Example sentences of "the [noun] for [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | AT THE University of Centreville , Maryland , a research programme which its director admits he obtained the money for by a far from rare academic tactic is showing some surprising results about human behaviour . |
| 2 | Be that as it may , Arnold 's and Van Praagh 's schools laid the foundations for over a century of controversy and the beginning of the end of sign-language-dominated educational systems . |
| 3 | Oh yes , did that at the beginning for for a long time . |
| 4 | Bill , also a Prenton resident , worked closely with the Boumphreys for about a month to produce the book which is now on sale in bookshops throughout Merseyside and newsagents in Wirral . |
| 5 | Well you could n't er the men were hired on the farms for for a term of six months you know . |
| 6 | Authorities say that the development will cause " no environmental problems " but the international conservation community , who have opposed the project for over a decade , strongly disagree . |
| 7 | ‘ It will be a disaster if the current team is maintained , ’ said the former India captain , whose left-arm spin mesmerised batsmen around the world for over a decade . |
| 8 | Graham Hunsley , defending , told the court Melia had been roaming round the country for about a month and stole the jeans after becoming concerned about his scruffy appearance . |
| 9 | On Dec. 6 , with the US Marine force offshore awaiting orders to land , a 100-truck aid convoy with armed guards was reported to have transported the first food aid to leave the port for over a month . |
| 10 | The pub has been in the family for over a century . |
| 11 | And our Lord in the words that we 've read gives a very solemn answer to that question in the , in those words that we read a few moments ago and his immediate answer to the question you know are there few that be saved , was to say many , this was in the following verse , many shall not be able to be saved , now does that mean that only a few will be saved , that there 's only a few people who are gon na be in heaven that Jesus Christ came and died on the cross for about a handful of people , a small percentage does that what it , is that what it means , well lets look and see what the bible has to say , in Matthew chapter seven in verse thirteen and verse fourteen , this is what Jesus says enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many of those who enter by it , for the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life , but few of those who find it any way in the same book , in , in Matthew in , in , in chapter twenty two and in , in , in verse fourteen , listen again to what it says there Jesus is speaking he says for many a called , but few are chosen |