Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I note the agreement for a payment of £200 for the use of the animated dinosaurs for the purposes of filming . |
| 2 | Since retiring as a GP he has continued to perform a variety of tasks for the Order . |
| 3 | We think it desirable that the same type of teacher should be employed in these courses ( One-Year , Terminal and less formal ) as in University Tutorial Classes and that arrangements should be made whereby staff-tutors appointed for extra-mural work by the Universities should be encouraged to devote part of their time to less formal work , not only in the interests of the work , but also in order to provide a variety of occupation for the tutor and to ensure that he keeps in touch with all phases of the adult education movement . |
| 4 | This division enunciated in 1897 stayed with Pareto in a variety of forms for the rest of his work , and is the source of his later arguments about the importance of ‘ residues ’ , the common basic sentiments which determine human conduct and which are the basic unit of analysis . |
| 5 | You will find a variety of reasons for the differences , none of them anything to do with yourself ( and of course you may be right ! ) . |
| 6 | The kitchen has a cook-chill routine which allows chef Jim Dick to prepare a variety of dishes for the vending machines , and these can then be cooked to order in microwaves . |
| 7 | The station buildings had to incorporate a variety of waiting-rooms for the classes , races , and sexes , restaurants and toilets equally diverse , as well as resting-rooms and bathrooms for Europeans . |
| 8 | The application of the Newtonian paradigm in astronomy involves the use of a variety of approved kinds of telescope , together with techniques for their use and a variety of techniques for the correction of the data collected with their aid . |
| 9 | Everything in Italian politics is subject to change as the old order is swept away and a variety of designs for the future are proposed . |
| 10 | They fix or determine the fees payable by applicants to the Health and Safety Executive in respect of a variety of applications for the approval of plant , equipment or protective equipment . |
| 11 | The possibility of the Transkei becoming a base of operations for the ANC does not , suddenly , seem far-fetched . |
| 12 | He conquered Cyprus in three months and established there a base of operations for the Christian forces in the East . |
| 13 | A bit of nostalgia for the old folks . ’ |
| 14 | Dr Anne Dew , who is organising the vigil at Dryburn hospital , Durham , said : ‘ There has been quite a bit of support for the vigil from staff in all areas of work at the hospital . |
| 15 | But there was no reason why she should n't enjoy a bit of company for the rest of the journey . |
| 16 | So i i if you can er give me the background if I ask you to sort of give me a bit of background for the case , I 'll write it up here , and I 'll write down the solutions and see what , see what you 've done . |
| 17 | It must 've taken quite a bit of courage for the girls to have kept their babies . |
| 18 | It s going to take a bit of time for the factories to dole us out some more . |
| 19 | The presidential elections were partially boycotted in the predominantly Russian area of the Dnestr region , which had held its own presidential elections on Dec. 1 , together with a referendum on independence for the region . |
| 20 | Councillors heard the authority had to set a budget of £11,614,000 for the new financial year and the calculations were based on a community charge to be levied on 74,014 residents . |
| 21 | Although Humphrey emphasises that one can not rule out the possibility of auto workers being a conservative force in the future , he does demonstrate that , at this particular historical-political conjuncture , their militant action provided a catalyst for change for the working class . |
| 22 | The Socialist Unity Party ( PSU ) and some Christian Democrats had called on voters to boycott the referendum , on the grounds that a reduction of choice for the electorate could result . |
| 23 | This is associated with a reduction of freedom for the former group and increasing personal access to motorised transport for the latter . |
| 24 | The changes had met with howls of rage from the profession ; a host of cartoons in the press ; but above all a reduction in price for the consumer . |
| 25 | Early in February 1726 Montrose instructed his commissioner in Scotland to organise his friends to support the plan of a reduction in emoluments for the collector , believing that this would discourage the new candidates and ensure Kirkton 's re-election , for the duke was determined ‘ to stand by him upon the above terms , I mean of a smaller sellary for the future ’ . |
| 26 | But given the fixed level of those overall resources , the inevitable result has been a reduction in resources for the remainder of the school population . |
| 27 | It is much harder to say if the ruling merchant employer class was affected adversely , in the same way as its rural counterpart , by the need to pay higher wages , or by a reduction in markets for the commodities which they produced at a time of population decline . |
| 28 | This was on the basis of continued strong earnings growth throughout the recession , with Wolters Kluwer achieving a first half jump of 39% in after-tax earnings and forecasting a 20% rise for the whole of 1992 , and Elsevier predicting a rise of 16% for the full year . |
| 29 | FERGIE 'S MP yesterday led a chorus of praise for the Daily Mirror 's amazing pictures of the duchess 's holiday romp with her ‘ financial adviser ’ . |
| 30 | Neither cyclo-oxygenase nor lipoxygenase seem to play a part in sources for the chemiluminescence . |