Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The technical department provided a base for him in order that he could pursue Technical Studies over and above normal classes . |
| 2 | ‘ It should not be so difficult a decision for him in the best interests of an organisation in which he believes and for which I know he has worked so hard . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It should not be so difficult a decision for him in the best interests of an organisation in which he believes and for which I know he has worked so hard . ’ |
| 4 | He thinks there 's a part for me in the new play at the Queen 's . ’ |
| 5 | John soon made a niche for himself in Palace 's defence , making his debut at home to Bristol Rovers ( 1–0 ) the day after his signature had been obtained , and scoring his first goal for us in the 8–2 FA Cup demolition of Harwich and Parkstone three weeks later . |
| 6 | Marlowe refuses to recognise the fact making a living for oneself in the countryside involves strenuous work and long hours of toil in order to reap the rewards afterwards . |
| 7 | An accepted notion that aggression is a given characteristic in humans everywhere leads to a search for it in various social settings . |
| 8 | A first round victory caught everyone 's attention , and Swift kept close tabs on him for the rest of the year , even fielding a car for him in the 25th anniversary race at Silverstone and again in the Irish Festival . |
| 9 | Then there was the ship 's agent who made a run for it in his car , guessing we would search his house after picking him up with some uncustomed goods . |
| 10 | Perhaps she started from the feeling and then found a correspondence for it in the outside world . |
| 11 | Frank Sinatra , previous holder of the golden oldie crown , was a mere stripling of 71 when New York New York was a hit for him in 1986 . |
| 12 | I mean there ought to be someone who can make a lead for us in house , that sort of thing , which we do n't have at the moment , because we 've got things like complicated split leads for rigging up two monitors , and we 've had those twice we 've had those made , outside , but they only need to get sort of broken , and we 're back to square one . |
| 13 | Joe had written to me suggesting that there was a post for me in Japan ( available through the good offices of Stephen Spender , who had just returned from there with a commission from the Dean of the Faculty of Letters at Tohoku University ) to go and teach English , in the poet-teacher tradition for which it was famous . |
| 14 | The first is that we are not so tempted to think of the word ‘ afternoon ’ as having a meaning for us in virtue of being the name of an object , as we are to think of ‘ pain' as having a meaning for us in virtue of being the name of an object . |
| 15 | The first is that we are not so tempted to think of the word ‘ afternoon ’ as having a meaning for us in virtue of being the name of an object , as we are to think of ‘ pain' as having a meaning for us in virtue of being the name of an object . |
| 16 | It prepareth a breakdown for me in the Presence of mine enemies . |
| 17 | However this stance is often misunderstood by others who believe that Christians only ‘ do good work ’ to ensure a place for themselves in heaven . |
| 18 | Horses and ponies have more character than machinery so there will always be a place for them in our lives . |
| 19 | That was some going– but we would have a place for him in any Palace gallery even without it . |
| 20 | On the other hand , if the half-pay officer was trying to maintain an impoverished existence as an unwanted guest in the home of a brother , he ( and the brother ) could become very anxious to secure a place for him in an active formation , in spite of the poor pay and poorer prospects . |
| 21 | There was unlikely to be a place for him in a reconstituted kingdom of Aquitaine that included Septimania and was ruled by Charles the Bald . |
| 22 | In my opinion religion will always be here and I feel that there is a place for it in tomorrows society as it is all around us and in everything we do . |
| 23 | The firm badly needs this market share to buy time , so it can fully adapt to the new Windows world and carve out a place for itself in the growing groupware market . |
| 24 | Sorry , we can not find a place for you in the Christian ministry . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Hard living on since you 've been gone , there 'll always be a place for you in my space time . ’ |
| 26 | They would find a place for you in the Space program . |
| 27 | She said I feel that there is a place for you in the health , in this mental health service . |
| 28 | Fleur had encouraged Dana in her ambition to become a model , and she had lived to see her daughter carve a place for herself in the fashion world . |
| 29 | Final question perhaps we should raise is well is there actually gon na be a need for it in two three years time down the track ? |
| 30 | ‘ I 've a job for you in the morning . ’ |