Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Come on in for a cup of tea … " |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm all right for a couple of minutes . ’ |
| 3 | The wheels would be all right for a couple of days ; then they 'd become ten times worse and they 'd have to come to the smithy . |
| 4 | Although it may be all right for the spokesman for the Opposition to talk about taking no measures , surely from all parts of the Province there is a cry for a security policy now to carry out what his own colleagues said would have to be done : to extirpate the IRA ? |
| 5 | Only Mr Kenneth Baker , secretary of state for education , said promptly , ’ more money and put in successfully for a rise in the science-research budget . |
| 6 | So he was only in for a couple of days then ? |
| 7 | And now he was insinuating that she would be extending her stay long enough for a tour of the whole country ! |
| 8 | Is this long enough for the evolution of an organism as complex as man ? |
| 9 | If you wanted to cut from a wide shot to a close-up , you had to cut away to another camera long enough for the lens to be swung round into position and refocussed . |
| 10 | This is a situation of which modern theologians have been well aware — often too much so for the comfort of many in the churches — and with which they have tried in various ways to deal . |
| 11 | So much for the bird of ill-omen , she thought drowsily . |
| 12 | So much for the Secretary of State 's second argument . |
| 13 | So much for the way in which our furry fauna have captivated so many kite flyers ; now to the practical aspects of how to take the skydiver up to a safe release height . |
| 14 | So much for the handwringing about the decline of the political process that goes on in Washington . |
| 15 | Since herbs do so much for the flavour of food and its digestion , have such profound use in medicine , both for humans and animals , and have so much utilitarian value domestically in the home , and in the garden , it seems most unlikely that they will ever fall into such disuse again . |
| 16 | So much for the County of London . |
| 17 | So much for the death of St Pierre . |
| 18 | So much for the need of a Prime Minister to obtain the Sovereign 's ‘ permission ’ for a dissolution of Parliament . |
| 19 | So much for the matter of tracing . |
| 20 | Fuel tanks were drained , leaving only enough for the pilot to taxi to the Queen Mary loading point where any surplus fuel would then be completely drained . |
| 21 | The only real surprise about Danny Rampling 's fine debut single ‘ I Hate Hate ’ is that it 's taken so long for a DJ of his reputation to commit himself to vinyl . |
| 22 | It is extraordinary that it took so long for the importance of this to be realised in Britain . |
| 23 | Perhaps just for a while to tide you over a particularly bad crop of bills . |
| 24 | But he was still covering the door and-to move his seat apparently just for the sake of moving would seem suspicious — and it occurred to him that Washington DC would be full of people who knew the surveillance trade that tonight a lot of people would be running genuine surveillances . |
| 25 | THE GIRL whom doctors feared would never play golf again battled fiercely to-day for a place in the last eight of golf 's Lancome ( Irish ) Ladies ' championship . |
| 26 | In an effort to save face , he adopted a casual attitude hoping that his staff would think that he actually meant to keep his hat on all day long just for the heck of it , like gangsters do in the films . |
| 27 | Finding decent practice facilities was a constant headache , leading to some crazy situations ; in St Vincent , for example , Ken Barrington , the assistant manager , hunted all over for a place for Boycott to practise , and eventually found a piece of flat ground near the airport which had ducks waddling around and a donkey at long leg . |
| 28 | Those who are newly bereaved and naturally dread the loneliness of returning to an empty house should be visited frequently in their own homes ; and when you are able to persuade them to get out of their own four walls as much as possible for fresh air and exercise and to meet others and visit relatives , it can be a considerable help if you can bring them home and go in with them for a cup of tea or a chat , even if it is only just for a quarter of an hour . |
| 29 | She had her own meal early , around six , then watched some television on the set she had in her room , and came down later for a chat with the family when everyone was feeling relaxed . |
| 30 | This is by far the best evidence so far for the existence of a large amount of some sort of dark matter . |