Example sentences of "[adv] the [noun] [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the situation remained for a hundred million years . |
| 2 | Finally the Willeys went for a celebration Sunday lunch … and had to make do with cold cuts because there had been a fire in the pub kitchen . |
| 3 | And whats more the club payed for the flags to be fireproofed when they realised what a potential fire hazard they were . |
| 4 | Thereafter the Scots waited for an answer . |
| 5 | Probably the cross stood for the sun . |
| 6 | But then the time came for the friendship to end . |
| 7 | After a brief warm-up , participants dispersed to try out the various sports , and then the time came for the games , which involved the competitors in ( among other things ) rushing to get balls round traffic cones , and into baskets . |
| 8 | The march stopped outside Paddington Green Police Station , the main PTA ( Prevention of Terrorism Act ) detention centre in Britain , where the demonstrators called for the removal of the PTA . |
| 9 | These dates generally refer to when the customer signed for the transfer of ownership . |
| 10 | Previous elections , when the electorate voted for a list of candidates nominated by the ruling communist Mongolian People 's Revolutionary Party ( MPRP ) , had taken place in 1986 [ see p. 34678 ] . |
| 11 | He was on stage for most of the first act , and it was only when the curtain fell for the interval that he could concentrate on anything other than the play . |