Example sentences of "[verb] this for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The WO then further subdivides this for the eight counties of Wales . |
| 2 | Sorry for the long letter , but I 've been itching to write this for a long time . |
| 3 | she obviously did n't know this for a long time and then one day I said to her , well , it was lovely meal and all that but I do think your mark-up on the wine is scandalous ! |
| 4 | It may , in fact , be better to organise it for the day after you move , because being certain that everything will run according to plan on the day of the move is almost impossible , so it is better to do without your cooker overnight and schedule this for the next morning when you know you are definitely going to be there . |
| 5 | Figure 7.3 illustrates this for the same capacitor as that in Figure 7.2 . |
| 6 | Figure 7.3 illustrates this for the same capacitor as that in Figure 7.2 . |
| 7 | And then the Ricos-omes who wished ill to the Cid , had the way open to do him evil with the King , and they said to the King , Sir Ruydiez hath broken your faith , and the oath and promise which you made to the King of Toledo : and he hath done this for no other reason but that the Moors of Toledo may fall upon us here , and slay , both you and us . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've accepted that I can do this for a certain amount of time . |
| 9 | Sometimes he/she will do this for an individual assessment event ( e.g. in commenting on an essay ) : |
| 10 | But if you like , governments could do this for the non-teaching staff and not do that for the teaching staff . |
| 11 | Has not the time come at last — some of us have been saying this for a long time — for my right hon. Friend , or his successor , to consider seriously the alternative policy that many have advocated : administrative devolution , or short-term integration ? |
| 12 | But he 's not the sort of person that 'll say ah yeah we 've been doing this for a little while , why do n't we just take off and go somewhere and fuck it , fuck it , let's just go and do something together he 's the sort of person that they would settle down into this safe little life and , which would n't actually be that safe for Vanessa , it 'd be very very you know , much what Dangerous wants to do . |
| 13 | We are doing this for the right reasons . ’ |
| 14 | Going public is an ideal way of doing this for the right company , but , unlike in the mid-1980s , it will not be an option for many smaller companies with most flotations now capitalised at over £25m . |
| 15 | erm In this area , all our ‘ weather ’ as we call it , rain , cloud , and wind , mostly occur , so we have to study this for the general forecast point of view . |
| 16 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 17 | I do this for a long time . |
| 18 | Do this for a few days ( see figure 4 ) . |
| 19 | " I have advocated this for a long time " , he declared , " and now I see that some of the shipowners are inclined to agree to it . |
| 20 | ‘ He left this for the little Romany Rei I reckon you be he so take it bor an plant no gorja curses on his grave . ’ ’ |
| 21 | I assume you wrote this for the New Staffroom , though you are n't credited . |
| 22 | Is Synod willing to take this for the general assembly as a nomination for erm if she agrees to nomination for moderator general assembly . |
| 23 | I 've been meaning to say this for a long time , ’ said Susan , with an assumption of severity which moved her sister to ribald mirth . |
| 24 | I 've been wanting to say this for a long time . ’ |
| 25 | Or even , Rachel wondered , ‘ You 've got to say this for the old girl , she does keep on trying . ’ |
| 26 | You could say this for the new position : it took us back a way from the medical cut and thrust . |
| 27 | Nigel considered this for a few moments and then he said , ‘ Tell you what . |
| 28 | He considered this for a short time and concluded that he had to make a public stand for those things which he believed . |