Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally I only Listened for the first couple of minutes at a reading ; either I am preoccupied by having to read later myself , or some image causes my mind to drift away ; but N'dosi had a powerful , hypnotic voice and his poetry sparkled with fresh , delightful metaphors . |
| 2 | I did not really know what to expect away from the National Health Service and my mum , and so , armed with a small library of books and the good wishes of a Jamaican midwife at Homerton hospital , I just hoped for the best . |
| 3 | I just look for the obvious first . ’ |
| 4 | I realised that that was an absurdity … after the evidence that India could not be part of the same political system , I still believed for a short time that an Empire of positions — that is to say the possession of points of communication around the globe — gave a significance to this country and a tenable and lasting position . |
| 5 | I do n't stick to one particular brand but I would never be without my face powder and I usually go for the heavy Sixties-style eye make-up — lots of black kohl pencil and mascara . |
| 6 | I also stayed for the required time that politeness dictates . |
| 7 | In this conversation I also learned for the first time that my father had been a poor vicar . |
| 8 | The houses looked completely different from those in Trieste , most of which were grey and severe , and although I had seen picture postcards of Venice nothing could have prepared me for what I now saw for the first time from the steps of the railway station . |
| 9 | The slow version has the most depth , and maybe it 'll turn up on a 12-inch some day , but I really opted for the fast one , because it seemed a really nice way to start the album . ’ |
| 10 | The slow version has the most depth , and maybe it 'll turn up on a 12-inch some day , but I really opted for the fast one , because it seemed a really nice way to start the album . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I strongly suspected for a long time that there were other men . |
| 12 | After I 'd returned and delivered the order someone else asked for the same service , which I willingly performed again , and yet again . |
| 13 | I recently applied for a home-improvement loan that would raise my present mortgage above the building society 's original valuation of the property . |
| 14 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |
| 15 | The compartment gave only an oblique view of the altar , which perhaps accounted for the distinct murmur of conversation behind the grille . |
| 16 | And then came the bier , its front draped with a shawl to indicate that it carried a woman , which perhaps accounted for the general meagreness of the proceedings . |
| 17 | Every few metres along the Plzeň Road , is another cherry tree , which partly compensates for the immediate deterioration in the quality of the road surface . |
| 18 | The replies suggested that the choice of consultant and search firm was initially quite random , which partly accounts for the unsatisfactory performance occasionally experienced . |
| 19 | Sandinista leaders , headed by Ortega , did not participate in the discussions , but nevertheless welcomed the agreement , which also called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and the grouping of the estimated 3,000 contras inside Nicaragua in UN-supervised security zones before being disarmed . |
| 20 | President Assad visited Mubarak in Alexandria on Aug. 28 , after which both called for an unconditional Iraqi withdrawal and a " restoration of legitimacy " in Kuwait . |
| 21 | No women voted at all , which mainly accounts for the low proportion . |
| 22 | The rest of the budget , which reportedly provided for a partial devaluation , was denominated in rials . |
| 23 | Field Chairs are not paid for their additional responsibilities , nor do they automatically receive any remission of teaching ( though most fields have developed arrangements which partially compensate for the considerable demands of the post ) . |
| 24 | They adopted the Kuala Lumpur Declaration , which essentially called for a massive transfer of funds from the North to the South to finance environmental and development projects . |
| 25 | In this case , it would seem natural to establish an accounting system that records the annual debts ( principal and interest ) , in which each year 's debt charges signal the property tax rate ( having taken account of rateable value ) and which subsequently accounts for the actual expenditure and actual revenues ( to determine whether next year 's taxes need adjusting ) . |
| 26 | ‘ Would you rather wait for the other ladies ? ’ he ventured , obviously torn between his duty and the thought of her sitting alone in such rowdy company for several minutes . |
| 27 | German actor Curt Jurgens took the role of her tolerant husband , who eventually falls for an American heiress . |
| 28 | As a young actor you obviously went for a great deal of variety in characters and accents . |
| 29 | When hiring tools from HSS Hire Shops you only pay for the actual time the equipment is in use ; in addition you have the HAE assurance that the tools you select are regularly maintained , and are in a safe condition . |
| 30 | Even if you only work for a few hours a week , take out professional indemnity insurance . |