Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] gentleman 's " in BNC.

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1 The car park was empty but for the elderly gentleman 's massive Ford , which was just crunching over the gravel towards the road , an old but impressive bronze Aston Martin which Charlotte supposed must belong to Gus — it sent him up a couple of notches in her regard — and the school bus , still stationary , boiling over with bored boys , and emitting a plaintive chorus of : ‘ Why are we waiting ? ’
2 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's kind personal comment and for his continuing support over many years for the policy of integrated education .
3 As for the hon. Gentleman 's question , the Prime Minister made the Government 's position entirely clear in a debate on that matter in the House last week .
4 The precise allocation of resources within the region is a matter for the hon. Gentleman 's regional health authority chairman , but I know that he will have confidence in the excellent work taking place in Sheffield , particularly in the light of its new health strategy .
5 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's opening comments , but not very grateful for his latter comments .
6 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's first remark .
7 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support .
8 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support which I take to be absolutely unequivocal support for the Trident programme .
9 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's words about Her Majesty the Queen .
10 As for the hon. Gentleman 's suggestion that the grant-maintained school policy might be paralysing the production of reorganisation proposals , let me tell the hon. Gentleman that in the past 12 months 150 proposals for school reorganisations were received and some 93 have so far been approved .
11 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support .
12 Apart from the traffic implications in grid-locking the roads of Caerphilly , up Manor way , it might even have had repercussions for the hon. Gentleman 's constituents .
13 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support for Mr. Norman Warner , whose appointment will be widely welcomed by those who know him as an independent-minded and good man .
14 I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's remarks about the overall agreement that we have reached .
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