Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were a lot of French-Canadian soldiers stationed in the area , together with British and Americans , and a weekly film show was put on for all-comers in the Methodist chapel on Saturday nights . |
| 2 | Nigel Lawson 's tax cuts will , it seems , be defended to the last ( though the International Monetary Fund is reportedly applying pressure in that regard ) and the search is on for cutbacks in the social side of public spending . |
| 3 | Half time — Malone 0 Greystones 8 Adrian Bush came on for Willis in the second half and made an immediate impact with a 40 second minute penalty and then a splendid forty metre touch clearance . |
| 4 | Although clear guidelines were set down for teachers on the minimum time commitment and core content of each of the projects , the organisation and management of the projects were at the discretion of the teacher . |
| 5 | After a few seconds of awkward introductions , Zohra excused herself with a promise to be down for cocoa at the usual time , then led Harry upstairs . |
| 6 | WE still get cars in for service from the 1950 's and 1960's . |
| 7 | The force has come in for criticism in the past two months after figures released on the constabulary 's ‘ crime-free day ’ in April showed Cheshire had suffered the highest rise in crime in the country . |
| 8 | But I come here to address you , in all humility , because I am very interested in the subject of your conference ; and with the vanity of an old man I would like to take part , not as an outsider addressing budding scientists — a bit of ‘ general studies ’ thrown in for relaxation between the serious business — but as a fellow enquirer into the workings of the brain . |
| 9 | By the time Bernei went over for London in the 69th minute , Sheffield had accumulated a massive 32–0 lead . |
| 10 | Richart , who plotted to assassinate the king in a brothel , was a liberal army paymaster who was passed over for absorption into the civil service — the only career for superfluous officers . |
| 11 | A major offensive was launched on Aug. 22 in an attempt to relieve the siege , after the government had abandoned its earlier suggestion that it might evacuate the fort and turn it over for use by the International Red Cross . |
| 12 | Synners ' midfielder Barney Malone was sent off for retaliation in the second half . |
| 13 | I at once applied for leave , which was granted , and set off for Edinburgh on the overnight train . |
| 14 | You may refuse to believe it 's happened to you : some people who 've been made redundant pretend everything 's the way it was and set off for work at the same time , then spend hours hanging around the streets , teashops or libraries until they can go home at the usual time . |
| 15 | SIXTH formers are perfecting their accents as they set off for work in the French town of Dunkirk . |
| 16 | Twenty million written off for launch of the new distribution system . |
| 17 | This is the first of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki 's films to open here , but not the last : two more are lining up for release in the next six months . |
| 18 | But nothing will ever make up for Amar for the total loss of mother , father , entire family , house and everything . |
| 19 | Ruddy mortals , crouching and crawling around the under-carriage , they can look up for inspiration to the immaculate lives portrayed high on the walls of the workshop , to those models of determination and robust heroism familiar to all Soviet citizens : Riveters and Liberators , Welders and Flag-bearers , beaming Foundry-women with goggles thrown back on their brows like aviators from the Great Patriotic War . |
| 20 | Emily Lightbody had not turned up for work since the preceding Friday , a rare occurrence in all her thirty years of service . |
| 21 | He shook hands with scores of clerks , cooks and cleaners who had overcome feelings of revulsion and fear to turn up for work after the brutal and ghastly murder of their friend and colleague , who had been chained to a 1,000lb bomb . |
| 22 | Entry is free and there is £100 up for grabs with the overall winner receiving the Roy Tongue Cup . |
| 23 | Prizes of tickets for transatlantic flights , provided by Air Canada Vacations , are up for grabs for the top fundraisers . |
| 24 | • MORE than £1,000 in prizes is up for grabs in the British All-comers Championships at Tynemouth this Sunday , February 17 . |
| 25 | The Youth Club of the Paris Commune as it was officially known , or the ‘ Paree ’ as its more irreverent members called it , was a gimcrack affair , cracked concrete and cheap plastic panels , tucked beside the inevitable block of flats , and a health centre , but it was well equipped : table tennis , television , a library , a concert room , a rather more substantial annexe for weight lifting , a hall which doubled up for meetings of the Free German Youth and dancing , and a comfortable lounge where one could buy coffee and soft drinks . |
| 26 | Otherwise there can be long delays while machines are sent away , or queue up for attention from the one person in the country who knows how they operate . |
| 27 | Much has been made of the contracts coming up for renewal with the main power generators in the United Kingdom — National Power and PowerGen . |
| 28 | Most were not considered worth interviewing , but a shortlist was drawn up for interview at the Northern Foods flat in Clarges Street . |
| 29 | ONE of Norfolk 's oldest houses , a twelfth-century converted priory at Horsham St Faith , five miles outside Norwich , has come up for sale through the Prudential ( 0603 761600 ) for £350,000 The house 's rarity is reflected in its Grade I listed status . |
| 30 | Both share stakes are expected to be put up for sale over the next few months if the Hafnia merger goes ahead , and could allow a large French company to buy a key stake in the Nordic market . |