Example sentences of "[verb] for [noun] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Essay B this fact might be incorporated in argument to show the other factors which made for unification i.e. the power of the army , the Zollverein and economic prosperity etc . |
| 2 | Apart from the splash of the water , and the squeak and thump of the diving boards , the calls of the Indians to each other and an occasional squeal of delight from the child , it was still , and a thrush , lodged in a tree on the common beyond , dominated for minutes together the air above the sequestered pool . |
| 3 | A stretch of the A173 in Brotton may be closed for weeks following the accident , which saw masonry crash into the road . |
| 4 | He had gagged for hours following the ordeal , convinced that one of the dog 's hairs had lodged itself at the very back of his throat where his fingers were unable to reach . |
| 5 | ‘ Limpar could play for Arsenal again the way he plays for the national team if only Graham had more faith in him . |
| 6 | She was coming home for three whole weeks and by the time she left for London again the exam results would be nearly due . |
| 7 | Moving into the passage he wondered whether this quiet air tinctured with the scent of incense , candles , and the more solidly Anglican smell of musty prayer books , metal polish and flowers , had held for Berowne also the promise of discovery , of a scene already set , a task inevitable and inescapable . |