Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's not one for beautiful landscapes , in fact she has a passion for bricks . |
| 2 | She makes a beeline for Perry . |
| 3 | But he has a message for Mr Patten . |
| 4 | I know he has a reputation for toughness that could match Martin 's any day , but the difference is that everything he does is legal and above board . |
| 5 | His brother Gavin frets him , and he has a longing for Gavin 's wife , together with a more urgent one for a teacher at the school , Alison Houston , who could be felt to lead him on a bit but does n't want to have a ‘ relationship ’ with him . |
| 6 | It 's a good sign if he has loved someone a lot , it shows that he has a capacity for love . ’ |
| 7 | He does not smoke , but despite his diet , he has a penchant for champagne and his favourite food is said to be lobster . |
| 8 | He has a passion for information and a like passion for exactness in whatever he does . |
| 9 | The powerful Goellner , 6ft 5in , put out Petr Korda in Paris last month to help boost his ranking to 34 , but showed at Queen 's last week that he has a game for grass . |
| 10 | S.schall will tolerate a wide range of water conditions and is easy to keep , although it has a reputation for aggression . |
| 11 | It contains a summary for mortgage purposes and statistics and can be used by the society instead of a report and mortgage valuation . |
| 12 | It establishes a mechanism for self management , the reward is personal success . |
| 13 | Now I think it says a lot for teachers as a profession that I think many of them are in fact prepared to have a go at this . |
| 14 | He quotes a figure for deaths from liver failure after an overdose of paracetamol and states this may be an underestimate as ‘ many cases of liver failure may not be attributed to a suicidal overdose to alleviate bereaved relatives ’ distress . ’ |
| 15 | He shows a talent for gardening . ’ |
| 16 | It will be the first time bosses have been allowed to officially join in the celebrations and it marks a victory for Lawrie McMenemy , who has conducted a 15-year campaign on behalf of fellow managers . |
| 17 | Welcome the opportunities offered by the development of the European Community , in terms of economic assistance to Northern Ireland and also because it creates a framework for progress in the relationship between the UK and the Republic of Ireland . |
| 18 | The Commission took the view that the responsibility of a legal service was the provision of legal advice and assistance to individuals , that community action tends to involve only one section of the community , and that the independence of a centre is compromised if it becomes a base for campaigns . |
| 19 | Our assumption is that if evaluation is directed towards problem solving then it presupposes a need for change , and most of the obstacles associated with other forms of educational innovation are likely to be encountered in the implementation of proposed ‘ remedies ’ . |
| 20 | ULSTER 'S Darren Clarke hopes to be free of a wrist injury by the time he catches a flight for France tomorrow . |
| 21 | It defines a way for applications on networked machines to pass information between themselves , and copes with one of the fundamental problems with distributed systems : namely that networks break and machines go down . |
| 22 | It proposes a timetable for withdrawal , laying down that the Iraqis should start to leave at once , within a day of a ceasefire , and that they should be allowed to do so safely . |
| 23 | But The Lord of the Rings is still a hidden diatribe against concentrated power , and it prefigures a fashion for ecology and small-is-beautiful . |
| 24 | And whilst derelict land supports the activities of man it provides a home for plants and animals . |
| 25 | The course is a joint project of Spurgeon 's College and the Oasis Trust and in effect it provides a choice for candidates for the Baptist ministry . |
| 26 | Unknown to many primitive societies , it provides a lightning-conductor for envy , as may be seen from the readiness with which gains of pure chance are left outside an otherwise highly egalitarian ( ‘ envious ’ ) system of taxation . |
| 27 | Hard going in places , it provides a handbook for individuals who 've had it with ‘ Mickey Mouse politics ’ . |
| 28 | Even so , it provides a model for researchers who are interested in local government reform . |
| 29 | This use assumes the importance of student impressions , but not their absolute truth ; it offers opportunity and incentives for self-development , but no direct penalties ; and it provides a mechanism for students to blow the whistle if problems move outside the range of acceptability . |
| 30 | The level of detail within a budget should be related to the responsibilities of the budget-holders and the nature of the task so that it provides a mechanism for control . |