Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun] and [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This amendment should ensure that there is a majority of elected members serving on the police authority , either by retaining the present two-thirds requirements , or by providing for a simple majority and they give two main reasons . |
| 2 | Executive power is held by a President who is elected for a six-year term and who appoints a Cabinet including the Governor of the Federal District . |
| 3 | With this in mind there is need for a uniform approach and one that addresses the issues of continuity and progression from 5 — 14 . |
| 4 | You will take one of these blocks you will wet it for a certain time and you |
| 5 | As I see it , you get your bills in for a certain amount and you 've got to pay it . |
| 6 | It had been thrilling at first to start work for a real knight and his lady and to live in this tall mansion with its halls and parlours , its tapestries and suits of armour . |
| 7 | It 's a good , well-made , sturdy one ( a Mothercare Taxi ) , so it should last for a second child and it 's easy to fold down with one hand . |
| 8 | I am a recent subscriber , having recently renewed my subscription for a second year and I have enjoyed every issue that has come to me in the post . |
| 9 | Businesses will be asked for their views on liquidity , the need for a second market and what they would expect from having some marketability . |
| 10 | But I say , it should 've been it should 've been all d I mean everybody 's known about this chiller for a long while and it 's as I say , I mean when was here it was costing a thousand pound a time . |
| 11 | He 's had bad breath for a long while and she said his tee , cos she tried to clean his teeth with a toothbrush . |
| 12 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 13 | We had a stable rate base for a long time and we saw no reason to doubt that there was anything untoward in the ratings that had been made within our borough . |
| 14 | These are goods which last for a long time and which yield the household utility-creating services both in the current period and in future periods . |
| 15 | Australia has been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time and its flora and fauna are unique having evolved on their own without competition from species elsewhere . |
| 16 | People have been drinking Morland 's for a long time and they go to their Morland 's pub for Morland 's . |
| 17 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |
| 18 | It 's one of the delightful , I 've been recruiting for a long time and it 's it 's one of those erm delightful things to be able to say to people on the phone when they tell me they 're fifty or fifty four to say that 's not a problem . |
| 19 | He was on the dole for a long time and he used to just eat mashed potato and things like that . ’ |
| 20 | He was tempted to go in and get it over , but he had been away from his temporary headquarters for a long time and he did not even know if the body had bean recovered successfully . |
| 21 | He had been wanting reassurance for a long time and he had n't been getting any . |
| 22 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
| 23 | Many people with HIV stay well for a long time and you would never know they had the virus . |
| 24 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
| 25 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
| 26 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
| 27 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
| 28 | Mind you , you have n't drunk for a long time and you were |
| 29 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 30 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |