Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It turns on to its side and as I cling on for dear life I hear a startled cry from Nathan . |
| 2 | So anyway I put in for this job and and there were people who who ought to have got it before me , er for instance er there was a councillor at er at , Tom , did you know Tom ? |
| 3 | ‘ It 's what I hang around for all day , ’ said the poet , ‘ when your mother is doing something useful . ’ |
| 4 | I served there for thirteen year , became a chargehand eventually and eventually the f the firm folded up . |
| 5 | In return , she offered to look after my own birds when I went away for one weekend ( it was after the war but rationing was still in force , and most people who could , kept chickens ) . |
| 6 | I mention this now to Gordon and he chuckles : ‘ I went specially for that shot . |
| 7 | Well , I went down for that Christmas . |
| 8 | Well it 'd probably be the June or July before I went in for this exam , which they did n't hold very frequently and er then I had to pass this exam and that I could leave school in the August , Bank Holiday . |
| 9 | Kathleen and I went off for some lunch and we then went to have a look at the castle . |
| 10 | Yes , her and I went together for seventeen year , before us got married . ’ |
| 11 | I do not for one minute believe that we shall hand over everything that this country has ever stood for in terms of its independence . |
| 12 | A letter dated March 2nd already betrays some misgiving through its protestation : ‘ I do n't for one minute doubt about the fall of Verdun . ’ |
| 13 | Not that I am old or likely to fall , not that I have ever for one moment been unsteady on my feet . |
| 14 | I agree it 's hard to distinguish between our footprints but this stain , this wetness , shows someone stood here for some time , their cloak and boots heavy with snow . |
| 15 | But latterly I 've been here very little ; in fact it must be at least fifteen years since I stayed here for any length of time … |
| 16 | I stayed there for some time and looked at the castle , and then I walked on through the forest for about an hour . |
| 17 | I know he asked me to stay but I wanted more for some reason . ’ |
| 18 | The colour microfiche is accompanied by a catalogue detailing each image and statements by all the artists , many of them written specifically for this publication . |
| 19 | AST Research Inc 's agreement to buy Tandy Corp 's personal computer manufacturing business will shoot the Irvine , California company up to fourth place in the US market ahead of Dell Computer Corp and behind Apple Computer Inc , IBM Corp and Compaq Computer Corp — but why should anyone want to buy a personal computer manufacturer — after all no-one came in for bankrupt Everex Systems Inc : the answer is that the deal includes full access to Tandy 's retail stores — AST will supply machines to be sold under the Tandy brand name ; the plant in Scotland is also an attraction . |
| 20 | L 379 , p. 1 ) , according to which the levying of any customs duty or charge having equivalent effect and the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having equivalent effect were prohibited in the internal trade of the Community ; ( c ) article 8(1) of that Regulation , which , as regards the payment of an indemnity to producers who were not members of a producers ' organisation , provided that such an indemnity was to be granted without discrimination as to the nationality or place of establishment of the recipients ; ( d ) article 27(2) of that Regulation , which laid down for all fishing vessels flying the flag of one of the member states the principle of equal access to ports and first-stage marketing installations in the other member states ; ( e ) article 5(2) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 170/83 , which authorised the member states to determine the detailed rules for the utilisation of the quotas allocated to them , in accordance with the applicable Community provisions ; and ( f ) article 13(2) of Council Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources ( Official Journal 1986 No . |
| 21 | It is a situation which cries out for centralised resolution of the type the large commercial organisation can impose . |
| 22 | We are thus given a means of exploring some of the behaviour ( especially the ‘ irrational ’ behaviour ) of our users , of exploring stories some of which cry out for psychoanalytic examination ( particularly ‘ classics ’ such as Lewis Carroll 's Alice stories and J. M. Barrie 's disturbing Peter Pan ) , and of understanding the profound impact of such books as those of Maurice Sendak . |
| 23 | On March 7th , against Wales at Twickenham , we all witnessed at least two acts of complete thuggery when not only were English players stamped on but it was their heads which came in for rough treatment . |
| 24 | Unlike NATO , which came together for collective defence , the European Community includes neutral Ireland and may soon include neutral Sweden and Austria too . |
| 25 | The main frame is constructed out of three shock corded poles which break down for convenient transportation whilst the dome itself fits away compactly . |
| 26 | Here in England we find little in our local delicatessen shop — the only approximation we have to the charcutier who sells many ready-prepared foods besides pork butchers ' products — but mass-produced sausages , pork pies and fish cakes off a conveyor belt , piled slices of pale pink and blood-red flannel which pass respectively for cooked ham and tongue , bottles of pickled onions and jars of red cabbage in vinegar , possibly a potato salad dressed with synthetic mayonnaise and , with luck , some herrings in brine . |
| 27 | This movement , which went on for some time , gave Franca ( and Ludens agreed with her later ) the sense that Marcus was actually creating Patrick . |
| 28 | Then began a remarkable conversation which went on for some time ; it was getting on for five when she left . |
| 29 | The 24-year-old was hoping to be a regular England choice , but instead finds himself making up for lost time . |
| 30 | ‘ Please do n't bother , ’ he said nervously , envisaging himself carried off for criminal libel . |