Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've said I 'll stand in as coach for the under-fifteens . |
| 2 | The house alone had been like a dream come true after the two-bedroomed flat on the outskirts of Stirling where she and her mother had lived in near penury for the past seven years since Shiona 's father 's death . |
| 3 | He was glad of the distraction , having earlier received a wire from Hilary who , at the last minute and in spite of cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die promises , found it impossible , after all , to come down from London for the first night of Peter Pan . |
| 4 | Brian Seymour 's crew brought her down from Scotland for the royal occasion and my crew joined at Southampton to put the final touches on the paint and brightwork . |
| 5 | Population regulation , however , if it has any advantage at all , can only be a long-term one ; it must therefore be a consequence of individual decisions to emigrate , taken on the grounds that conditions will be better elsewhere , not on the grounds that the population level must be kept down in order for the local resources to be conserved . |
| 6 | The film is bogged down in exposition for the first hour , remains plodding , and shifts uncertainly between protagonists . |
| 7 | The right politician must be put in charge of the Treasury to bring the economy back to even keel , reduce the trade deficit and force both inflation and interest rates down in time for the next election . |
| 8 | Latham stood in without notice for the indisposed Donald Maxwell , anticipating his own planned debut in the role by three months . |
| 9 | Thought we might go down to Grafton for the Old Boys ’ match against the first XI . |
| 10 | I travelled down to Gateshead for the big meeting there , Great Britain versus the Commonwealth , and was witness to one of the most amazing come-backs in British sprinting history made by , who else , that old war-horse Allan Wells . |
| 11 | After Donal Lenihan 's withdrawal , the captaincy yesterday passed to Rob Andrew , the Lions stand-off in the second and third Test wins over the Wallabies , with Damian Cronin coming in at lock for the injured Irishman . |
| 12 | The speech came over the wires so late and the sheets were so confused by the Post Office — which is usual in these cases — that without the precis we could not possibly have got the leader through in time for the first edition . |
| 13 | Flinging over in bed for the hundredth time , she tried to ignore the subtle , spreading ache in her stomach whenever she thought about Roman 's last hungrily demanding kiss … |
| 14 | Eventually , the nine orangs were taken to the offices of the Ministry of the Environment ( which they proceeded to wreck ) and handed over in return for the jailed students . |
| 15 | To make the mats , cut out little squares of brown fondant and then pipe some brown royal icing over in dots for the upper surfaces of the mats . |
| 16 | ‘ You bastards have been over in France for the past three months , sitting in the sunshine and screwing all those French bints . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ There was nothing confidential about it : it was a bright idea some Americans had for setting up training courses — that sort of thing — for their businessmen and other people coming over to Britain for the first time . |
| 18 | In 1978 , I went over to France for the final day of the parliamentary elections , expecting to stay up for most of the night as one would in the UK . |
| 19 | As soon as you have achieved this , you can completely cut out overtime payments and give people time off in lieu for the occasional overtime worked . |
| 20 | WE 'RE off to Paris for the richest race in Europe , the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday October 4 . |
| 21 | Another local family off to Aintree for the big day are the Lees from Byton in Herefordshire . |
| 22 | But nothing will ever make up for Amar for the total loss of mother , father , entire family , house and everything . |
| 23 | Prizes of tickets for transatlantic flights , provided by Air Canada Vacations , are up for grabs for the top fundraisers . |
| 24 | In Northamptonshire new book money has failed to keep up with inflation for the last three years … and charges have had to go up . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , Britain 's Tyrrell racing team will link up with Yamaha for the next two Formula One seasons . |
| 26 | Up to £40 million per year , for the next five years , has been earmarked for projects that should keep Britain up with research for the next generation of computer systems . |
| 27 | Allen drew on some of his personal exploits when coming up with ideas for the accident-prone hero . |
| 28 | Go through the You take the book home , and you come up with ideas for the next meeting . |
| 29 | However she did seem to get better , and no one could have been happier than my master , when he saw her sitting up in bed for the first time , and beginning to take an interest in the people and things around her . |
| 30 | September to October , " the suicide months " , posed a special hazard as the heat and humidity built up in preparation for the rainy season . |