Example sentences of "[adv prt] to [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | EVERTON are to carry out over £2.5 million worth of work on a Goodison Park facelift in an effort to bring the stadium up to standard for the 1996 European Championships . |
| 2 | After the new student experiences his first free sparring fight , he returns to his daily training with an intensified ardour , determined to correct his shortcomings in order to get his fighting application up to standard for the next sparring session . |
| 3 | One of the boys was Charlie , who 'd bothered to turn up to school for the first time in weeks . |
| 4 | The switch back to Creole for the single word " though " is particularly striking . |
| 5 | The presidential election of 1952 brought the Republicans back to power for the first time in 20 years . |