Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Together with capital grants for such temporary woodland fencing ( which could also benefit from some publicity ) there is no significant financial disincentive for a farmer in fencing and regenerating on-farm broadleaved woodland . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But in 1981 Malte Andersson tested for a preference in long-tailed widow birds , and provided the first strong evidence for Darwin 's theory . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | But Dzagnidze then followed his own kick for a try in the corner , and Mironov swept through for a try that Dzagnidze converted . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Widnes substitute Emosi Koloto scattered a couple of Northern defenders as he went over for a try in the 39th minute . |
| 8 | Chane Chyi-Ming heads for a try in their 24–0 Pool E victory over the Bowl-winning Romanians . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The Saltires started well , centre Simon Davies crossing for a try in the 19th minute . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The essence of her charm , independent of time , revealed itself for a second in that gesture and dazzled me . |
| 14 | I said at the beginning , when I talked about the woman at the pool , that ‘ the essence of her charm , independent of time revealed itself for a second in that gesture and dazzled me . ’ |
| 15 | The name echoed for a second in his mind . |
| 16 | Joyce let go of Eva 's hand for a second in order to see better . |
| 17 | He stared at her for a second in stunned silence , breathing hard , his eyes dazed . |
| 18 | Home care for the stroke patient may be chosen because the patient 's doctor feels that the necessary rehabilitation can be done at home , or might be best done at home ; the patient may be more comfortable , and therefore more co-operative to treatment if he remains among familiar surroundings ; he might be liable to excessive stress if parted from his close family , friends or a beloved pet ; or it may be a temporary situation , in which the patient is waiting for a bed in a specialist rehabilitation unit to become available . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He was to go to Brighton for a fortnight in another play , in 1950 , A Phoenix Too Frequent by Christopher Fry , whose well-wrought and ‘ difficult ’ verse dramas had so unexpectedly caught the taste of the public . |
| 22 | He sighed , took out another ten pound note and slid the money across the counter , calculating as he did so that he could have eaten adequately and drunk excessively for a fortnight in Lindos for what a night at the Skein of Geese had cost him . |
| 23 | We 'd keep them for a fortnight in those pigeon holes because most people claim stuff if they realize where they 'd left it within a day or two and then as the weeks went round we used to take stuff out of there and just lump it altogether , having duly labelled it up and erm record it and used to have tuppence an item if anybody lost anything . |
| 24 | Not a bad score for a fortnight in the summer of groovy and psychedelic love , peace and general niceness . |
| 25 | You know I saw nothing of the sort when I for a fortnight in a . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | It was like looking for a matchstick in a forest . |
| 28 | And getting a permit for a waste-to-energy plant is every bit as difficult as getting one for a landfill in most places . |
| 29 | He managed to increase the staff in two ways ; first by getting the endowment for the chair of Greek freed from the attachment to a canonry and then the endowment of the canonry used to give a second professorship of theology ; secondly by persuading the vice-chancellor to find money for a lectureship in New Testament studies . |
| 30 | 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 . |