Example sentences of "[noun] a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Building on the example of many Labour councils which have developed imaginative arts initiatives , we will make the arts a statutory responsibility for local authorities . |
| 2 | Is your supper drink or your afternoon cup of tea a sacred ritual for you ? |
| 3 | In the wood , Cecil had carved into a tree trunk a small swing for a child that had since grown and died in Vietnam . |
| 4 | The cup triumph will go a long way to easing the memory of their loss to Waringstown in the final of the Touche Ross Senior Cup last month and caps a solid season for the Comber side . |
| 5 | The ultimate accolade caps a dramatic rise for Platt who was rejected by Manchester United before establishing himself in the game with Crewe , then joining Taylor at Aston Villa and then going onto Juventus via Bari . |
| 6 | Subsequent events were to make the horse a leading candidate for the greatest bloodstock bargain of all time , but when the new owner first saw his purchase he was horrified . |
| 7 | For the second year in succession a regional survey for the Grampian area was undertaken . |
| 8 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Humility and humour ’ were essential requirements , and Stirling declared that ‘ the S.A.S. brooks no sense of class … the idea of a crack regiment is one officered by aristocracy … in the S.A.S. we share with the Brigade of Guards a deep respect for quality , but we have an entirely different outlook . |
| 11 | Goals in the first half by Ian Stewart , the former Northern Ireland international , and captain Tony English , with a 70th-minute penalty by player-manager Roy McDonough , gave the Essex club a comfortable cushion for the second leg at the Moss Rose Stadium next Friday . |
| 12 | Is the department a marginal service for which the overhead commitment is already made or is it to recover all its costs , including capital ? |
| 13 | The very circumstance , however , which made the public schools a perfect vehicle for propaganda — their isolation , through the boarding system , from the outside world and the idiosyncratic influence of families — ensured that Dr Arnold , in his crusade for the personal salvation of his charges , could enjoy no more than a limited success . |
| 14 | But simplified illustrations of the logic of a falsification such as this disguise a serious difficulty for falsificationism that arises from the complexity of any realistic test situation . |
| 15 | He puts on his best bib and tucker and books a top restaurant for a romantic dinner . |
| 16 | ‘ Thanks a bloody bundle for telling me . ’ |
| 17 | I practice a few poses for Marcus . |
| 18 | The keen demand made patronage a double-edged weapon for the politician , who could find himself making enemies as readily as friends unless he proceeded with the utmost caution in everything he attempted . |
| 19 | In addition to that , we 've increased the profile that we , we have by concentrating on the health and safety issues and it 's worthwhile me recording my appreciation of the efforts of Nigel in this direction because we 're running very closely in , in , in tandem to ensure that the G M B is elite union in the campaign to make the building industry a safer industry for our members to work in . |
| 20 | Of particular interest to this group will be Supplements C , a 60-bed sub-unit for elderly patients , D a 60-bed sub-unit for geriatric psychiatry patients , E a 60-bed subunit for psychiatric patients in district general hospital and F a 48–60-bed sub-unit for mentally handicapped patients ( it is this last supplement which has formed the basis for the so-called " Merchiston Units " ) . |
| 21 | To do this he put forward in his submission a detailed plan for the employment of his unit in the offensive being planned by Auchinleck to take place in November , which was no secret in Cairo at the time . |
| 22 | Lucenzo 's hands curved into her waist , holding her firmly against him , the masculine sensuality of his mouth a terrible focus for her eyes . |
| 23 | He felt , with some justification , that he had received from Transvaal a raw deal for his loyalty , and he moved to Bloemfontein . |
| 24 | The most usual way for a musician to do business in Jamaica was through a producer , who would pay the musician a nominal sum for his work and then make his own deals with record companies : a system which traditionally guaranteed disproportionately generous returns for the producer , and next to nothing for the musician . |
| 25 | The co-producer is Russell 's wife , Annie , who has long considered Stags And Hens a suitable vehicle for a film : ‘ I badgered Willy into it ’ . |
| 26 | To give policyholders the security they need the Society , like any other responsible motor insurer , includes in its premiums a prudent allowance for the effect of future inflation on the cost of claims . |
| 27 | Their migration must bring to Slorne a terrible longing for the land she was taken from . ’ |
| 28 | In pastoral areas a high demand for female labour persisted , and in the dairying regions even increased . |
| 29 | Hugh you have shown throughout all of your work a deep concern for the people working abroad for our partner churches and for our ecumenical relations and the need to keep these matters to the fore of the church and also of our country . |
| 30 | Under the new law a Higher Council for Investment ( headed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Zubi ) was established to oversee investments and provide licences for projects . |