Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite this , the SGA 1979 does make some attempt to deal with the Scottish dilemma vis à vis non-possessory security interests through the insertion of s61(4) of the 1893 Act ( now s62(4) of the 1979 Act ) , a provision specifically drafted for Scotland but which also applies to England . |
| 2 | If you wish to have the door stain-finished you could again specify Douglas fir , or you could consider dark red meranti , which is a hardwood commonly used for clear-finished external joinery . |
| 3 | if the risks in a case substantially increase for the plaintiff , especially as in this case where the defendant was given leave inter alia to amend their defence , there should be no extension of time to a plaintiff to accept a payment into court . |
| 4 | Mostly they were second-rate copies of the kind of American bar-room R&B bands the members of these pub bands had seen in the days when they had a bit more going for them and had actually made it to the States one time in the late sixties or early seventies . |
| 5 | Financially , and for security , the English scene has a bit more going for us at the moment . |
| 6 | I think I 'll be on the next plane , but erm what about prices because that , again looking from the point of view of the recession , people have been a bit hard pressed for cash . |
| 7 | The school in which they work is a building especially designed for teaching ’ . |
| 8 | When is a building sufficiently furnished for full habitation ? |
| 9 | The NME succumbed to The Smiths success by parading a lengthy Smiths interview by Biba Kopf , a writer not known for his enthusiasm for the Smiths . |
| 10 | Pregnant bitches should be dosed at least once during pregnancy and the nursing litters dosed at least twice , at 1-2 weeks of age and again 2 weeks later with a drug specifically recommended for use in pups . |
| 11 | Such a project began in the British Museum in 1978 , using a computer originally purchased for scientific work , but now transferred to a ‘ super-minicomputer ’ which runs powerful database software . |
| 12 | A VICAR yesterday called for mass action to stamp out crime on an estate where good neighbour Les Reed was kicked and beaten to death as he tackled vandals . |
| 13 | WORK shadowing , a technique usually used for pupils to follow managers around their daily tasks , takes on a new aspect at Swindon , where teachers shadow apprentices on the press lines , and Rover management teaches in local schools . |
| 14 | Staining can be carried out most conveniently by the rapid colloidal silver method of Howell and Black ( 43 ) , a technique originally developed for staining of NORs . |
| 15 | er We , we go out once a week on our bikes just to keep fit for the job more than anything , and have a pint away from the wives , er but er we 've looked into the idea of getting a bike specially made for Joanne , er the little girl who I said suffers from this disease . |
| 16 | In an unusual concession to a man once pilloried daily for his association with the Cultural Revolution and Mao 's despised widow Jiang Qing , his remains were cremated at Peking 's Babaoshan cemetery , a privilege normally reserved for senior cadres . |
| 17 | Richard now married Berengaria in a wedding long remembered for its splendour . |
| 18 | The bag contained wool , needles and a pattern for a sweater obviously intended for Penry , by the measurements ringed in red . |
| 19 | The inflated snobbery of purchasing a ritual traditionally reserved for those of a higher social rank did not appear until the very end of the eighteenth century ; conversely , it was a dissatisfied middle class which , towards the close of the nineteenth century , ushered in a less complicated and confusing street procession . |
| 20 | Mr selected the figure seventeen it is in no spirit of perversity that I have lit upon a figure not contended for by either of the parties , namely eighteen . |
| 21 | At the risk of indelicacy , one would suggest that such a condition usually accounts for some five or six days of inactivity . |
| 22 | I doubted it because whatever the efficacy of Dr Gyggle 's treatment and however convincing his explanation of how a lonely and fucked-up boy built up a delusion both to compensate for the lack of a father and punish himself for his own Oedipal crime , I still could n't convince myself that I was entirely rid of my mage . |
| 23 | Second , a related point , Thessalian cavalry was the best in Greece : Xerxes had heard this ( Hdt. vii.196 ) and held a gymkhana there to see for himself ( actually the Thessalian horses were defeated by Xerxes ' own ) . |
| 24 | Storytime in ‘ Magician 's Road ’ — As well as being able to enjoy the interactive children 's exhibition called ‘ Magician 's Road ’ , the Museum 's younger visitors will be able to listen to a storytime especially written for them . |
| 25 | After due consideration , the Committee thought this remark ‘ was not out of context in a programme well known for its fictional exposure of the more dubious side of the antiques trade . ’ |
| 26 | The Church , in other words , appropriated a prerogative previously reserved for God , and proceeded to install itself as God 's mouthpiece . |
| 27 | On that occasion , Richard Dorment , a critic not noted for exaggeration , described him in The Daily Telegraph as the most inventive sculptor since Picasso , and this new exhibition promises to be one of the season 's notable achievements . |
| 28 | Using a shampoo specially formulated for permed hair is one way to combat the damage caused . |
| 29 | When Midland Amalgamated headhunted him for the MD 's job at Pringle 's they offered him a Rover 3500 Vanden Plas , but Vic stuck out for the Jaguar , a car normally reserved for divisional chairmen , and to his great satisfaction he had got one , even though it was n't quite new . |
| 30 | Alesi , thrilling the sparse crowd with his aggressive style , was third fastest in a car specially equipped for the session with new Ferrari V12 engines . |