Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 2 | Those moths that settle there will probably only stay for a day and then continue higher still . |
| 3 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 4 | However campers should only stay for a night or two , be unobtrusive and sensitive to wildlife , and leave no litter . |
| 5 | I 've only come for the afternoon because Sheila 's off sick . |
| 6 | Unless you are fortunate enough to work for a company that recognises this need , there are basically two options available for that initial promotion . |
| 7 | They had more Catholics than Protestants , and so voted for the Republic when Ireland was partitioned . |
| 8 | These have been especially designed for the work and it helps to make every effort to obtain them . |
| 9 | Without having suffered the turmoil of a leadership contest , Labour can boast that it is better prepared for an election than the Conservatives . |
| 10 | In some ways , however , Alexander was better prepared for the throne than either of his immediate predecessors . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , God help him , poor gentleman , ’ Kate laughed , pleased at male incompetence , ‘ he was only looking for the oven when I got in . |
| 12 | Had he daily prayed for the church and the world ? |
| 13 | Shrewsbury stood around there , apparently looking for the offside and in the end it was an awful effort at goal . |
| 14 | If you lack confidence in your ability to give her the right kind of help and comfort , but really want to do so , you have nothing to fear , because this probably means that you are much better equipped for the task than you imagine . |
| 15 | I came out of the forces , he was only waiting for the time that I came out , for him to retire . |
| 16 | Alright , not only do we have competing products on the farm , but we have joint products on the farm , in that if you rear sheep , sheep are not only used for the meat that they produce , but also the wheat the er , the wool that 's on , that 's on their backs . |
| 17 | As a general rule , when the demand for a resource is such that it is allocated for two thirds of the available time , then programs spend twice as long waiting for the resource as using it . |
| 18 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It was a first-past-the-post system and I can personally vouch for the result because I saw with my own eyes a clear majority for Prime Suspect . ’ |
| 20 | Some explanation is perhaps needed for the fact that the same phrases also sound more normal in ( 18 ) than the corresponding phrases in ( 15 ) : ( 18 ) the heir is a lawful one her cousin is a distant one Possibly we should accept that , even when used in a context of heirs and cousins respectively , these two adjectives occupy an intermediate position in the sense that they can be construed either way without any significant difference in the non-linguistic phenomena that can be designated thereby . |
| 21 | The beautiful blooms only last for a day or two , but there 's a continuous succession from spring to autumn . |
| 22 | The town , though small , is wealthy and respectable and is much noted for the spirit and enterprise of its merchants . ’ |
| 23 | I can only race for the title when I 'm happy with the whole team around me . |
| 24 | He turned up at the dance studio in a pair of very skimpy tight shorts and observing that everyone else was very white and wore towelling track suits , and seeing that he was very tall and very naked , got nervous so went for a walk and smoked a joint . |
| 25 | He only hesitated for a moment before something about the strained tension on her face made his mind up . |
| 26 | You will not only write for the public but will also produce many reports of meetings , research , and projects during your career . |
| 27 | The Shetland Islands , the most northerly part of the United Kingdom at sixty degrees north , lie well south the true Arctic , but still far enough north that in midsummer the sun only sets for an hour or two . |
| 28 | The sun is setting now , midnight sun ending a few weeks before , but it only disappears for an hour and even then it leaves behind its mark of golden twilight . |
| 29 | The players also have only praise for the man and his methods . |
| 30 | There are some pieces — the most notable is usually known as " On music and words " — which were apparently meant for the book and later rejected , but which fall within the scope of BT , and so have no bearing on the question . |