Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [vb pp] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would have been just like Jean to have gone along for the journey . ’ |
| 2 | The BJP and its allies among militant Hindu organizations had called repeatedly for the mosque at Ayodhya to be replaced by a temple honouring the Hindu deity , Lord Ram [ see pp. 37854 ; 37964 ; 38532 ; 38682 ; 38866 ; 39008 ; 39193-94 ] . |
| 3 | True to his brother 's word , David had gone straight for the fish cakes . |
| 4 | Delegates from the United States had lobbied hard for the ICIFI to be affiliated . |
| 5 | Toby had come back for the moment . |
| 6 | The eight to 10 weeks after schools have broken up for the summer are the peak period for tour operators , and it is only around mid-September that they can judge how successful they have been . |
| 7 | According to CUP , the trade in the UK and Ireland has been ‘ magnificently supportive ’ , with almost 200 window displays of the Oxford Cambridge Book Race design , and entries have flooded in for the competition to win a holiday in Pompeii . |
| 8 | America 's Irish lobby has campaigned hard for the MacBride principles , and several states have made them mandatory on local companies . |
| 9 | Picton-Howell had worked hard for the project since the early days , and had kept her old job as London office administrator on Equal Opportunities grounds that the post should not be put out to competitive interview after capitalization . |
| 10 | ‘ Querida , ’ he had murmured in her ear , and Ruth had waited breathlessly for the words she hoped to hear — that she meant something to him , that he needed her , that he wanted to love her . |
| 11 | Mary and Reggie had gone away for the weekend , and would not be back until evening . |
| 12 | THE policeman whose hand was sewn back on after it was horrifically severed by a Samurai sword has spoken publicly for the first time of his ordeal . |
| 13 | It had not been lived in recently it had none of that slight warmth of humanity you find in a dwelling whose inhabitant has gone out for the day . |
| 14 | The climate had worsened significantly for the remaining Jews in Germany following the invasion of the Soviet Union , in a period of stepped-up hatred towards the ‘ Jewish-Bolshevik ’ arch-enemy and heightened tension , as Party activists agitated with renewed pressure for action in the ‘ Jewish Question ’ . |
| 15 | In addition , 88open says that software companies using its 88000 certification process have asked specifically for the group to put its stuff up on other architectures . |
| 16 | In addition , 88open says software companies using its 88000 certification process have asked specifically for the group to put its stuff up on other architectures . |
| 17 | Many of Britain 's leading composers have written especially for the ensemble , including the University 's own lecturers in composition , John Joubert , John Casken and Jonty Harrison . |
| 18 | But with the base set to close , the planes have flown out for the last time . |
| 19 | Eddie Owen has signed up for the 1991 season with the Japanese and will sail aboard the 50-footer Will at the Key West and Miami 50ft regattas as tactician for Terry Neilson . |
| 20 | Bradley Bone has started well for the 1993 season by winning the first club match with a good bag of eels for 9lb 8oz . |
| 21 | The Anglo-American lati relationship has done more for the defence and future of freedom than any other alliance in the world . |
| 22 | You ca n't go back and it 's natural to assume that your relationship has changed invariably for the worse . |
| 23 | The smile had come out for the landlord , and disappeared when he had left the room . |
| 24 | Working conditions had worsened significantly for the women after the new buildings opened . |
| 25 | Scarlet had watched amazed as teams of youthful strangers had made unerringly for the fruit bowl , demolishing pears , grapes and even the mango which was really there for ornamental purposes , without uttering one squeak which could be construed as a request for permission . |
| 26 | Andrew Green , the present lord of the manor , and his wife had driven up for the day from Essex . |
| 27 | Willie had looked around for the twins and George , but they were nowhere to be seen . |
| 28 | Green continues : ‘ Strangers have done more for the beauty of Grasmere by their forbearance in felling native trees than injury by the introduction of exotics . ’ |
| 29 | Since then , for the thirteen years since Kapuscinski 's departure , things have gone badly for the Angolans , and they are still suffering terribly . |
| 30 | This rate has risen significantly for the cohorts reaching Form Four from 1987 onwards ( see Table 8.1 ) . |