Example sentences of "an [noun sg] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | This might be an advantage for some , but these factors ‘ may not favour the extrovert student who prefers the companionship and competition of the classroom . |
| 2 | This might be an advantage for some , but as has been pointed out , the factor of isolation may not favour the extrovert student who prefers the companionship and competition of the classroom . |
| 3 | The emphasis on property-holding , and hence liability for rates , as the basic qualification for the franchise in local elections was thus an advantage for some women in the struggle for the vote . |
| 4 | OR ANY other concentration camp mini-series which is just an excuse for some right-on actress to shave her head and suffer stoically ( see : The Joan Of Arc Syndrome ) . |
| 5 | This may be an opportunity for some British haulage companies to expand their business . |
| 6 | Steadfastly , she avoided his gaze , not wanting to give him an opportunity for some deflating remark . |
| 7 | So I also want to thank you very deeply from the innermost parts of my heart , for having given an opportunity for some of us to work in Britain to have accepted us and worked with us to build the solidarity movement that brought the apartheid regime to its knees . |
| 8 | An opportunity for some of this pressure to vent itself was provided in the early sixties . |
| 9 | This involved conveyance in an ambulance for some 200–300 yards , during which time Miss T. was again alone with her mother . |
| 10 | The government-sponsored loan guarantees could be an alternative for some airlines which have been seeking foreign partners , the Times said . |
| 11 | This did not take place , however , because schools would be required to go through the process at different times and such training would probably be of limited value for schools which were not to undertake an appraisal for some time . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , the very concept of truth seems to be an irritant for some . |
| 13 | That is not an issue for some distant day in 1996 or 1998 . |
| 14 | Er had it been something that you 'd long sought after you know , like like in the mines where it had been an issue for some years ? |
| 15 | Whilst it is conceivable that some of these jobs will be craft based and thus provide an outlet for some initiative and self activism , the significant reality will be that they have no economic power and no industrial muscle . |
| 16 | Adolescent girls do not yet have the lid of society fitting tightly on their bubbling psyches — and we have , therefore , the phenomenon of frenzied screaming at rock stars , or wild dancing , as an outlet for some of this ‘ night energy ’ . |
| 17 | Lions , for example , may snooze for up to 20 hours a day — and they , after all , ca n't rely on an owner for some convenient tinned catfood . |
| 18 | The conventions of working-class speech also have their uses , and one could provide an argument for some of these being taught to middle-class children . |
| 19 | If you are unsure of which to choose , take the frame with you to a good art shop and ask an assistant for some help . |
| 20 | Ward ( 1979 ) noted with alarm the signs of what he called ‘ Frontier man 's fright ’ whereby after working in an area for some time without apparent response from professional colleagues in related disciplines there is a tendency to desert it just as its true worth is to be recognized by others : |
| 21 | Our marriage has been at an end for some time as far as I am concerned . |
| 22 | The police have come in for heavy criticism but Rosenthal 's following observation about distortion in behavioural science may be cited as an apologia for some police shortcomings : |
| 23 | The FRES estimates that their members might have had about 60,000 temporaries on the payroll at any one time in 1985 ( a figure broadly consistent with the LFS data ) , but that some half a million persons might have worked for an agency for some period in the course of that year ( interview with FRES ) . |
| 24 | This brief survey not only provides some historical depth to an understanding of contemporary British government — its structure , responsibilities , and political dominance — it also serves to reinforce our grasp of the political culture and to provide in part an explanation for some of the problems now associated with government . |
| 25 | The programme is open to people who have been mulling over an idea for some time and experts will give it the commercial analysis it needs and , if it stands up , the business planning and search for funding that it merits . |
| 26 | I suppose it is possible he has formed an affection for some boy , " she conceded . |
| 27 | ‘ I saw that this cataclysm must be an expiation for some barbarous crime of civilization , some terrible human lie . |