Example sentences of "with a [noun] for [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Users should be provided with a facility for comparing screen images of two text sources side by side . |
| 2 | Her parents ran a smallholding which they combined with a facility for boarding dogs while their owners went away on holiday . |
| 3 | In April 1989 , Shaughnessy learned from a colleague that Juval Aviv , an Israeli-American investigator with a reputation for getting results , had told him that some of his contacts in the intelligence community had important information about the crash of Flight 103 . |
| 4 | All members are skilled craftsmen and women , who have the back up of old established Association with a reputation for having members who do goo work at a fair price . |
| 5 | ‘ If I may say so , ’ she told him , ‘ you appear to be a man with a weakness for making judgements on very little evidence . ’ |
| 6 | And I think that whereas erm we would not necessarily argue with a case for providing criteria at a strategic plan at a structure plan level erm to put some flesh on what is meant and maybe clarify some of the explanatory memorandum in a more positive way , simply should ensure that the policy does not dilute , sorry that whatever changes emerge , does not dilute the mode intention of the policy . |
| 7 | The administrative civil servant may operate within a legal culture with a concern for following regulations and statutes . |
| 8 | A ploughman with a knack for handling horses could establish himself as a virtual NCO above the lower ranks on the land . |
| 9 | ‘ I think that 's probably John 's strongest talent , to pull the extra out of you , combined with a knack for putting people together . |
| 10 | Eastern Europe can not draw on the deep pockets of the German taxpayer ; the danger of being landed with a bill for remedying sites there is a big deterrent to foreign investors . |
| 11 | He had met Mr George Singleton two years ago in Petticoat Lane , at a stall that sold knick-knacks , bits and pieces , and other oddments that appealed to people with a passion for collecting things , particularly things that had belonged — or might have belonged — to a figure of history . |
| 12 | But to his wife Isabelle , Manchester United 's latest £1.2 million signing is a shy , gentle father with a passion for writing poetry and painting . |
| 13 | A plaque on a wall is admittedly not much to look at for those with a passion for working machinery and dramatic industrial landscapes , but this one marks the site of the foundation of that industry which has had a greater impact on civilization than any other . |
| 14 | For a while they strolled in silence before Corbett began to ask the Prior about his vocation to the monastic life , enjoying the sardonic replies and surprised to find that the Prior was both a distant kinsman to Robert Bruce and a keen herbalist , interested in medicine , with a passion for concocting samples , potions and cures . |
| 15 | He was a born promoter , with a gift for gaining confidence with his bluff and optimistic manner , but the other factor in his success was his promotion of a public image by cutting a figure in society . |
| 16 | The rise of the ‘ casual ’ — the smartly-dressed stand supporter with a penchant for calling cards , scrap books and well-organised mega-violence spiced with more than a hint of racist overtones — seems a perfect symbol for the times . |
| 17 | Along the way he meets Robert Duvall 's Kilgore , who loves the smell of napalm in the morning , Dennis Hopper 's loony photographer and , ultimately , Kurtz , the shaven-headed mumbling philosopher with a penchant for putting heads on sticks . |
| 18 | Although opposition to the bondholders ' position was voiced loudly at the 1978 Annual General Meeting — when R.C.E. ( Robert ) Naish ( a non-bondholder with a penchant for quoting Shakespeare ) became President — it at least caused the bondholders to consider the question of their status . |
| 19 | Thank you for providing this Department with a quotation for amending contract MLOO9 . |
| 20 | John was keen to help in a practical way and it was he who came up with an idea for marking John 's year in captivity . |
| 21 | The second job of the day is to light the stove , a monument in itself , taking up a quarter of the thatched hut with its various extensions — a sill ( pod ) with an area for keeping dishes warm ( chestok ) , niches ( pechurki ) for small objects and matches , holes on the side for drying out leg and foot wrappings ( for lack of shoes ) , holes near the summit for reviving chilled hens in winter , and on the triumphal summit worn clothing on which to stretch out and sleep in the delicious warmth — ‘ U hholodnoi pechi ne sogreesh'sia ’ ( ‘ You ca n't heat yourself at a cold stove ’ ) . |
| 22 | Those who advance in this environment are men with an instinct for securing supplies , mobilising resources , finessing statistics , cultivating connections and ‘ working the system ’ . |