Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could also afford to offer her a great deal of money for her share in this house , enough to tempt anyone . |
| 2 | I did a great deal of work for my constituency as an MP and plan to do a lot more . |
| 3 | I do n't have a great deal of sympathy for his argument , since the BBC has to live in the real world like everyone else . |
| 4 | ‘ We have a great deal of respect for them . |
| 5 | I do n't know whether you 'll think I 'm boasting but that is n't the case , but I never ever regretted it and it a great deal of respect for me , you know and I could see that and did appreciate it and I know the people appreciated it just the same and erm it 's gone on from then till now but about , I retired in seventy-three , I was sixty-five and I said I 'd only do what anybody wanted for me , cos they had me in for the tax and I never ever heard twenty-one I think it was or thirty-one in come and I 'd go before I could satisfy them at Walsall but er I 'd got , not got enough money to be taxed in the bank , which was true . |
| 6 | There was a great deal of respect for what he did . |
| 7 | It took a good deal of time for me and it to get together . |
| 8 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
| 9 | His nature had been over-mature and he had been focused so much on his career that he had never had a great deal of time for his family . |
| 10 | Her husband kindly returned them to me , and I was able to do a great deal of destruction for myself . |
| 11 | Also , there 's a great deal of sickness for which we need medicines . |
| 12 | The Triton tubes are more expensive , but they provide a great deal of light for their size , they last a long time and they do not fade with age . |
| 13 | I 'll boil a saucepan of water for you . |
| 14 | Mankind is a dominant species because it 's adaptable , and you 're trying to stop the natural methods of evolution for your own rotten reasons and … ’ |
| 15 | On the contrary , the appeal was well planned and all methods of transport for our residents considered before even starting our appeal . |
| 16 | In order to gain a Record of Achievement a student must have successfully completed the assessment schedule(s) of the single area(s) of study for which he/she is registered . |
| 17 | In order to gain a Record of Achievement a student must have successfully completed the assessment schedule(s) including the examination(s) for the single area(s) of study for which he/she is registered . |
| 18 | A characteristic of automatic performance is an apparent loss of memory for what has been done during the previous few moments . |
| 19 | Loss of time for oneself . |
| 20 | ‘ When can I see my father ? ’ she demanded , still staring out at the city she had been born in , and feeling waves of love for its brash life force , its moneyed pavements and its frantic race against time . |
| 21 | PETER Mauldon ( right ) , winner of the Champion Beer of Britain award , admitted when he received his plaque last month from CAMRA chairman John Cryne that his Suffolk brewery was ‘ bulging at the seams ’ as a result of demand for his Black Adder Stout . |
| 22 | He was ordered to attend a programme of treatment for his sexual problems and pay £100 costs . |
| 23 | He was ordered to attend a programme of treatment for his sexual problems and pay £100 costs . |
| 24 | Malaysia had been seeking endorsement for the EAEC and a programme of action for its implementation . |
| 25 | He popped into the garage next door , bought £20 of petrol for his 50-year-old plane and was up , up and away again . |
| 26 | She was caught in a confusion of grief for her mother and guilt about her inability , because of her pregnancy , to make the long journey north which father was demanding . |
| 27 | It was the seal of approval for her own judgement . |
| 28 | Teesside ecologists Ken Smith and Bob Walters received the royal seal of approval for their environmental training work . |
| 29 | ‘ You may have got the wrong number , dear , but it 's a stroke of luck for you … and for your baby . ’ |
| 30 | What a stroke of luck for you . ’ |