Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [adj] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were in London for rehearsals at the Globe , and the actors put on the new play for the first time on the 29th of June , 1613 . |
| 2 | Inwardly she trembled , but she managed to glare at him and searched up and down the narrow aisles for the right number . |
| 3 | ‘ You know very well what lists — marking down the young men for the wars . ’ |
| 4 | Although the older sister lived away , she travelled to stay with her sister occasionally and during one visit , after she made her allegations in a family meeting which she had joined , the counsellor asked her to take over the caring role for the final week of her stay so that her sister could actually see how it should be done . |
| 5 | Roy Castle took over the starring role for the show 's last nine weeks but was worried that some of the language would tarnish his reputation as a family entertainer . |
| 6 | Apart from the champagne spilled over the bow , there was plenty consumed in a more conventional fashion as the crew showed off the new boat for the first time . |
| 7 | Leinster are left with four after Carlisle pulled off the biggest win for the Southern contingent by despatching North West kingpins Donemana . |
| 8 | His wife seemed to recognise some signal and took up the conversational baton for the next lap . |
| 9 | Having propped up the Ottoman empire for the latter part of the nineteenth century , Britain and France now set about dismantling it . |
| 10 | In our part of the world we keep up the brave talk for the sake of the image of the region , so that there may be at least some inward investment and so that those industrialists , small business , training centres , local enterprises and cooperatives which are struggling so hard to make a go of it , will not be discouraged from at least having a go , but there is n't much hope and conviction really . |
| 11 | This rule will allow us to work out the optimum plan for the group . |
| 12 | The hon. Member for Wiltshire , North ( Mr. Needham ) , the Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , has rightly pointed out the complete disregard for the Geneva convention on the part of the perpetrators of this appalling outrage . |
| 13 | Most were confident that his military and political genius would once again pick out the correct moment for the decisive blow against Britain , and had no inkling in autumn 1940 that ‘ Operation Sealion ’ had been postponed indefinitely . |
| 14 | The newly appointed Governor of Hong Kong , Chris Patten , delivered his first policy statement on Oct. 7 at the opening of the 1992-93 session of the Legislative Council ( Legco ) , setting out the political agenda for the last five years of British rule in Hong Kong before its handover to China in 1997 . |
| 15 | This paper sets out the overall timetable for the information of all staff . |
| 16 | Please note : Bookings can only be accepted if you cut out the relevant token for the course you 're applying for and enclose it with your initial application . |
| 17 | The work had been incredibly boring ; even with her husband 's help it had taken an age to find out the Russian terms for the jargon of mountaineering , and the subject simply left her cold . |
| 18 | ‘ If you 're going to start trotting out the right answers for the wrong reasons you 'll go down great with my grandfather — what are you doing now — practising ? ’ |
| 19 | If you need favours granted in any area , seek out the right people for the job . |
| 20 | PWMI has studies these sectors to work out the average lifetime for the material in the market . |
| 21 | I thank the Minister for the way in which he introduced the debate and set out the technical reasons for the order . |
| 22 | Government sources declined to confirm or deny the contents of the list , but MPs believe some of the services will almost certainly figure in the Queen 's Speech setting out the legislative programme for the next session of Parliament . |
| 23 | Barbara not only acted as secretary to a succession of senior managers including Harold Worland and Raymond Anderson , she also carried out the secretarial work for the Board for many years . |
| 24 | THEY rolled out the blood-red carpet for the Hollywood premiere of Bram Stoker 's Dracula . |
| 25 | Moving on from the , the dredger back to when you were a stevedore you used to sort out the different work for the , for the men , where did you used to congregate first thing in the morning ? |
| 26 | We flew home , getting to our hotel at around 3 a.m. and then straight out the next day for the final event of the British season , the McVitie Challenge at Crystal Palace . |
| 27 | You will have to work out the potential problems for the patient , and take care to avoid them . |
| 28 | The merchants and sailors have brought back the raw materials for the city 's industries . |
| 29 | As against this , Pye seems to have worked hard , or got others to do so , in preparing the revenue and expenditure balances and averages of 1635 ( covering the years from 1631 ) and of 1636–9 ; and he appears to have set about the same process for the reconstructed administration of 1641 . |