Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [adv prt] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were delighted to have a distinguished group from Bulawayo fly over for the opening , and some who stayed through the week . |
| 2 | Two hopeful crabs line up for the start of the race . |
| 3 | When our teenagers go out for the evening , most of them use something , if only occasionally , as a social prop . |
| 4 | When these shops close down for the night , the sound of heavy breathing from their stock must rival that of a porn cinema . |
| 5 | Current members of the Club go up for the weekend to climb ( this year it was too cold — even the lakes were frozen ) and after dinner retire to doss on whatever floor may be found . |
| 6 | In part two : Getting even.Swindon fight back for a share of the points . |
| 7 | Many married women whose husbands sign on for the family find themselves forced to seek work in the black economy in order to make ends meet ; this is often seen as less risky than the possibility of their husbands being caught . |
| 8 | Contestants line up for the quiz . |
| 9 | Quite a few ‘ do n't likes ’ from around the office on opening the carton ; the wider front , squarer edges and lack of the traditional Fender rake back for the control panel take most of the criticism , although Fender 's spindly new knobs , which no-one here much cares for , received their share of whinges . |
| 10 | The huge ammunition wagons set off for the crossroads , their massive iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road 's surface . |
| 11 | It 's a strange thing the way hotels in Scotland close down for the winter . |
| 12 | Then when we got to the sawmill I 'd stay close beside Uncle Bill watching him sawing and planing , keeping well away from the saw , until midday when the mill shut up for the week . |
| 13 | The Inspirals settle down for a night 's kip on the 800 mile drive up to the moonlit coast to Seattle for tomorrow 's gig . |
| 14 | Past the reserve look out for a viewpoint over Loch Avich . |
| 15 | In no sense could they be said to be members of industrial co-operatives : that is , of organisations set up for the manufacture of goods or the provision of services and wholly , or very largely , owned and ultimately controlled by those working in them . |
| 16 | Did the bright lights make up for the lack of country life ? |
| 17 | One of the most common mistakes is beginning foreplay after the lights go out for the night . |
| 18 | Twenty per cent watch blue movies to get in the mood ; 7% smoke marijuana ; a further 7% tie their partner up ; and 6% dress up for the part . |
| 19 | To know more about Cosmetics to Go , phone free on for a catalogue . |
| 20 | I told her it 's my wife come down for the day … ’ |
| 21 | Deep cupboards in both the scullery and pantry house the necessary quantities of glass and china , and deep double sinks in both rooms make up for the lack of the modern dishwasher . |
| 22 | The Government 's claim that students are better off as a result of student loans simply is not true ; nor is it true that loans make up for the loss of income support and housing benefit . |
| 23 | Maybe a couple of dozen people show up for the party ; about half locals — mostly men , though there 's one married couple and a pair of single girls — and half travellers , New Age hippies from various scattered buses and vans parked in lay-bys and the highway equivalent of oxbows , where corners or short , twisty lengths of old roads have been replaced with more direct stretches . |
| 24 | People jump about for a bit but then having offered you |
| 25 | When people go out for the night they like to come away with being entertained . |
| 26 | ‘ So why does n't Nicky Kai come in for a share of all this moral condemnation , since you know that Florian is still legally married ? ’ |
| 27 | Sales take off for the jet lag store |
| 28 | Some people work up for a lifetime to cross the Channel and then get published in a magazine . |
| 29 | Her scream whirled across the waves like debris in a tornado ; she pelted over the sand and through the trees like a creature when hunters close in for the kill . |
| 30 | She will have spent the last 30 years of their marriage sitting in the passenger seat of the car which she is still unable to drive , disappearing into the kitchen when his climbing friends call round for a beer , and laughing dutifully at his mountain anecdotes over a dinner she has made for his boss . |