Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [adv] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Left penniless when her husband dropped dead suddenly one Monday morning as he was putting his horse between the shafts to go to the country on his weekly door-to-door round , her pride had not allowed her to accept for long the charity of the community 's Board of Guardians . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , in his final years before retirement , Pepler contributed to procedures , bringing his experience to bear for over a quarter of a century on government departments and officials in them , and between local and central government . |
| 3 | It should become possible to pay for exactly the amount of bandwidth that you need — ‘ bandwith on demand ’ is the buzz-phrase here . |
| 4 | ‘ Join us , ’ she whispered , and then two things happened ; there was a sharp pain , almost as if he 'd swallowed broken glass , as she started to take her hand away , and in that same moment the generator missed another beat and caused the lights to drop for barely a fraction of a second . |
| 5 | Two of the three parties , in short , wish to change for ever the character of the nation and the way it is governed . |
| 6 | He has a sewage horror story to tell for nearly every area of the country . |