Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first and most accessible was that used by tourists , rich and shoestring ( ‘ poor ’ was a word with a precise , living meaning here ) as a base for their trip to Machu Picchu . |
| 2 | Naturally enough , war raged fiercely in Spain ; in 1704 the English captured Gibraltar and held on to it , initially as a base for their communications in Spain ; a good deal of the naval activity of the war took place around Spanish waters and the English managed to stop the Bourbon forces from setting up any effective siege of Gibraltar . |
| 3 | But NARCOG was not the only group using Cyprus as a base for its intelligence operations . |
| 4 | One morning , it became clear that NARCOG was not the only group using Filanta Court as a base for its intelligence operations . |
| 5 | Indeed , Eadwine may have used Chester as a base for his attack . |
| 6 | In the ‘ FURNITURE ’ section he made a little hut out of cardboard and used it as a base for his search . |
| 7 | ‘ I see you as a sister for my daughter — the sister she never had . |
| 8 | Following the imaginative suggestion of my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford , South ( Mr. Thorne ) , in recognition of Nepal 's return to democracy we are presenting to the Nepalese Parliament a throne for its Speaker . |
| 9 | Therefore , if the acceptance of the Created God is to be considered , and as the doctrine has already produced the original unit of goodness defined in evolutionary terms , and further , as some form of assessment may ultimately be wanted , there is a case for its acceptance . |
| 10 | A case for its use in people in close contact with open pulmonary tuberculosis remains — though the statistics have of necessity been suboptimal — and this is official policy in many countries , including the United Kingdom . |
| 11 | And if he had to set out on this nonsensical journey to the Fire Court with the Humans , it would be as well to just stock up a bit for his return . |
| 12 | Do you want a cushion for your head ? |
| 13 | Now I 've a direction for my anger . ’ |
| 14 | There was a certain bitter anger in his voice , but it was obvious that it was caused by a tenderness for his grandmother . |
| 15 | The Sheikha would know what she could spend on gifts for her prospective daughter-in-law ; the son would be given a budget for his bride house . |
| 16 | Right can I just ask a wee quick question which is highly personal liability for eight thousand pounds of tax and I 'm also a guarantor for my son 's mortgage |
| 17 | It would n't last , because it never did , and the end of October might even bring the first tentative snows of winter — but until then people would continue to be caught out , and to shiver and sweat as a penance for their gullibility . |
| 18 | The council tax would have been £588 , a reduction for his constituents of £549 . |
| 19 | The white official parliamentary opposition Conservative Party leader , Andries Treurnicht , said in a strongly worded statement that de Klerk 's plans for change had plunged whites into " a struggle for our freedom " to defend " our people 's claim to its own country and right to self-government " . |
| 20 | Your eurocheque card is much more than just a support for your eurocheques . |
| 21 | Leif demanded , as if sensing a challenger for her affections . |
| 22 | It is to be noted that the provisions contained in s.13(2) ( relief from the consequences of failure to comply with the Act ) , s.15(1) ( attendance at the meeting of a board by an applicant or his representative ) , 5.16 ( objections to an application ) , and s.18 ( giving reasons by a board for its decision ) apply to applications for a provisional grant . |
| 23 | Athelstan , distracted , vowed to remember to place a cross there and as soon as possible sing a Mass for her soul and that of poor Hob . |
| 24 | WIN a tenner for your Picture of the Week . |
| 25 | — WIN a tenner for your Picture of the Week |
| 26 | WIN a tenner for your Picture of the Week |
| 27 | WIN a tenner for your Twit of the Week . |
| 28 | How about showing the red card to his dad instead ? — WIN a tenner for your Twit of the Week |
| 29 | WIN a tenner for your Twit of the Week . |
| 30 | But when she goes into the economics of food , admits the ‘ luxury ’ of aesthetic choice , and gets John Berger off the charge of ‘ bourgeois pastoral ’ or ‘ the consolatory celebration of a fictive rusticity ’ , you have a writer for whom politics was never a mere function of style . |