Example sentences of "[adv] and [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | just pushing it in and hope for the best |
| 2 | A good shower helped , but she would have liked to go down and search for a stiff drink . |
| 3 | And the conservative group is running the council in the sense that labour has scrambled , obviously over the last few days , to reduce its tax level to something closer to the tories and I 'm going to stand with my fellow liberal democrats tonight and vote for a higher figure because , not only because I think that there 's sort of things we want to do in our budget , are b are b are better and and would be better done than not done , but because I think there 's a fundamental political ethical issue here and it 's one which has been confronting this country for a great many years and which is going to be crucial in the next election . |
| 4 | Identify the opportunities for selling on and target for an extra 10 per cent . |
| 5 | It was getting dark and the wind had freshened , the rain gusting through the length of the shed so I decided that it was time to pack up and head for the nearest hospitable pub where I had been told I would be able to get a good meal of hot pie and peas . |
| 6 | It 's 7.15 a.m. and time for the first break of the day . |
| 7 | ‘ One-play competitively as much as possible … two — learn from your matches … three — go back and practice for the long term future of your game . |
| 8 | ‘ Instruct the freighters to make revolutions immediately and head for the open seas as fast as possible , ’ he said . |