Example sentences of "[adj] of a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 29996 preserves many more of his compositions , together with an alternatim organ Mass by another St. Paul 's musician Philip ap Rhys , who succeeded him as organist , and a considerable number of organ works ( including the Proper of a Mass for Easter Day and eight ‘ Felix namque ’ which might be regarded as a set of variations though they were not of course played as such ) by Thomas Preston ( d. c. 1564 ) , organist of Magdalen College , Oxford , and later of the Chapel Royal at Windsor . |
| 2 | A ‘ like ’ or ‘ do n't mind ’ attitude seems symbolic of a search for satisfaction in housework ; the declaration of ‘ dislike ’ appears to indicate the recognition of dissatisfaction . |
| 3 | And if it was n't for Captain Eric , Sister Margaret and a few others , there would be precious little of a toehold for people like James , Carol and many others in their struggle to build something of a life in Easterhouse . |
| 4 | Yet England are short of a cover for Stevens — and that is some shortage — so Parker 's appearance tonight makes a bit of sense . |
| 5 | Five of the crew had remained loyal to the Orynthia , though Robert only had one mate to rely upon — and that was a situation which would be little short of a recipe for disaster , as things turned out . |