Example sentences of "[verb] for [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If personality were irreversibly fixed by particular child-rearing practices the individual would remain for ever at the mercy of specific experiences in his past . |
| 2 | John Pemberton was Palace 's genial and gutsy full-back throughout our promotion drive to Division one in 1988–89 and then in The Eagles ' progress to the FA Cup Final and Replay of' 1990 Indeed , his surging run in the semi-final against Liverpool at Villa Park , which took him past several defender s , before he delivered the cross from which Mark Bright put the Palace on terms and on the way to our stunning victory , will probably remain for ever in the memories of those who saw it , even though he impressed enormously in the two Cup Finals against Manchester United 's sophisticated and costly imports . |
| 3 | Their lungs are not particularly large , despite the fact that a dolphin can hold its breath for five minutes or more , and some species of whales can submerge for up to an hour and survive on a single breath . |
| 4 | In addition , ex vivo platelet aggregation to ADP and adrenaline was significantly reduced in diabetic subjects treated for up to a year with therapeutic doses of gliclazide ( Poari et al , 1979 ) . |
| 5 | Brenda knew that she would never again be able to wear her own panties , their prettiness contaminated for ever by the memory of this dead unknown girl . |
| 6 | The questions , listed for today in the Commons order paper , ask whether the fraud squad had the copy , if any disciplinary action had been taken against any officer and whether criminal inquiries are being pursued . |
| 7 | It allowed me to work for up to a minute or so rather than seconds , as with a sable , before reloading . |
| 8 | Gallagher , who was injured in February and was originally expected to be sidelined for up to a year , follows striker Nigel Shaw as a beneficiary of the new operation , which involves the small insertion of laser equipment in the side of the knee to minimise surgery . |
| 9 | Gallagher , who was injured in February and was originally expected to be sidelined for up to a year , follows striker Nigel Shaw as a beneficiary of the new operation , which involves the small insertion of laser equipment in the side of the knee to minimise surgery . |
| 10 | Possessed for once by a spirit of happy hilarity , the Indian crowd unhitched the horses from Mountbatten 's carriage and dragged it through the streets ; British officers were lifted shoulder high and cheered . |
| 11 | Tsu Ma had pushed for forward through the water until he was standing just below the deep lip of the bank . |
| 12 | But he proved , when he joined the illustrious band of Yorkshire bowlers to take 1000 wickets for the county , that experience and craftsmanship still count for much in a game which seems to reserve its greatest acclaim for the lean , young gunslingers . |
| 13 | For instance , in December 1506 , the Council , meeting for once without the King , was told by the Lord Chancellor that Henry , hearing reports from Kildare of rebellion in Ireland , proposed to lead an expedition ‘ for the repress of the wild Irish ’ . |
| 14 | The use of a petrol block on a diesel engine is not a problem as the parts are exactly the same The problem is with the crankshaft The diesel unit is of forged steel and carries a ‘ D ’ stamped on the web of the crank The petrol version , whilst sharing exactly the same dimensions is marked P and it is made from cast iron and will not run for long in a diesel unit — as you have discovered Some military petrol engines however are fitted with the forged steel crank and these will fit and run in diesel units |
| 15 | Cotherstone cheese has been discreetly celebrated for well over a century . |
| 16 | More Hyper Hyper boutiques of this sort are now promised for elsewhere in the UK and Europe . |
| 17 | Ford claims most are selling for enough over the MGFV to pay a deposit on a new Options car now for the same monthly payments . |
| 18 | There was little hope that it would weigh for much in the balance of political life until then . |
| 19 | The incident which will stick for ever in the minds of those who witnessed it came when she was being ushered into the main entrance of Yorkshire Television . |
| 20 | The A5 flyover is expected to be closed for up to a year . |
| 21 | The school will be closed for up to a week , and pupils will have to stay at home while temporary buildings are put up on the site . |
| 22 | It was my role to lead the squadron off and that night we were bound for somewhere in the Ruhr and we were on the short runway at Oakington . |
| 23 | When she still laments her fate he can only add ‘ We are not bound for ever to the circles of the world , and beyond them is more than memory . |
| 24 | The government of Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao fears the rally , called for tomorrow in a New Delhi park , will trigger Hindu-Muslim riots . |
| 25 | And then I shall be flung for ever into the River of the Dead … |
| 26 | In their places were great standing stones , tall and thin and pointing for ever to the sky . |
| 27 | This can be comforting to them to some extent , but what they really want to hear is that you will not only see that they are cared for properly for the rest of their days , but that you will help them to remain in control of their own finances and to be as independent as possible . |
| 28 | But what was lacking to underpin a choice between the two was agreement among clinicians about which groups of patients could be treated and/or cared for successfully outside the asylum . |
| 29 | If all diabetics were cared for solely by the hospital , then diabetic clinics would be overloaded leading to difficulties maintaining standards , and the expertise and interest in the community would probably decline . |
| 30 | The three two lurchers and a Staffordshire bull terrier are being cared for now by the RSPCA workers who believe they had n't eaten for at least a month . |