Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] for the [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 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 . |
| 5 | I also stayed for the required time that politeness dictates . |
| 6 | In this conversation I also learned for the first time that my father had been a poor vicar . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 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 | After I 'd returned and delivered the order someone else asked for the same service , which I willingly performed again , and yet again . |
| 11 | The compartment gave only an oblique view of the altar , which perhaps accounted for the distinct murmur of conversation behind the grille . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The replies suggested that the choice of consultant and search firm was initially quite random , which partly accounts for the unsatisfactory performance occasionally experienced . |
| 15 | No women voted at all , which mainly accounts for the low proportion . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The A&R depts that we dealt with when last I was in a band ( about 18 months ago ) all seemed to consist of young men in Armani suits and long raincoats , who only stayed for the first four numbers then left . |
| 21 | There were two more changes before she finally boarded for the last leg . |
| 22 | so if you just go for the two |
| 23 | Of course you always fear for the worst , but she was reunited with her child , ’ Ms Davis said . |
| 24 | Do you always go for the same kinds of things ? |
| 25 | This year the company , which had an £8.6m turnover in 1991 , was sold off , but she still works for the old directors . |
| 26 | The poor little rich boy was looked after by a second mother in the person of strict Ilse , from Germany : this did a great deal , but not enough , to relieve the isolation he felt — which , as his researches disclosed , was to be a factor in the isolation and rejection suffered in turn by his younger brother , who also left for the Mediterranean . |
| 27 | Mick Houghton , who also works for the fashionable label Blast First , was asked why he had agreed to take on The Wedding Present . |
| 28 | After re-packing her case , she fervently hoped for the last time , she had a wash , and because it looked sunny and warm outside dressed in a skimpy vest with a blouse over the top , and a rather strange Fifties-style skirt covered in poppies . |
| 29 | She also called for the immediate release of the Birmingham Six and other framed Irish prisoners . |
| 30 | If there was a black kid and a white kid with equal qualifications who both went for the same job , I would have to put my money on the white kid getting the job , because we 're in a white-dominated society . |