Example sentences of "for a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tried to cross the nighted ferry ; might 've made it but for a district-nurse calling unexpectedly . ’ |
| 2 | They talked about a project together with director Hal Ashby , who was trying to raise finance for a film based upon a remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice ( which Nicholson later made with Jessica Lange ) , but MGM pulled out because they did not think Michelle Phillips was a big enough name , not apparently appreciating that she was once a starring member of a world-famous singing quartet . |
| 3 | The fourth prize was awarded to Hungarian Television for a film based on the traditional Way of the Cross . |
| 4 | It looked like somewhere waiting for a film to happen , Jasper thought , like a Western on television where two gunmen will come out of the badlands and hold up the mailtrain on the Santa Fe railroad . |
| 5 | And this , for a film dealing with intergenerational sex and multiple incest , is rather strange . |
| 6 | Nicholson teamed up with his friend and former flatmate Don Devlin to write the script for a film called Thunder Island , a thriller which was to be shot with a tiny budget on a Caribbean island . |
| 7 | Warner and Wallis would have judged that the time was ripe for a film about human justice , that there would be a market for a film depicting the problems of a strike in a coal-town and in an ethnic community , and that any criticism of the subject-matter would either be good for business or would be offset by popular and critical acclaim for the acting of that increasingly marketable star Paul Muni . |
| 8 | Technically — and particularly impressive for a film produced on a shoe-string — this is wonderfully done . |
| 9 | Then , for a trajectory starting at a point on the side of B , providing and z are small ( within D or D " , say ) , we can write for the point at which this trajectory next strikes the top face of B. Here a and b are constants ( which may depend on r ) and A is a 2 X 2 matrix . |
| 10 | his right to claim his fees and expenses , but he may also be liable for a damages claim for wasted time and money , depending on whether his actions have caused the loss complained of . |
| 11 | It is very rare for a farmer to allow us access to his fields once he has seeded them . |
| 12 | The name given to an Icelandic shepherd who worked for a farmer named Thorwall . |
| 13 | With inflation the cost of stocking a small farm , quite apart from the value of the land itself , is so high that the tax imposition will make it virtually impossible for a farmer to pass on a flourishing farm to his son . |
| 14 | Enough seeds for a farmer to replant his crops costs £8.50 . |
| 15 | So Rubberneck crouched : he lay on the floor , and the window opened just a trifle , two , three inches , but enough , for his darts , for a dream to sail out . |
| 16 | So the doctrine of the Trinity is presented as intrinsically bound up with the incarnation of the eternal Son as Jesus Christ , and as supplying the ultimate framework for a theology centred and focused in him . |
| 17 | Further mishandling by CI let Moorehead in for a try to put Banbridge out of sight . |
| 18 | In the 68th minute the huge Musselburgh contingent in the crowd went wild when McMillan broke up the blindside and sent winger Craig Ramsey racing in for a try to put his side 14-10 up . |
| 19 | Barnes and Anthony Clement , who had a rough match in defence , combined to send Guscott streaming between two hopeful tacklers for a try converted by Barnes . |
| 20 | Barnes and Anthony Clement combined to send Guscott streaming between two hopeful tacklers for a try converted by Barnes . |
| 21 | Hucklecote made most of the early running and took the lead on six minutes , Steve Barslow converting a penalty , and they increased that lead after a quarter of an hour when Mark Halkins went over for a try following good work from Steve Hamslow . |
| 22 | During the treason trials Tixier-Vignancour became notorious for a tactic known as ‘ the defence of blackmail ’ when he repeatedly threatened to call eminent witnesses such as General de Gaulle and the Prime Minister Michel Debre , hinting that they too were involved in criminal plots . |
| 23 | Of course , it was perfectly possible for a nurse to undertake a particular task for all clients and not be competent , with possibly disastrous consequences . |
| 24 | ll its staff are well trained and fractures are very difficult for a nurse to diagnose . |
| 25 | You might argue that the only way for a nurse to learn how to dress a wound or administer an injection is by observing and practising the skill until she is competent . |
| 26 | A study by Peters ( 1988 ) showed a similar result comparing subjects ’ memories for a nurse giving them an inoculation with that for a researcher subsequently encountered , they found that face recognition was impaired for the nurse , another result suggesting memory impairment for an arousing event . |
| 27 | The request for a pelican crossing on Lanark Road between Foulis Crescent and Baberton Crescent has been turned down but it was considered that a pedestrian island could be justified . |
| 28 | Parents and staff at school , and local residents who use the crossing , are united in this petition for a pelican crossing to replace the current zebra crossing at the earliest opportunity . |
| 29 | What a conquest you have made , McAllister , and think what a triumph it would be for a maid-of-all-work to become a curate 's wife . |
| 30 | Another member of the laboratory staff received treatment for a conjunctivitis caused by pneumococci , with a successful result . |