Example sentences of "and [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm expecting him to chip-up and two-putt for a five ( the 17th was a par-5 ) , so I 'm thinking we have to do the same in reverse . |
| 2 | He had had 2,500 letters from members of the public expressing their grief , sympathy and admiration for a man who they felt had in some way belonged to ordinary people and understood them . |
| 3 | ‘ The other is for Rachel , Flo 's wife in South Africa , because I knew he would n't get round to doing it himself and I thought she 'd like to be able to show their little daughter a picture of her father doing something responsible and public-spirited for a change . ’ |
| 4 | She 'd changed her earlier shorts and T-shirt for a cool beige wrap-style cotton dress , belted at the waist with a strip of tan leather . |
| 5 | Such techniques can be applied to establish clash and function for a wide range of engineering assembly problems . |
| 6 | The importance of ‘ generic skills ’ has been stressed in recent years by the Manpower Services Commission ( now Training Agency ) as a flexible response to and preparation for a fast-changing economy . |
| 7 | I just go to bed at night and hope for a miracle that I 'll get up in the morning |
| 8 | That 's what I said , to do that and hope for a three or a six or another five or a king . |
| 9 | Specifically , it obliges the young person to wear the tefillin ( the symbolic ‘ boxes ’ of the law worn by the orthodox ) when engaged in weekday prayers ; to participate in the synagogue services by being ‘ called to the law ’ ( a particular privilege and responsibility for a Cohen ) ; to be counted as an adult in the community for the purpose of establishing a quorum by which no service ( or synagogue , indeed ) could be instituted . |
| 10 | The main reason for general practitioners ' enthusiasm for counselling may well be a desire to reduce contact with and responsibility for a very demanding group of patients . |
| 11 | Where the landlord is able to choose how to divide ownership and responsibility for a party structure it is suggested that the structure be divided between adjoining owners and that each owner have an easement of support over the other 's half . |
| 12 | ‘ Designer ’ black became the epitome of good taste : a defence against true style and protection for a multitude of sins . |
| 13 | Shorty was also a good guide and mentor for a growing lad , as good a father as any man could want . |
| 14 | I was discussing business contracts with my husband and waiting for a call from my own children who would rock with laughter if I prescribed a dose of warm camels ' milk and clove for a poor stomach and headache . |
| 15 | The Reuss valley floor is comparatively wide and level for a considerable stretch south of Altdorf ( 447m , 1,466ft above sea level ) and only begins to narrow at Erstfeld ( 472m , 1,548ft ) , by which point the new motorway N2 has parted company with the old Gotthard road No 2 as well as the railway , having crossed to the west bank of the river . |
| 16 | The Project provides a focus and catalyst for a large and continuously growing network of working groups whose emphasis is always on the development of professionalism and improved practice . |
| 17 | SEE that your child has everything for ski school : lift pass , ski school tickets , boots , skis , poles and money for a hot drink . |
| 18 | Prince is also reported to be compiling a soundtrack and story for a new movie entitled The Dawn . |
| 19 | A proper understanding of all this is long overdue , for the blend of dream and necessity for a place in Palestine will not disappear . |
| 20 | The comparison of the effective exchange rate and actual rates clearly demonstrates the value and necessity for a weighted exchange rate . |
| 21 | But Walahfrid 's most earnest request was for patronage ; and Judith had enough political sense ( a clever critic was the very man to disarm ) and sympathy for a fellow-provincial to offer Walahfrid the post of tutor to Charles . |
| 22 | Delegates , this resolution is about uniting all of the unions in the public sector , after all we did it in nineteen seventy nine and as we all know that was against our Labour government , with one aim , to reject this government 's pay policy and to combine and fight for a pay increase which we 'll endeavour to counter the savage attacks which are being made against public service workers . |
| 23 | There is also an attractive promenade and park for a stroll in the sunshine . |
| 24 | Its proposals covered the country 's name ( to become just Mongolia rather than the People 's Republic of Mongolia ) ; the composition and term ( proposed as six years ) of a new , directly elected Great Hural ; the procedure by which all parties represented in the Great Hural could nominate presidential candidates ; the president 's term of office ( proposed as four years ) ; and provision for a majority vote of the parliament to override the presidential powers of veto . |
| 25 | ( 8 ) The price of the property being sold and provision for a deposit . |
| 26 | The trust implied fidelity or commitment , together with an abandoning of the old ways of sin and indifference for a total dedication to God 's will in Christ . |
| 27 | This will usually take the form of a piece of work , a series of lectures , an agreed number of sessions devoted to teaching or consultation , or working as co-ordinator and adviser for a project group . |
| 28 | Well first of all I 'd go down Street and up Street West and up to the top of Street and there was some puddling furnaces , the new side iron works and I 'd watch those men they 'd produce wrought iron and during the process the metal boils up and I 'd have to get a big rubbling bar and rubble they 'd call rubble into a ball , there 's a little wagon put underneath the put under the wagon and off he goes to the steam hammer , now I used to be fascinated with this and Saturday after Saturday I used to go up there and watch one of the heats and as soon as they 'd finished doing they used to go into the Forge and Hammer for a drink , I mean it was such hard work so they 'd do a heat go up the Forge and Iron and come back and then do another heat when I 'd |
| 29 | As the Secretary-General of the United Nations , Mr. Perez de Cuellar , is retiring at the end of the month , would it not be appropriate on behalf of the House and of all parties for my right hon. Friend to record our gratitude and appreciation for a fine international servant ? |
| 30 | You give me anyone 's phone line and mail for a month and I 'll tell you exactly who he is , how old he is , his likes and dislikes , his character , his worries , what he had for breakfast and supper , what time he wakes up . |