Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That was the FRG from Soltau — they 've cleared most of the tasks from last night , less a Chieftain power pack change that 's in hand and one badly bogged tank — they 're having to find a route in for a second armoured recovery vehicle , and , of course , the last Challenger pack change — how are the lads doing on those packs that came in this morning ? ’ |
| 2 | On that occasion he had made a case both for a tutor-organiser to increase provision for trade unionist students and also for one to develop work in the New Towns of Harlow , Stevenage , Hemel Hempstead and Hatfield . |
| 3 | There was a case now for adding short-range nuclear weapons to the agenda , he said . |
| 4 | This case is , as is readily appreciated , a case merely for the existence of some sort of second chamber , and not for the House of Lords as at present composed . |
| 5 | So we 're going back in time a bit today for the mystery movie quiz . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought it was a bit soon for apples to start falling . ’ |
| 7 | Behind her , Joshua said cheerfully , ‘ It wo n't hurt us to eat a bit later for once . |
| 8 | I 'm saving a bit up for when your old man gets home . |
| 9 | Shall we take a bit over for Edith ? |
| 10 | CHARLIE SWAN ( Roc de Prince ) : ‘ The ground was a bit fast for him . |
| 11 | Keen skiers are motivated to consider the transatlantic option by the notion that paying a bit more for their holiday and enduring a longer journey may cut out the uncertainty about snow conditions that hangs over European skiing . |
| 12 | That means paying a bit more for a used example , but you retain more of your investment . |
| 13 | If you 're not sure about them , you 'll be better off paying a bit more for the security of a larger firm such as British Telecom or the Electricity Board . |
| 14 | You add up all the bills you know will come in over the next year — plus a bit more for contingencies — and divide by twelve . |
| 15 | ( When selling a seven year old car you might try to get a bit more for it because of its low mileage . |
| 16 | They will consider paying a bit more for a premium service . |
| 17 | Now , explore the psychology of the loner a bit more for us Heather , I mean what |
| 18 | I wondered why we did n't do a bit more for them . |
| 19 | Do n't worry about that , I 'll pay a bit more for you . |
| 20 | Well I think they 're so , my own I do n't mind paying a bit more for really , because they 're so last me such a long while . |
| 21 | Oh I do n't know a bit more for us for us women I think . |
| 22 | No it 's not too bad for the Golf as long as you do n't get a G T I one , it 's a bit more for a |
| 23 | It really does come down to , I do n't know , I mean , every year we play it very honestly and very straight , and we push him in a position where next year , if there is a next year , I think the last time that we played it straight we got clobbered , so let's pay a little bit less , and keep a bit back for when they come round a second time round . |
| 24 | And Corn Hill on the Tweed 's a bit far for you my love . |
| 25 | This is all a bit much for me . |
| 26 | It 's all a bit much for me after all these years as a frog . |
| 27 | And the insane , uncontrollable screaming of ‘ I 'm gon na be a pop star might be a bit much for some . |
| 28 | It is a bit much for the hon. Member for Gordon to show a report and to say that it was compiled by Labour-controlled Lothian regional council . |
| 29 | Or is it that you 're worried about having to work a bit harder for the grand wages I give you … wages that 's been strangled out of me by that bloody woman o ’ yours ? ’ |
| 30 | Batts may even be trying a bit harder for his seasonal onion bag bulger . |