Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The force has come in for criticism in the past two months after figures released on the constabulary 's ‘ crime-free day ’ in April showed Cheshire had suffered the highest rise in crime in the country . |
| 2 | They stopped off for drinks in the country and it was about one o'clock in the morning before they were home . |
| 3 | An Italian , Gionesca , was absent from parade one morning as we lined up for inspection by the Sergeant-Major ; Corporal Herve , a scarred Frenchman who had taken over from Vigno as duty NCO , went upstairs to find him . |
| 4 | ONE of Norfolk 's oldest houses , a twelfth-century converted priory at Horsham St Faith , five miles outside Norwich , has come up for sale through the Prudential ( 0603 761600 ) for £350,000 The house 's rarity is reflected in its Grade I listed status . |
| 5 | Routine Guthrie testing has been carried out for phenylketonuria since the mid-1970s and testing for hypothyroidism since the mid-'80s . |
| 6 | Consultancy work in engineering geology Engineering geological consultancy work continues to be carried out for clients in the private and public sectors . |
| 7 | Make better use of your base cabinets by fixing slide-out towel racks to the doors , and by installing swivel storage shelves to do away with all that groping around for things at the back . |
| 8 | Rincewind did not glance around for fear of the terrible things he might see , and by the time Withel looked for him again he was on the other side of the Plaza , and still accelerating . |
| 9 | Even when a cabinet minister he found time to write round for subscriptions for the Birmingham Unionists and to attend their routine meetings . |
| 10 | — subs were Newsome , Whelan ( who came on for Sharpe towards the end ) and Lukic |
| 11 | Strandli came on for Rocky towards the end . |
| 12 | Half time — Malone 0 Greystones 8 Adrian Bush came on for Willis in the second half and made an immediate impact with a 40 second minute penalty and then a splendid forty metre touch clearance . |
| 13 | ‘ I have to go out today , ’ Fernando told her when she came down for breakfast on the terrace the next morning . |
| 14 | The Finn also threatened in the air when he came in for headers at the back post . |
| 15 | I would guess that he originally came over for morale of the troops . |
| 16 | Twenty million written off for launch of the new distribution system . |
| 17 | Both England stars started their careers at Acklam Park , Middlesbrough , and youngsters , aged nine to 14 , can now learn to run with the ball and line up for line-outs with the Rugby Union course on the same turf . |
| 18 | Emily Lightbody had not turned up for work since the preceding Friday , a rare occurrence in all her thirty years of service . |
| 19 | Having managed to come by a decent bit of steak and kidney , he stood over the young maid , who came in once a week , until she had managed to produce a pie , later warmed up for dinner in the microwave . |
| 20 | Kumar 's company , BRS Kumar Brothers , has gone into receivership and its 84% stake in the first division club is part of the assets put up for sale by the receivers . |
| 21 | Today the New Inn came up for auction at the Hereford Moat House , along with four other county pubs . |
| 22 | But those covering 39% of the debt decided to sell out for 56% of the debt 's face value . |
| 23 | Abingdon , Aylesbury not so bad now , but do watch out for traffic on the A34 ; that 's still pretty busy there . |
| 24 | It was made out for £2m from the Football Trust , but should have been £1m . |
| 25 | Almost equally important was the ending , by a series of agreements in 1745 , 1773 and 1790 , of a struggle for influence which had been going on for generations between the Reichskanzlei ( Imperial Chancery ) under its hereditary head , the Elector of Mainz , and the Hofkanzlei ( the Chancery of the Habsburg hereditary lands ) . |
| 26 | Talks have been going on for weeks over the future of the Royal marriage , but despite repeated attempts to save it , the Queen finally decided it was all over on Tuesday afternoon . |
| 27 | Josie found her when she turned in for work at the club that evening . |
| 28 | Wherever possible , keep the water that the mushrooms are soaked in for use in the recipe . |
| 29 | Mr Tristan Garel-Jones , Foreign Office Minister , will join his French counterpart , M Roland Dumas , in insisting that the two Lockerbie suspects be handed over for trial in the West . |
| 30 | BOURNEMOUTH Golden Oldies Hockey Festival International event for the over 35s with teams from Fiji , New Zealand , Canada and West Germany bullying off for supremacy in the week long tournament . |