Example sentences of "an [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Court of Appeal yesterday the National Union of Mineworkers failed to overturn an injunction granted to its South Wales area in May , banning the union from issuing ballot papers for an election for a new national vice-president because of an ‘ unlawful ’ ruling by Mr Arthur Scargill . |
| 2 | THE Irish wake is regarded by many from outside Ireland as an excuse for a boozing session . |
| 3 | Witnessing should never become an excuse for a heated argument ; if things are moving in that direction it 's better to end the conversation sooner rather than later . |
| 4 | Nowadays it 's more an excuse for a hearty lunch and a day on the river , as Robin Powell discovered . |
| 5 | Previously , ASEAN states had viewed with suspicion any effort to include environmental concerns in GATT on the grounds that they could be used as an excuse for a protectionist attitude by wealthy northern countries , and that , specifically , they could lead to a ban on the import of timber from south-east Asia . |
| 6 | Silly noises like raspberries are an excuse for a good giggle — see how many you can come up with , and let him copy you . |
| 7 | He heard , as I did , the faint threat in the cousinly concern , and at least it gave him an excuse for a face-saving exit . |
| 8 | Another point to make a is that on no account should terminal five be used as an excuse for a third runway . |
| 9 | Fair did not seem to Martha to be a colour at all , merely an excuse for a hard old woman to persecute a child . |
| 10 | A third to the far hill range would have been ideal , but something must always be left undone , as an excuse for a speedy return . |
| 11 | They had a mortgage with the Woolwich and an endowment for a fixed period of twenty five years |
| 12 | The fact that we were looking towards the United States might have been an acceptable concept during the war , but it has been an unacceptable concept for the past 12 years , during which Europe has been creating itself and showing an enthusiasm for a single European currency and a central bank and for increasing the powers of the European Community 's institutions . |
| 13 | Perhaps at such times there is an opportunity for a general biological and genetic reorientation ? |
| 14 | The dignified pose struck by Chauntecleer in response to Pertelote 's unsympathetic reaction to his dream , in particular the understandable offence he takes at the embarrassing suggestion that what he really needs is a good laxative , would be comic in a human character ; that the character is a bird provides an opportunity for a greater bathetic and comic deflation when the character ends his monologue by flying down from the perch to peck , chuck and " tread " his favourite hens twenty times before dawn ( 3172 – 8 ) . |
| 15 | Apart from the doctor and his wife and Giles Carnaby they were all people from the village who had not had an opportunity for a good look at the inside of Greystones for quite a while and were busy taking note . |
| 16 | The gated road offers an opportunity for a pleasant diversion through the park and a chance to join the Knightley Way . |
| 17 | ‘ There may be an opportunity for a private member to introduce the bill , ’ a DTI spokeswoman said yesterday . |
| 18 | Crump — this would provide an opportunity for a salving weep — Crump would live on for this child herself one day would bear children … |
| 19 | The otter and its haunts are now protected by law too and so this lovely animal has been given an opportunity for a new lease of life . |
| 20 | Routes to England and France are normally flown at flight levels 50 and 40 respectively , and present an opportunity for a reasonable period in cruise mode . |
| 21 | Adam was n't around , so she was getting an opportunity for a confidential chat with Aunt Sarah . |
| 22 | There is an opportunity for a subsequent improvement , if the system is freed from the worst effects of political interference , which should be made more explicit . |
| 23 | As ex-Lord Mayor of Manchester and former chairman of that City Corporation 's Housing Committee , his experience led him to demonstrate that : The return of a Labour Government in 1929 provided an opportunity for a different approach . |
| 24 | A golf tournament with royal patronage was too good an opportunity for a publicity-minded company to miss . |
| 25 | One or two , accompanied by a wife and children , had seemed to regard the tournament as an opportunity for a free family holiday ; and some had even managed to miss the halfway cut , to the great embarrassment of all concerned , except probably Mike Martinez whose twenty-five per cent commission was safe whatever happened . |
| 26 | The road passes by the chapel and is soon joined on the left by a road coming from Ingleton and this offers an opportunity for a brief detour to see Deepdale . |
| 27 | In an action for a liquidated sum , the proceedings will be automatically transferred to the defendant 's home court ( if the action was commenced elsewhere ) upon the filing of a defence or , in the case where the defendant states that he has already paid the amount claimed , upon the plaintiff confirming in writing to the court that he wishes the proceedings to continue ( Ord 9 , r 2(8) ) . |
| 28 | Midland 's Seven Days ' Notice Deposit Account offers a competitive rate of interest , regular statements and access to cleared funds , while the Fixed Term Deposit Account is aimed at customers requiring an investment for a specific period , with a higher and guaranteed fixed rate of interest over the stated term . |
| 29 | By the time I had been an intern for a few more months , doing my rounds in my white coat with stethoscope dangling round my neck ( and feeling very important ) , Father had had to close down the second branch , leaving — for the time being — only the original shop which he had opened near the Market Place where the annual Goose Fair was held . |
| 30 | Then I saw an advert for a new consciousness-raising group in Spare Rib , and went along to the first meeting . |