Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also made a promise to myself that when I got picked again for a major championship I would progress beyond the first round . |
| 2 | You want to go out for a wee wee puss ? |
| 3 | However , perhaps even more significantly , certainly for the junior players , is the opportunity they have earned to go forward for a personal screening at Bradnam 's unique Herts-based Dewhurst Tennis Academy , the operation which has firmly set about the task of uncovering a future British Wimbledon champion . |
| 4 | While it has come in for a certain amount of criticism , it has also attracted much praise , especially from industry . |
| 5 | Understandably , this presumption has come in for a great deal of criticism . |
| 6 | David Porter , MP for Waveney , has called consistently for a national body to have overall responsibility for sea defences . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , West Ham defender Julian Dicks has revved up for a big-match return tonight — thanks to a £10,000 Harley Davidson . |
| 8 | Speedy 's lay-off Thomson collides the Forest man Gemmell and the whistle has gone eventually for a free kick to Forest . |
| 9 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
| 10 | Some fudge the issue by saying that the grandparent has gone away for a little while . |
| 11 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 12 | A forty year old airliner that seats just fourteen passengers has taken off for a new lease of life in Australia . |
| 13 | Does any hon. Member seriously think that , after Britain has signed up for a single currency , we could go to war on our own and expect the 11 countries who share the same currency to stand idly by and see the value of their currency wrecked , for ever depreciating , just because Britain was in one of its periodic warmongering fits ? |
| 14 | ‘ It all seemed to go on for a long time , but it must have been just a few seconds . ’ |
| 15 | It seemed to go on for a long time . |
| 16 | He never wrote entirely admiring reviews : ‘ It 's the essence of a book never to be perfect , ’ he said , ‘ so its writer must expect to come in for a little criticism . ’ |
| 17 | A Mum and Dad who 'd known vaguely for a long time that Conor liked holding parties were suddenly being told over cups of tea and Hobnobs about vast acid house raves in the middle of fields , about police chases across whole counties , about an entire organisation that Conor had run ( Conor had run an organisation ? ) , which could call a party and have 5,000 people turning up at £20 a ticket within 48 hours . |
| 18 | Customers will expect to pay more for a reputable brand , but they will also expect the price charged to be consistent with their perceptions of the product ; * the amount and style of advertising and sales promotion ( Promotion ) will influence the consumer 's perception of the product , which in turn must influence on-going company product and brand development activities ( Product ) . |
| 19 | One would generally expect to pay less for a private company than for a similar public company . |
| 20 | I hope to stay here for a long time . ’ |
| 21 | It seemed to ring out for a long time . |
| 22 | A good negotiator can make a customer feel satisfied after they have had to work hard for a small discount . |
| 23 | Jill returned in the spring of 1974 and was told to look around for a suitable site . |
| 24 | We all think it 's going to stay there for a long time and , and there are varieties now , bred specially to be immune from er T M V and er , we use things like Counter or Curabell , or one of my favourites of course Shirley . |
| 25 | If they 've had to stay indoors for a wet break they 'll want to do something physically very active . |
| 26 | My own plans are somewhat uncertain because of the move , but I do plan to get away for a short break some time towards the end of the month , and I will keep you informed . |
| 27 | The complexity was intended to last only for a transitional period . |
| 28 | You 'll probably find when you register you 're invited to go along for a new patient medical anyway , and all sorts of things like that . |
| 29 | A minute into the second half , Alton made up the deficit when Paul Ventham intercepted a defender 's pass to put Whiddett through for a clinical finish . |
| 30 | The car , a Sierra , had been stolen on Thursday night from nearby Bilsdale Close and neighbouring forces have been alerted to look out for a stolen blue Ford Orion , registration number H814 FYM , which may also have been used in connection with the incident . |