Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bank current account loan or ordinary loan Cash loan usually for specific purpose ( like buying expensive durables or cars ) for people with bank accounts , usually without security ( unless it 's a large sum or borrowed for a long time ) ; usually fixed , regular payments over two or three ( occasionally up to seven ) years ; interest on what is owed fluctuates in line with but rather higher than bank base rate . |
| 2 | The authorities in Tripoli shift ed senior officers around from one post to another at relatively frequent intervals ; the officers themselves said that was not because the government was particularly concerned to create an impartial force ( such as a Gendarmerie or Guardia Civil ) , but because their loyalty was suspect : if they worked in their home areas , or stayed for a long spell of duty in one district , they might acquire a following of dissidents . |
| 3 | I think that often it was jealousy — mixed with booze — that made for a lethal cocktail , with Bogie as the stirrer . |
| 4 | On the negative side , funerals were becoming so much more secular in outlook , appearance and context that the surviving guilds and fraternities found themselves hard-pressed to provide all that made for an average funeral of the new type ; the rules were being rewritten by a public which no longer wished to perpetuate the simple ritual hitherto provided and which were looking for a pageantry close to that of the great baronial funerals as performed by the College of Arms , a corporation of heralds and part of the Royal Household . |
| 5 | For the client , the advantage was that he could go direct to those various tradesmen who , collectively , could provide all that made for an average funeral . |
| 6 | He would recognise the need for utility , the same need that provided for a discreetly-concealed compost and refuse heap in the ancient gardens of his homeland . |
| 7 | From here , a futher interpretation of the Miller 's Tale may be proposed which is similar in form to that of Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin recalled just above , although far less severe , morally , than either that proposed for the French fabliau or that of the allegorizers . |
| 8 | The freehold was purchased at a reasonable price in a complicated deal that allowed for a sensitive refurbishment of the grade 1-listed building and a limit of 30 hotel bedrooms . |
| 9 | Several years ago , when General Motors reached agreement on a contract with the United Auto Workers that called for a new relationship based on cooperation and shared sacrifice , and then , on the same day , announced a new formula for generous executive bonuses , long-time union members simply nodded to themselves . |
| 10 | Indeed , food requirements can rise anywhere from five to ten times that needed for a similar ectotherm . |
| 11 | In my opinion the Italian Federation should even now refund substantial sums of money to all the countries that attended for the dreadful food and facilities . |
| 12 | Swod was of the generation that reached for an extra layer of clothing rather than turn the heating on . |
| 13 | It was Daedalian blood that accounted for the native handiness and wit and industry of the people of Ninfania , the father had always thought . |
| 14 | But erm , if so , please get in touch before Wednesday as they 've , he rang me up last night and asked for a final figure from us which he must |
| 15 | The Assistant Chief Constable had mentally spoken a prayer for self-control and asked for a brief statement . |
| 16 | I contacted the North Devon District Health Authority and asked for an extra-contractual referral to be made for this operation . |
| 17 | I eventually got back to the switchboard and asked for the neurosurgical bed manager . |
| 18 | This spelt out in more detail what 5 Corps had learned from Maj-Gen Schmidt-Richberg about the approach of the Army Group E forces from the south , and asked for the specific authorization 5 Corps required to accept the surrender of these enormous numbers of fugitives as " formed bodies " . |
| 19 | With its occupants pushed firmly back into their seats , the Turbo R thumped a hole in the air and lunged for the far horizon , covering the quarter-mile in a staggering 14.8secs on the way . |
| 20 | But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say . |
| 21 | LPS-specific monoclonal antibody was added in a solution of PBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 , 1% BSA and 0.05% sodium azide ( PBSB-Tween ) and incubated for a further hour at room temperature . |
| 22 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 23 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 24 | Bukharin specifically warned against tying up too many resources in long-term capital projects , and argued for a balanced approach which would actually yield a greater product : |
| 25 | Freud moved from Vienna in 1938 , when the Nazis took over , and lived for the last year of his life in London . |
| 26 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 27 | He seemed embarrassed and stammered for the first time in his English . |
| 28 | In 1833 Biscoe was appointed to the Hopefull and Rose for a similar expedition , but resigned before sailing . |
| 29 | They do n't want to be praised and stroked for every little thing , but they do want their work to be noticed and acknowledged every so often — and not just when they screwed something up or forgot it . |
| 30 | The , finally remembering all that I had been told , I capsized myself and grabbed onto the canoe and paddle and headed for the nearest bank . |