Example sentences of "a [noun] of [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 They soon had to leave the School Cottage where they had lived , but they were granted a payment of £5 for " the bath and fittings " left in the cottage , which was quickly rented out to provide a valuable £35 a year of extra income .
2 The allowance will be based on a payment of £100 for each £1000 of agreed house price difference .
3 Under an alleged agreement with the committee , Mr Thomas Ward , who was a member of the committee , received a payment of £5.2million for advice and services in connection with the bid .
4 I note the agreement for a payment of £200 for the use of the animated dinosaurs for the purposes of filming .
5 Employees also receive a payment of £150 for each dependent child under 18 ( although children aged 16–18 must be in full-time education for employees to qualify for this payment ) .
6 More particularly , pupils should compile a folder of coursework containing writing of a range of types on a variety of topics for different and clearly specified audiences .
7 So unpleasant is the experience that nations adopt a variety of devices for coping with it .
8 The length and complexity of the sentences in the above extracts , and hence the potential difficulty of tracing participants , makes it necessary to use a variety of devices for establishing cohesive links in both texts .
9 Celgene has developed a patented method of isolating left- and right-handed versions of compounds known as amines , used as building blocks in a variety of drugs for cardiovascular diseases and central nervous system disorders .
10 Since retiring as a GP he has continued to perform a variety of tasks for the Order .
11 We think it desirable that the same type of teacher should be employed in these courses ( One-Year , Terminal and less formal ) as in University Tutorial Classes and that arrangements should be made whereby staff-tutors appointed for extra-mural work by the Universities should be encouraged to devote part of their time to less formal work , not only in the interests of the work , but also in order to provide a variety of occupation for the tutor and to ensure that he keeps in touch with all phases of the adult education movement .
12 They are made very dependent on a variety of specialists for information and advice … and in fact so are the parents .
13 Illustrated newspapers were produced in a variety of languages for distribution abroad ; and from late in 1915 films began to be used as a propaganda medium .
14 There now exists a variety of provision for education , training , work experience and advice supported by central government , local government and voluntary bodies , but experience suggests that some of those most in need of such services are relatively ill prepared to take advantage of the opportunities they offer .
15 There is a variety of models for teaching , perhaps as many as there are teachers , but the one that provides the most logical context for objectives is the systems model illustrated in diagrammatic form in Figure 4.1 .
16 At Sussex , we have analysed a variety of models for population genetic that make different assumptions about ( 1 ) the grouping patterns of prey , and their breeding systems , degree of conspicuousness and palatability , ( 2 ) the ability of predators to learn and remember , and ( 3 ) the population densities of predator and prey .
17 One of the most elementary and important lessons to be learned from model theory is that , even when we are tightly constrained by external correlations , it is still generally possible to construct a variety of models for a given set of data ( cf. the extremely useful comments on model construction and evaluation in connexion with language in Sternberg , 1963 ) .
18 There may be one scheme that applies to everyone in the organisation or there may be a variety of schemes for different grades of employee .
19 The radio spectrum is being used in a variety of countries for ancillary broadcasting in the shape of outside broadcasts and electronic news gathering .
20 To do that you must use a variety of clubs for chipping , from the sand wedge to the 5 or 4-iron .
21 A variety of options for building the stake are being examined including an issue of new shares in return for GM injecting between £200m and £600m .
22 We 've put together quite a variety of articles for your pleasure/disgust/ abuse ( delete as appropriate ) .
23 Opened a major leisure centre at Blackbird Leys with a variety of activities for all to use .
24 Numbers will be restricted to 40 people on each day , and there will be a variety of activities for you to carry out individually , in pairs and in groups , with plenty of opportunity for discussion .
25 Write in a variety of forms for a range of purposes , showing some ability to present subject matter differently for different specified known audiences .
26 This division enunciated in 1897 stayed with Pareto in a variety of forms for the rest of his work , and is the source of his later arguments about the importance of ‘ residues ’ , the common basic sentiments which determine human conduct and which are the basic unit of analysis .
27 Individuals with poor assertiveness skills create a variety of problems for themselves .
28 There are a variety of reasons for this , which may be deeply rooted in our past .
29 There are a variety of reasons for this , but one of them is that buying and selling shares is considered not only to be something for the rich but also to be very complex .
30 You will find a variety of reasons for the differences , none of them anything to do with yourself ( and of course you may be right ! ) .
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