 4 are eligible for performance-related earnings and a London Weighting Allowance of £1750 is payable on top . |
| 28 | All this is followed meticulously if at a respectful distance by Doolittle 's seven-piece band , written for with a sure ear for tonal balance and a strong sense of the orchestra 's role as a virtual extension of the voice , but with little willingness to let the musical idea take over the action . |
| 29 | The women 's organizations are now confident that a unified representative body will be formed and that as a consequence , both their work to incorporate more women into the movement for social justice and a popular democratic government and their work in favour of women 's rights will be greatly strengthened . |
| 30 | Do n't forget the back axle as most conversions have a voracious appetite for half shafts and a LWB Salisbury axle is a good idea |