Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [art] [noun] [coord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is quite often the cause of the ‘ 1701 — hard disk error ’ reported during Power On Self Test when the drive is cold which miraculously seems to cure itself when the system has been on for a while and the drive has warmed up ’ . |
| 2 | When Kent played Surrey in 1890 a fine spread was laid on for the gentlemen but the professionals ‘ were left to shift for themselves , and thought themselves lucky to get a bit of bread and cheese ’ . |
| 3 | Henrietta , tall for her age and spectacularly thin , stood by them in the bikini she had put on for the sunshine and the wand , hovering round the crowd , finally pointed at her . |
| 4 | Bob 's put down for the Wednesday and the Thursday off , so it 's the Tuesday and the Friday I 'm stuck on the second week |
| 5 | Friends came in for a drink and a snack and kept on coming and going for the rest of the day , which was useful as well as friendly because they brought their appetites with them , and most of the refreshments were disposed of . |
| 6 | ‘ Last Tuesday Nellie , my wife , had to go to hospital and they kept her in for a day and a night for eye tests . |
| 7 | If Daddy was home , she 'd invite him in for a coffee and a clean-up . |
| 8 | You had certain of them that knew where you could slip in — you could slip in for a smoke and a cup of tea , so long as you were n't caught . |
| 9 | The successful receptionist models could be used to devise special training to enable CAB receptionists to ascertain the depth of a problem ; they could serve the dual function of assessing which clients have just come in for a form or a local address and they could make appointments for others in person or by telephone and smooth the queue . |
| 10 | They can come in for a meal or a show and not have to worry about last trains , or driving back . |
| 11 | But when we had these things through for the chassis and the cleaning of the caravan , it was all optional . |
| 12 | The rain was holding off for a while and the streets were drying in patches . |
| 13 | You had to appear in front of them , well this , I 'd been off for a week and the old Harbourmaster old he sent for me and he said erm , you can start work tomorrow as I . |
| 14 | He shot off for the bungalow and a private phone . |
| 15 | We get the whole thing seized up for an hour and a half in the morning and an hour and a half in the evening . |
| 16 | As we have seen , he argues that trade union government will be relatively centralised where agreements are drawn up for an industry or an entire country , and will be relatively decentralised where they are regionally- or plant-based . |
| 17 | Erm and it 's a birthday issue and and a quite an important one for setting up for the Euros and the mail action . |
| 18 | It therefore did n't add up for the government or the CEGB to argue that nuclear power provided such an enormously valuable insurance cover . |
| 19 | Well , people that I spoke to , spoken to from Cardiff , they they originally got involved because one of the lads used to work up in the factory , the chairman of their labour club , and after that I do n't , politically you know it started off completely non political , but after a while people latched on to it as a dispute that could be won , and you know that would be one up for the workers and the country . |
| 20 | If he fixed a price with the buyer , and the buyer asked for Modigliani 's address , the painter was likely to give away his work at a lower price or offer it as a present if the purchaser was shrewd enough to take him out for a meal and a few drinks . |
| 21 | At this moment he will be getting ready to take Ana out for a meal and the theatre , then he will be escorting her back to her hotel — and Maria . ’ |
| 22 | And look out for an OS/2 and a Windows NT implementation too . |
| 23 | Look out for the posters and the bright yellow ‘ banks ’ touring the country , or call 0606–592 041 for details . |
| 24 | He 'd scattered a few items around the place so that anybody looking in through the window would get the impression that the owner was in residence but out for the day or the evening : a box of tissues and some magazines in the main room , a half-empty bottle of fresh milk and some crockery draining in the kitchen . |
| 25 | They 'll be happy to show you lots of properties , take you back for a second and a third look , keep you informed about new properties — as long as you seem clear about what you want and serious about buying it . |
| 26 | The forces of Chaos are driven back for a time and a fragile peace descends on Ulthuan . |
| 27 | Usually , he took a walk in the evenings , going down Kennington Park Road as far as the Oval , and dropping into a pub on the way back for an ale and a chat with any friends or acquaintances he found there . |
| 28 | At the door which led back on to the landing he was looking around for a prop or a wedge to pin it open when he thought of the parcel that he 'd been hugging since the zoo . |
| 29 | Once she kept me hanging around for an hour and a half , which might sound like a backward step , but you have to remember she was sitting in a place of her own choice , and was taking it all in . |