Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for the [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lived only for the day when I would come into my own . |
| 2 | However , such a detailed service is usually organised primarily for the consumer rather than for the media , though answering press queries will be part of its function . |
| 3 | While Nyasha bravely went into the temple and there sitting on the throne that was made only for the chiefs there sat not a king not a prince |
| 4 | A search for discrepancies was agreed to be the best avenue of research and one of the more convincing arguments put forward for the work not to be genuine was that the Kouros combines stylistic elements that run from early to late sixth century BC . |
| 5 | erm at the same time , the bones on the side of the skull got sort of gradually disappeared , so that when you clench your jaws there 's got somewhere for the muscles out to bulge out to , supposing you 've got big muscles . |
| 6 | We 'll plot and plan together for the day when it 's opportune to strike ! ’ |
| 7 | Maybe liberal reformism is something to be contemplated today , even by those waiting patiently for the revolution tomorrow . |
| 8 | For free sheets , of course , the direct cost to the reader was nil ; and for ITV programmes , the viewer paid directly for the cost only of a TV set and electricity . |
| 9 | At the SCG I was impressed with the way the South African pace bowlers tightened line and length after somewhat loose opening period of play no doubt caused by first-time tension and over-eagerness to do well for the folks back home . |
| 10 | Although a private man and somewhat of a loner , he worked tirelessly for the department both in a teaching and administrative capacity . |
| 11 | Robbie and the dog had just returned from their stroll and she was about to lock up and go below for the night when a sound from the towpath caught her attention . |
| 12 | I fret often for the days when I lived and worked in the countryside , but one sad sight used to be that of herds of demented idiots vandalising the scenery and terrorising nature in their delirious lust for an innocent animal 's life . |
| 13 | The P1154 went ahead for the RAF only ; and the Navy was allowed to buy the American Phantom . |
| 14 | Ever since then the custom has been kept up and the two halves clasped together for the marriages where it is applicable . ’ |
| 15 | I think perhaps for the holidays then . |
| 16 | Coltart , despite having a more fruitful year , did not play just for the money either . |
| 17 | Each area is reviewed separately for the period when the adults were children , life today and how that same area of life will be when the children of the village become adults . |
| 18 | It was achieved because many Protestants voted tactically for the SDLP instead of the Ulster Unionists . |
| 19 | They said twelve , but I think really for the humour alone they needed to be about fifteen or sixteen because they did n't understand it . |
| 20 | There was little chance of his being hit , but he slipped deliberately , pitching forward , striking the ground with his shoulder and rolling fast for the ravine where he 'd hidden the first gun . |
| 21 | Before the justices on that occasion the local authority had proposed that further attempts be made to improve the ability of the mother to care adequately for the children so that their future could be with her . |
| 22 | Leaving aside for the moment purely defensive moves , not calculated to increase efficiency , responses may , following Eisenberg 's terminology , lead to improvements in operating efficiency or resource efficiency . |
| 23 | Once inside , their objective would be to make directly for the basement as speedily as possible , to seize and hold the Control Room , thus preventing the detonation of the fire bombs . |
| 24 | When you come to retirement age , whilst not suggesting that you are past it , you are planning ahead for the time where you may not be quite as capable as were . |