Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It dropped again at first but eventually picked up for a lively last lap .
2 Such ensembles were not merely gathered together for the occasional ballet ; there were , in fact , three standing oboe bands at court , or , more accurately , three ensembles whose members played the oboe much of the time .
3 Then another gap , just six months , before he got a barmaid from Ipswich who 'd been visiting her granny and was daft enough to wait alone for the late bus .
4 Only got in for a few minutes as half the church was there .
5 ‘ Even if he only lived here for a few years when he was small , I wanted him to know something of his roots , to be aware of his background . ’
6 Such is the experience of most of us when we go to bed late : we might sleep slightly later than usual but rarely long enough to compensate completely for the late night .
7 Most of them apparently turned up for the first Sunday game at the picturesque University ground .
8 She did that for half an hour and he only came round for a short time .
9 Recently , we had enough saved up for a nice flat after having lived in one room for a year .
10 A full service history is essential and mechanical repair can be expensive , so shop around for the top examples .
11 Mm you basically saving up for a complete system ?
12 And while she 's on the job , she 'd better look round for a well-born filly for Timothy to marry .
13 It was a pleasant voice , with an undertone of humour , and Alexandra was immediately jealous , envisaging Matthew and his secretary in his office , laughing together , sharing jokes about his work , perhaps going out for a quick meal before they both went home .
14 But the wine-makers are winning , so watch out for a new wave of pretty , vibrant , strawberry-scented Australian Pinot — unlikely to be cheap — but Pinot seldom is .
15 We could not sensibly plan ahead for a doomsday-type catastrophe .
16 He looked round all their sobered , pitying faces , and registered what was there to be registered , but it was not much ; nothing more than was due to any boy of sixteen , suddenly wiped out for no good reason .
17 So stand by for a new trade war , as America is accused of dumping subsidised security services on world markets ?
18 ‘ They were apparently going away for a long weekend vacation .
19 The method will depend on the variety so look out for a good reference book , such as Pruning by Christopher Brickell , £7.99 , Mitchell Bleazley — part of The Royal Horticultural Society 's Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening series .
20 So look out for the strong , the peculiar , the characteristic symptoms , any general symptoms that run through the case in different areas of the body and any chances in the mental state of the patient .
21 Well there there are three there are three organizations or companies there that I think you 'd be er happier in especially going out for the first time and also er your style .
22 He said Libya was not being ‘ stubborn ’ , but merely holding out for an honourable solution to the crisis .
23 I 've only popped in for a few minutes .
24 Mm Oh that would be alright if we go yeah we can all go over for a nice little run out
25 The City is no longer confident enough to pay blithely for a new trading system being developed by consultants at Arthur Andersen .
26 Patients were then treated with 120 mg tripotassium dicitratobismuthate ( DeNol , Brocades , Weybridge , Surrey , UK ) four times daily for one month , 400 mg metronidazole three times daily , and 500 mg tetracycline four times daily taken concurrently for the first two weeks of treatment .
27 ‘ It has all worked out for the best , yes ?
28 Pilger told him they had better get together for a serious talk the minute he got off the plane .
29 It belonged almost in its entirety to Kenneth Horne , around whom the show was built , but there was enough left over for the supporting players , Betty Marsden , Hugh Paddick , Bill Pertwee and Ken , all of whom built up their own individual following .
30 She says that considering he 's only lived here for a short while , it 's fantastic the way people are celebrating his success .
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