Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With two overall trophies to show for a blasting weekend double to and from the Medway , Robbie Stewart ( Royal Burnham YC ) and his merry men from Blush had every reason for celebration at the end of the fourth event of the East Anglian season . |
| 2 | Manager Graeme Souness takes his squad across the Mersey to Tranmere tonight looking for a confidence-boosting display before the weekend showdown with Howard Wilkinson 's champions . |
| 3 | That leaves Mr Brown , like many an ageing master-courtier before him , still stuck without a strategy for a graceful exit ; and , more important , without the legacy that his long period in power deserves . |
| 4 | Meta Group analyst , Kate Fessenden , claims OSF is looking for a graceful exit and that once OSF/1.1 comes out , and Unix SVR4 applications are able to run on it , it will simply be allowed to wither away . |
| 5 | The charity already has plans drawn up for a ten-bed hospice at Middlesbrough to care for terminally ill people and contractors are currently submitting tenders for the work . |
| 6 | That 's because many brigades charge for call outs which are not for a fire ( false alarms count as fires ) , or for a life-threatening situation . |
| 7 | Shall I now wrap myself in the duvet and slip into the shower for a misty out-of-focus silhouette ? ’ |
| 8 | Nkrumah was hastily coopted into the preparations for a Pan-African Congress to be held in October 1945 in Manchester . |
| 9 | The soldier grinned and reached for a half-smoked cigarette behind the earflap of his fur hat . |
| 10 | She promptly spread it around London that Lipman had fallen for a wrinkled depressive called Eve . |
| 11 | But it takes no long reflexion to see that , in this case , if the interrogative is acceptable , then it asks for a straightforward manner adverbial or its equivalent as an answer , and it is not directly related to the sentences in ( 33 ) . |
| 12 | Sometimes , particularly for a straightforward search in a printed index , it will be sufficient to establish these concepts in the searcher 's mind . |
| 13 | The owner of a large concern may well feel an obligation to find a position in his firm for a hard-up cousin . |
| 14 | The campaign Full Employment UK argues for a four-pronged attack on the supply side that will guarantee the abolition of long-term unemployment . |
| 15 | Each year some graduates take this opportunity while others study for a professional qualification . |
| 16 | Fitting replacement windows is not necessarily a job for a professional builder . |
| 17 | We are currently considering these issues and expect to offer advice and guidance to actuaries who find themselves in these circumstances which can often prove difficult for a professional advisor . |
| 18 | But if academic courses are a de facto preparation for a professional occupation which few will ever actually enter , how is this rationalized and defended ? |
| 19 | Prices for the AS/400 versions range from $14,000 for a Base Development Kit ; $17,000 for a Professional Development Kit ; and $200 for an Evaluation Kit . |
| 20 | Buy a good quality piping bag , nozzles and a spatula for a professional finish and smooth edges . |
| 21 | But a shot from Ripley levelled the scores and , after United defender Penney was sent off for a professional foul , Payton , a £750,000 signing from Hull , scored from the resulting free-kick . |
| 22 | Kerr , reared in West Bromich and once a regular on the terraces at the Hawthorns , thought the chance of facing his boyhood idols had disappeared with his red card for a professional foul at Runcorn two weeks ago . |
| 23 | Hereford were further rocked in the 52nd minute when player-coach Greg Downs was sent off for a professional foul on striker Mickey Spencer . |
| 24 | Derby were convincing 3–0 winners over Pisa , who also had Jose Antonio Chamot sent off for a professional foul on Ted McMinn . |
| 25 | ROVERS had goalkeeper Paul Crichton sent off for a professional foul to complete a miserable afternoon . |
| 26 | Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas . |
| 27 | Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas . |
| 28 | The Royal Institute of British Architects , as it was usually referred to , although the Royal prefix was only officially conferred in 1866 , certainly answered the need for a professional organization . |
| 29 | It was even acceptable to chant or recite a verse or two in public if the young mirza had ‘ beauty and a good voice ’ ; but he should not do so too often or at length for fear — heaven forbid — that he be mistaken for a professional poet or singer . |
| 30 | Mr ferguson has also placed the emphasis on youth with his son Darren a shining example of the old adage that , even if you 're crap , you can still play for a professional football team if your dad is the manager . |