Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this method , the phase difference between the phases from the normal and anomalous scattering in the structure is estimated by measuring Bijvoet pairs for a reflection at two or more wavelengths . |
| 2 | Perhaps it 's telling that a similar process of self-siphoning is also afflicting Hollywood , for no other song-writer is as steeped in cinema as Springsteen ( it is surprising that we had to wait until Indian Runner for a film to be made of one of his songs ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Cricket and Empire started life as film research commissioned by David Puttnam for a film on Bodyline that was never made — losing out to the unintentionally funny Australian TV mini-series many readers will remember from the early 1980s : ‘ David wanted me to find the ‘ smoking gun ’ . |
| 5 | Jennings died as the result of a fall on the Greek island of Poros , 24 September 1950 , choosing locations for a film for the European Economic Commission . |
| 6 | TANK GIRL is now going the way of all great cult heroes , having been fought over hard for a film by Hollywood . |
| 7 | As for working the ebony , it blunts tools very rapidly and it is really best to use scrapers and stockscrapers when performing shaping operations , as they keep their edge and give a superb shiny finish , leaving little cleaning up but for a rub-over with 400 grit paper . |
| 8 | He had hoped for a snort at least for this , but Rosie did not react . |
| 9 | ANOTHER strong trade of 1,140 sheep at Ballyclare saw an easier trade for hoggets but still an excellent demand for well fleshed sorts which sold to a top of £49 per head for a pen of Suffolks from W Taggart , Doagh , and to £48.50 for four crossbreds 24kg presented by Mrs H Porter , Newtownabbey . |
| 10 | Cast ewes also met an excellent trade and sold to a top of £49 each paid to G Robson , Doagh , for a pen of ten Cheviots . |
| 11 | C J White , Killycarn , received £42 each for a pen of ten correct blackface ewes . |
| 12 | In the blackface ewe lambs section top price of £50.50 was paid to T McKillop , Glenarm , for a pen of ten horned lambs and store lambs sold , to a top price of £27.80 paid for a pen of 25 Cheviots presented by J McCurdy , Broughshane . |
| 13 | In the blackface ewe lambs section top price of £50.50 was paid to T McKillop , Glenarm , for a pen of ten horned lambs and store lambs sold , to a top price of £27.80 paid for a pen of 25 Cheviots presented by J McCurdy , Broughshane . |
| 14 | Crossbred wether lambs sold to £27 paid to B McLoughlin , Aughafatten , and blackface wether lambs sold to a top of £24.50 for a pen of 18 presented by H McMullan , Glenarm . |
| 15 | Sheep , with more than 1,000 on offer , sold to £39.50 for a pen of Charollais at 25 kg . |
| 16 | R Gilmore received £36.50 for a pen of 22 kg . |
| 17 | Then he drew out a very small piece of thin parchment , rummaged for a pen amongst the debris on his workbench , and wrote a very short , small , message . |
| 18 | One of the GIs called for a pen from his friend , caught it deftly in the air and planted his huge boot on the handlebar of Tony 's tricycle to write the address . |
| 19 | ‘ How much will Luther want ? ’ he asked , going for a pen from his inside suit pocket . |
| 20 | In other words , it is possible for a shell to be too thick as well as ( more obviously ) too thin . |
| 21 | For a housegroup to be a safe place in which people can be themselves and grow to maturity takes a particular kind of enabling leadership . |
| 22 | Travel — Holidays On The Move : How a tenderfoot fell for a cowboy On a blazing saddle , Angela Humphery treks 100 miles through the Sierra Nevada |
| 23 | If the 1957 explanation was false , the theory runs , then the subsequent loss of face would have been too great for a correction to be issued in Gromyko 's lifetime . |
| 24 | Aunt Margaret sat on a bank of primroses , naked but for a cloak of brilliant green loosely slung around her shoulders . |
| 25 | Together with capital grants for such temporary woodland fencing ( which could also benefit from some publicity ) there is no significant financial disincentive for a farmer in fencing and regenerating on-farm broadleaved woodland . |
| 26 | And there was a feeling of achievement at the close of a successful threshing , the real climax of a year for a farmer in the corn area . |
| 27 | But in 1981 Malte Andersson tested for a preference in long-tailed widow birds , and provided the first strong evidence for Darwin 's theory . |
| 28 | Computing , being a popular science for many , innovates in the vernacular such as ‘ hack attack ’ for a storm of computer hackers while California delivers its own ‘ valspeak ’ for inhabitants of the San Fernando Valley outside Los Angeles . |
| 29 | You had to look for a pairing between murderer and victim . |
| 30 | ‘ When I 've done the orders for the ladies , I 'll try out some ideas for a boot for you , all right ? ’ |