Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usually noticeable that when a masochist has for years felt hard done by , often over-controlled by their partner , and then for some reason the tables are turned , he or she metes out punishment as if this has to go on for the same length of time that the masochist 's suffering was endured . |
| 2 | Zipped up the inside , and with a squared off toe , it was the last word in futuristic chic that was to be adapted and toned down for the mass market . |
| 3 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 4 | The team will play to the rules laid down for the 1992 World Cup . |
| 5 | Trident sub goes down for the first time |
| 6 | They yesterday found out which rating band their houses had been placed in for the new tax , which starts next April . |
| 7 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 8 | If , however , you feel unable to do this , it would still help us if the questionnaire could be filled in for the largest course , and some indication be given of provision in other courses . |
| 9 | The Acting Reporter from Strathclyde , Gordon Sloan , who had filled in for the past year , would continue to look after the cases with which he had been involved . |
| 10 | What I might actually do it see if Ian 's not doing anything if he not come in for the full time that they 're cleaning up , but come in for those sort of things . |
| 11 | He was recently fined £500 by the European Tour when , after a first round of 74 in his defence of the Mediterranean Open , he refused to come in for the requested press interview . |
| 12 | After dinner we continued to fiddle around with tackle and were joined by Mr. Ferguson and his son , Paul , who were also booked in for the same week . |
| 13 | River Island women 's range has already got party dresses in for the festive season . |
| 14 | There 's a rigourous routine of hard practice before the party from the Dragon School in Oxford head off for the African continent . |
| 15 | Instead , preceding even the title page is the injunction ‘ Immediately after buying this book , send off for the eight mail order catalogues listed on p.357 ’ . |
| 16 | This line of islands swings round to the north , and finally back to the west through South Georgia , describing a great loop , and then heads off for the extreme south of South America . |
| 17 | ‘ I am particularly excited about the opportunities that it will provide for opening up for the first time higher educational facilities in the area . |
| 18 | Now he 'd lost that sense of fitting the rubrics which his kin and his province drew up for the proper conduct of a man like himself . |
| 19 | Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
| 21 | He had post-graduate study in Canada lined up for the following year and was looking for short-term employment . |
| 22 | Macho Jose lined up for the same run at Leganes yesterday — and was wounded by another horn . |
| 23 | THE Royal Mail is gearing up for the General Election . |
| 24 | Buckinghamshire speedway ace Simon Wigg is gearing up for the new season with a new club … he 's signed up for Coventr |
| 25 | Maginnis , and by implication the Official Unionists , were weak and failed to stand up for the common man . |
| 26 | Used to come up for the odd break . |
| 27 | Current members seem satisfied that they are receiving good value for money , and are signing up for the second membership year which starts in May . |
| 28 | Customers signing up for the Electronic Interchange With Standard Edifact , EIWSE , service will receive their electronic phone billing into either the electronic mailbox or , if they have X400 service , directly into their computers , Raes said . |
| 29 | We had booked up for the ordinary ship and , and rail you know , to go over by ship and rail but er during the months awaiting the , I think we were going in July and er we had booked up maybe about April , but they had put these planes on and Polytechnic wrote to us and said , if we paid two pounds ten extra , we could go by air and we did it and the full tour for a week in Paris , going by air , was twelve pounds ten . |
| 30 | I thought I 'd wait up for the early morning newscast on the radio . ’ |