Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , the computer goes down for a hour , it 's three-quarters of the day to get everything back and validated , and that 's a major interruption . |
| 2 | The moral decline of the West cries out for a return to the morals of protestant Christianity which will tell the nation what they must do to be strong once more . |
| 3 | To mark the occasion ULSS staff past and present met up for an evening . |
| 4 | Tomorrow night we 're back with the display team , this time in the city of San Diego where huge and hungry crowds built up for a game of American football . |
| 5 | Something vulnerable in her manner brings out an element of sadism in the way the long final act teases her endurance ; but it also makes the denouement extremely touching , and the part lies well for a voice that has managed Janacek 's Capture as well as Verdi 's Violetta . |
| 6 | It covered all land and air forces , but not paramilitary forces , on which the treaty framework provided only for an exchange of views to take place . |
| 7 | Siegfried 's jaw clenched tight for a moment then he motioned with his hand . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's probably only one of the local kids sneaking in for a look around , ’ Jessamy tried to reassure herself . |
| 9 | She reached up and pulled his head down , her lips parted expectantly for a renewal of his kisses . |
| 10 | He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks ! |
| 11 | Rex moved in for a cuddle . |
| 12 | His eyes clouded over for a moment , and his voice became gruff . |
| 13 | Staffing standards therefore exceed the 4/73 baseline by a fifth and that should be welcomed so far as it is an attempt to provide favourably for a group in need . |
| 14 | The Frenchman , before turning to her sons , let his glance fall pointedly for a moment to the swell of her breasts tightly bodiced beneath a new Fifth Avenue day dress of sheer white silk chiffon ; then he smiled secretly at her again and this undisguised expression of passionate interest brought a faint flush to her face . |
| 15 | A LAWYER acting for Mrs Winnie Mandela appealed yesterday for an end to press speculation about her marriage to Mr Nelson Mandela as further reports surfaced alleging links with yet another township murder . |
| 16 | In some fantastic way , he could see his mind like these barren screes — a frozen cascade of broken rock face lying on the more solid rock waiting only for an impulse to charge it into dangerous motion . |
| 17 | A CONVICTED killer allowed out for a stroll in the grounds of a mental hospital just kept walking — and was still missing yesterday , 24 hours later . |
| 18 | In the 68th minute the huge Musselburgh contingent in the crowd went wild when McMillan broke up the blindside and sent winger Craig Ramsey racing in for a try to put his side 14-10 up . |
| 19 | He watched the cashier ring through for a clearance and had been surprised when it was accepted . |
| 20 | Most fieldwork is simply episodic , made by an outsider moving in for a period to assess observed social behaviour . |
| 21 | On the fringe of the political scene , the Daily Mail campaigned vigorously for a coalition under a new leader and various important figures in the City of London let it be known that a Socialist Government would be a financial disaster . |
| 22 | Their eyes locked together for an instant , and Alyssia felt suddenly dizzy , as though the breath had been knocked out of her , then she regained her self-control , and replied politely , ‘ I 'll be down for lunch . ’ |
| 23 | Their eyes locked together for an instant , and she felt as though he was seeing right into her soul , into bits of her that no one had ever seen before . |
| 24 | Schools went in for a lot of physical education , ‘ drill ’ , which involved jumping about in a drafty hall with your skirt tucked into your knickers if you were female . |
| 25 | So the merger boom went on for a while , still fuelled by this false belief . |
| 26 | Kafy 's eyes lit up for a moment , and then shut him out . |
| 27 | His eyes lit up for a moment at that . |
| 28 | ‘ A call I should like , ’ said Dorothy , with some emphasis , ‘ but Ray seems to be inviting himself and Kathleen to stay here for a night or two . ’ |
| 29 | Artemesia pays dearly for a change of ’ image ’ that is not of her own making or choice . |
| 30 | In part two : Getting even.Swindon fight back for a share of the points . |