Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [art] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Specialist series : These programmes are usually on for a limited period and cover specialist subjects such as holidays , motoring , food and wine or industry . |
| 2 | This view lingered on for a long time and probably still exists to this day . |
| 3 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 4 | and I thought to myself that blooming cat 's after them and er it kept on for a long time and then , so I opened the window and looked out a big black cat was here where 's the big black cat coming from ? |
| 5 | The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm . |
| 6 | Colleagues , it 's approximately four twenty five , what I propose to do is to go on for a short period and to take in the resolutions on the , on your erm Maastricht erm and then we 'll have a look at the time , but I think we should be able to get those in within a , a relatively short period of time . |
| 7 | He came on for the injured Mumby and headed in a perfect Measham cross to score his first goal for the club . |
| 8 | Memphis signed on for the subsequent tour and expanded the exhibition , featuring the Rameses Colossus in the 1987 showing in the Memphis Cook Convention Center . |
| 9 | They settled down for a long siege and so did the outside world . |
| 10 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 11 | Eyes down for a full house and a long run . |
| 12 | Things would quieten down for a little while and the huddles be reformed , but before long there was the crack of a whip and a pony and trap would dash down the field . |
| 13 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 14 | The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track . |
| 15 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
| 16 | Wharton has a big-money fight with Sheffield 's Fidel Castro , formerly Slugger O'Toole , with his title and Castro 's British title on the line , after producing awesome punching that cut Carr , put him down for an eight count and forced referee Dave Parris step in after 2min 7sec . |
| 17 | So remember you hold it down for the right length and quickly take your hand off , as soon as you 've done it . |
| 18 | This piece of information caused Makins to slow down for the first time and look at me more carefully . |
| 19 | But this also breaks down for the same reason and so we resolve the problem by taking what is valid from thesis and antithesis to form a synthesis . |
| 20 | Went in for a hot chocolate and that was it we did n't |
| 21 | ‘ We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
| 22 | We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
| 23 | As I see it , you get your bills in for a certain amount and you 've got to pay it . |
| 24 | Oh I see they 'd put in for a new pair and sell the old pair ? |
| 25 | The proportions reported to have had difficulty with various aspects of caring for themselves ( getting in and out of a bath or shower , dressing and undressing , going to the toilet , washing and shaving , feeding themselves , making a hot drink , or needing help at night ) for a year or more before death was 87 per cent of those who had been in a residential home for a year or more , 60 per cent of those in for a shorter time and 25 per cent of those who had not been in such a home at all . |
| 26 | Their relationship with the organisation is likely to be transient they are brought in for a particular event and might or might not work again for the same organisation . |
| 27 | Two people replied — a man who offered to take it away for a fiver and Mrs Morrison , who dropped in for a quick look and said she wanted something for her playroom . |
| 28 | But fortunately at that moment her gynaecologist called in for a brief visit and Brian went off to the nursery . |
| 29 | So you would feel equally at home there with a group of friends on a night out or just popping in for a quiet drink and a chat . |
| 30 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |