Example sentences of "for a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How come the board have allowed Cuntona to go for a sing and a prayer ? |
| 2 | Voyager is perhaps an unfortunate title for a film that all too often fills the screen with beautifully crafted pictures from glossy holiday brochures . |
| 3 | FOR a film that has stood the test of time , catch Luis Bunuel 's Oscar-winning DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE ( Cert 15 ; Selected ) . |
| 4 | Yeah but it 's a lot in n it for a film that you never know is gon na |
| 5 | Wish she 'd come and tell me how to set ours for a film that 's on about |
| 6 | He began writing these experiences for a film and when he produced his manuscript it was partly autobiographical . |
| 7 | If it was for a film and it was a good part , then yes I would . |
| 8 | There were location notes for a film and sheets about the physical appearance of the characters and the sort of actors who might play them , these surrounded by doodles , mazes and uninspired drawings of faces . |
| 9 | HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO IN THE NAME OF FAME — WOULD YOU HAVE YOUR HAIR SHAVED OFF FOR A FILM OR VIDEO ? : |
| 10 | Ashi had met him during the height of the oil boom , when the late Shah was pouring the country 's new-found wealth into creating an entire new infrastructure for a land that had hardly changed since biblical times . |
| 11 | It is an appropriate name for a land that lies on the edge of Europe , at the threshold of Asia and along the northern coast of the Black Sea . |
| 12 | It dawned on Folly that she was waiting for a tip and , gathering what she could of her wits , she struggled out of bed to delve in her handbag . |
| 13 | Pascoe looked round hopelessly for a pen and paper , then memorized the information Thomas gave him — a room number and an address close to the edge of Zone Two . |
| 14 | She reached into the Mini and lifted out her bag and began to rummage for a pen and paper . |
| 15 | He read out her time of departure , time of arrival and flight number , advising her to write it all down as if she was a half-wit , and she was glad he was n't there to see her face as she scrabbled for a pen and paper . |
| 16 | He could well have made a throne for a Medici or a table for the Brighton Pavilion , and he will surely be making pieces in the 1990s that will be starting in their modernity . |
| 17 | There was not a soul in sight as Theda began resolutely to trudge down the street , looking for a lane that might lead her off the main road , which , being only of packed dirt , was already a hasty-pudding of mud which churned under her mercifully booted feet . |
| 18 | And that 's not bad for a Londoner that die-hard Tykes believed would n't stay five minutes when he came north after a disastrous spell at Watford . |
| 19 | Quite apart from the vernacular which ranges from ‘ circle ’ for a loop or ‘ infinity ’ for a figure of eight , to ‘ the rug ’ for expanding loops around a constant centre — or two of these for a ‘ Gautier brassiere ’ there are varied modes of command from the team leaders . |
| 20 | To ‘ mind the baby ’ for a neighbour when the mother is out , or to wheel one in a pram on washing-day and do any necessary errand , will probably mean a square meal or ‘ a mash of tea ’ and some coppers , as well as discarded garments , if the neighbour 's husband is in good work . ’ |
| 21 | It was foolish to cry for a dream but it was always so real , and knowing it was only her imagination did n't make it any less painful . |
| 22 | This is obviously restricting the options available to WCC applicants , but not seriously ( i ) if there really is a demand for a Theology and Development course , and ( ii ) in view of the 92 other WCC scholarships in Britain . |
| 23 | But Dzagnidze then followed his own kick for a try in the corner , and Mironov swept through for a try that Dzagnidze converted . |
| 24 | And , although he was halted on the line , Cambridge retained possession , Flood sending Richard Batstone hurtling in on the left for a try that Davies converted . |
| 25 | Dyer was almost over for a try but put a foot in touch at the corner flag spoiled the effort . |
| 26 | Five points instead of four for a try and the scrapping of a much-abused offside law had been regarded as inevitable , but experimental changes to rucks and mauls , switching the advantage to the defending side , received only a cautious welcome among leading coaches yesterday . |
| 27 | It was a syndrome I had observed in other service marriages , not least in that of my own parents , and I have sometimes thought what a good subject it might make for a novel or play . |
| 28 | It provides the stock of examples and analogies which politicians can plunder to justify policies for a novel and complex situation . |
| 29 | We had a remarkable woman for a nurse or " Mother 's help " as she was called even in those days , because Mother liked bringing up her own children and was always around , with the nursery the centre of the house , and not tucked away upstairs . |
| 30 | Current Mozambican salaries are equivalent to 45 US $/month; for a nurse and 300 US $/month; for a doctor . |