Example sentences of "a [noun] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In Helsinki , Finland , they have n't seen a case for nearly two years . |
| 2 | There is even a case for deliberately making elements in a computer program ( including non-literal elements ) different to the equivalent part of competing programs if this does not compromise the functionality , usability and attractiveness of the program . |
| 3 | There may be a case for sometimes deliberately providing ‘ too many ’ or ‘ too few ’ of , for example , straws for bottles , to enable children to verbalise what they , in some cases , intuitively see . |
| 4 | So far as balance is concerned , would a teacher in a school with Afro-Caribbean children on the register have to present a case for as well as against apartheid when covering South Africa ? |
| 5 | ( 1980 ) use this point to argue that there is a case for more extensive charging for local government services . |
| 6 | There 's more of a case for highly equipped regional laboratories with local out-stations . |
| 7 | The reason for the apparent lack of confidence was clearly the fact that Elsworth had suspended operations for some while because of coughing in his yard and had not had a winner for almost six weeks . |
| 8 | The National Curriculum Council 's own guidance : A Curriculum for All ( NCC 1989a ) , not only presents the National Curriculum as a common entitlement , but also gives it an ideological pedigree . |
| 9 | but it was always a decision for now , never one for always . |
| 10 | There seems to have been a windmill for practically every village and sometimes two or more in the market towns . |
| 11 | A good chance of exciting winds and a wide range of dinghies , catamarans and windsurfers make this a paradise for more experienced sailors , while there 's a sheltered corner and a shallow sandy beach for families with younger children . |
| 12 | The college also has a course for physically or mentally handicapped students which is free to those registered disabled , Ribber Courses for double bed machines and another on panelled skirts and shadow pleats . |
| 13 | Commuters with BR season tickets will be entitled to a refund for today 's journeys , and parents of school pupils who normally travel by rail are being urged to claim as well . |
| 14 | I 'll speak to Bonard before we go about a refund for tomorrow and Friday . ’ |
| 15 | In very dry weather , and light soil , some of them will want watering , not just a watering-canful , but a prolonged sprinkling with a spray attachment from a hose for about half an hour . |
| 16 | He was fascinated by the corset which gave her a youthful figure and set about reproducing it.In 1968 , they invented the Wonderbra which has been a best-seller for more than 20 years . |
| 17 | Might be a bit of a blow for tomorrow … |
| 18 | Pictured right : at the end of the day P&O Exhibition Services Managing Director , David Berrie ( left ) presented Motability Trustee , Joe Hennessey with a cheque for over £4,000 . |
| 19 | It means if we had that spending assessment and our costs , instead of the listeners getting a bill for four hundred pounds in their letterbox in May they would get a cheque for over five hundred pounds . |
| 20 | have a small stock remaining of their Centenary Souvenir Dinner Brochures , and would be happy to send them out to keen rugby folk in return for a cheque for just £1.50 , which will be used to raise funds for the paraplegic centre at Stoke Mandeville . |
| 21 | A CHEQUE for just over £117 has been presented to Bournemouth ladies ' guild by PIP Printing , Bournemouth . |
| 22 | THE Swanage lifeboat appeal received a boost when a cheque for nearly £14,000 was presented to Mike O'Sullivan , chairman of the appeal committee . |
| 23 | The following day I sent him the stamps and a couple of days later I received in the post not the book but a cheque for slightly less than the value of the book and postage combined , together with the following note , which I reproduce in its entirety : ‘ Herewith a cheque for £20 . |
| 24 | ‘ Anyway , Jim putted brilliantly in all four rounds , finished equal seventh , genially accepted a cheque for about six thousand pounds and then gave me his own cheque for four hundred . |
| 25 | The climax of the weekend will be a massed ride from the hostel to Trevor basin where a cheque for about £500 collected during the rally will be presented to the Vale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust . |
| 26 | KIND-hearted staff at Newcastle Branch set out to raise £1,000 for Guide Dogs for the Blind — and ended up handing over a cheque for twice that amount . |
| 27 | Steffi Graf has won it for six of the last seven years , picking up a cheque for around £45,000 for her latest victory in October . |
| 28 | All you have to do is send the invoices you want factored to your factor and , provided they approve the accounts they will send you a cheque for around 80 per cent of their value by return mail . |
| 29 | CAPENHURST 's sports and Social Club committee has presented a cheque for more than £330 to the Good shepherd Hospice in Chester . |
| 30 | PLZ ARE Londoner DJ Pogo and ex-pat US rappers Regi and Fredi , and is a debut for both them and the GFTJ label . |