Example sentences of "[adv prt] to [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It turned out that he had locked himself out of his room which was likely to be embarrassing as I , for one , was not about to go down to reception for a key for him .
2 He was genially detached , as though brought along to Sleet for no better reason than to admire and be pleasant .
3 Scott , who plays surf-mad Brad Willis , recently dashed off to Bali for a surfing holiday with his pals .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 One of the boys was Charlie , who 'd bothered to turn up to school for the first time in weeks .
7 L Detachment headed back to Kabrit for a well-earned rest and some leave .
8 Having got back to bed for a few hours , at 0800 Captain Moore arrives at his office in the RMP Headquarters , which is housed in the 1936 Olympic Stadium Barracks , and by mid-morning is feeling a bit smug about the noticeable dent in the paperwork on his desk .
9 The switch back to Creole for the single word " though " is particularly striking .
10 On Monday she 's going back to mum for a few days .
11 The presidential election of 1952 brought the Republicans back to power for the first time in 20 years .
12 Today , we debate a legislative programme that could have been proposed only by a Government who have no purpose other than hanging on to office for a few more months .
13 Once there , he held on to power for a long time , easily in successive periods of government , with unusual difficulty in opposition .
14 Better to hold on to power for a few days or hours longer .
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