Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Again , this worked well for a while .
2 shur shur shur shur shur shur shur , and this went on for a week an little teacher , Miss , she called out stop doing that !
3 Some carried enough for a family .
4 Set the temperature to a degree or two higher than that of the maintenance tank and place the female in this set up for a time to associate herself with the layout and hiding places .
5 That augured well for the day .
6 A dark close , a dark eerie house with silent people inside , and confused , childish tales of evil spells and horror — all made up for the ostracism of the two Rosin children .
7 THE number and value of management buy-outs and management buy-ins in 1992 augured well for the future of the market , according to research published yesterday , though the number of transactions increased only very slightly over the total for 1991 , writes Bill Millar .
8 All fired up for a marathon effort
9 Over in Cheltenham , 6 teams of 4 turned out for the day 's main event , won by the team from the St James Hotel .
10 More than 3,000 turned out for a rally organised by 2 hoteliers who say they just had to do something .
11 All went well for the outing until at one particularly reverent moment , the young son of the party stood on his seat and inquired with a loud voice : ‘ Dad , where are all the hypocrites ? ’
12 Some are coming from as far afield as Germany , so today , despite abysmal flying conditions , they all went up for a rehearsal .
13 Then we all went out for a drink .
14 Then they all went off for a visit to the zoo
15 I get all dolled up for a party and then I look at myself in the mirror and suddenly chicken out , put my jeans on , ruffle up my hair , and only then do I feel comfortable . ’
16 In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea .
17 United fought hard for a comeback … as County tried to shut up shop …
18 Hilary Robarts said impatiently : ‘ But the body , when you first went back for the torch and saw her , you were certain she was dead ? ’
19 Nearly three hundred turned up for the meeting , which was chaired by Lord Bute , and a video link was set up between the Lecture Theatre and the adjacent room to accommodate the overflow .
20 When the Dragons first eleven set off for the sun in a couple of weeks time they 'll be taking with them a pretty impressive record , just 2 defeats in the last seven seasons .
21 Most returned home for the summer tasks but some left forever .
22 Most crossed just for the experience of a freedom they had been denied so long .
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