Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for [art] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why is it everyone goes for the most difficult car parking spot ? |
| 2 | Although the tyranny of ‘ promotion examinations ’ has mercifully decreased in the past decade , in many countries yearly and termly examinations and preparation for them account for a quite disproportionate amount of school time and teachers are virtually ignorant of how and why and when to test . |
| 3 | Neither of them cared for the sexually explicit — ‘ Rather like having an operation described to one , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 4 | I long for a more matter-of-fact , common sense approach to environmental action . |
| 5 | And here I apologise for the rather poor sound quality , but he refused to shut his parrot and dogs in another room during the interview . |
| 6 | As I seem to remember telling you yesterday , I design for a totally different market from G.W. Fashions . ’ |
| 7 | I went for a very short while to the Royal Academy of Arts for a leaving party being given for Mrs William Kerr , who firstly as Griselda Hamilton-Baillie then as Griselda Kerr , has worked so hard on the public relations staff of the Royal Academy , since 1972 . |
| 8 | I think for a very small company this perhaps might be more complicated in computing terms than would be worthwhile , but as soon as you 're getting to the point of many orders in a week , then it can be exceedingly useful to be able to ask the computer to tell you for example what are all the outstanding orders , what are all the overdue orders , what is the stock position bearing in mind that some stock is committed for certain orders , what orders have we got with suppliers to us which are still outstanding , and questions of this sort , can make your business much more efficient . |
| 9 | She also turned out to be the last close friend I had for an awfully long time . |
| 10 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |
| 11 | Following the Seveso incident , strict EEC legislation has virtually eliminated the possibility of similar accidents which account for a relatively small component of overall exposure . |
| 12 | Lillie Moulton was invited to Fontainebleau in August 1866 on a day of ‘ intolerable heat in a crowded train which made for a highly unpleasant journey ’ . |
| 13 | The other divers were nowhere to be seen at this time , which made for an extremely dangerous situation in the open ocean . |
| 14 | The most direct approach leaves the village by way of Glen Canisp , taking advantage of a rough road to a shooting lodge and then continuing on a good track along the north base of the mountain until opposite the obvious saddle ; here the track , which heads for the more orthodox mountain of Canisp , is left and a watery beeline made for the foot of the gully descending from the saddle . |
| 15 | The first was announced in a Practice Direction ( 1989 ) 1 WLR 281 , which provided for the much earlier delivery of skeleton arguments which would be studied by the judges before they sat to hear the appeal . |
| 16 | A HOSPICE which cares for the terminally ill is holding a special fund-raising week . |
| 17 | Instead , the Government had supported a daily press in Dar es Salaam , which catered for a relatively small and mainly urban readership . |
| 18 | The saturation resulted in rain , which fell for a very long time . |
| 19 | The slogan for MIND , which caters for the mentally ill , is Feelings Count Too . |
| 20 | News of the royal visit , which will be on election day , April 9 , marks the end of 18 months of hoping by the charity , which caters for the mentally ill . |
| 21 | It is a recipe which makes for a very good read . |
| 22 | By having an in-house legal department , there is better control of legal costs which makes for a more profitable business . |
| 23 | Such a view was challenged in the middle of this century by Robert Walcott , who argued for a more sophisticated understanding of the nature of the party structure under William and Anne . |
| 24 | WHEN your car wo n't go you send for a very nice man from the breakdown services — but what do you do if something 's not quite right in your £1.85 billion reprocessing plant ? |
| 25 | I would like to invite you to apply for a very different and distinctive credit card . |
| 26 | If you hunger for a totally monochrome kitchen , feast your eyes on these goodies . |
| 27 | However , many thanks to my MP , Derek Foster , and all others who voted for a more civilised society and thanks on behalf of the unfortunate foxes , stags and hares , still running for their innocent , tormented lives and still relying on humanity to get moving . |
| 28 | Returning to Madeira , we find that the island is catering for the demands of a new breed of tourists who wish for a more active holiday than the traditional visitor who relaxed in the comfort of the luxury hotels or lazed around the swimming pool or at the lido . |
| 29 | But those who wish for a basically Northern solution , even a dual national state with inputs both from the Republic and Britain , can interpret the policy as suiting their needs , and can thus find space on the ballot paper for the SDLP . |
| 30 | But she longed for a little more excitement , and fell for the glitter of work as a croupier in one of the city 's casinos . |