Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tossed between them like a broken toy fit only for the dustbin . |
| 2 | Current members of the Club go up for the weekend to climb ( this year it was too cold — even the lakes were frozen ) and after dinner retire to doss on whatever floor may be found . |
| 3 | Quite a few ‘ do n't likes ’ from around the office on opening the carton ; the wider front , squarer edges and lack of the traditional Fender rake back for the control panel take most of the criticism , although Fender 's spindly new knobs , which no-one here much cares for , received their share of whinges . |
| 4 | Save as otherwise expressly provided , the definitions in sections 4 and 5 of the Act apply only for the purposes of interpreting section 1 of the Act : see section 1(3) . |
| 5 | Then when we got to the sawmill I 'd stay close beside Uncle Bill watching him sawing and planing , keeping well away from the saw , until midday when the mill shut up for the week . |
| 6 | I told her it 's my wife come down for the day … ’ |
| 7 | In a multinational company people of every colour , creed and race work together for the achievement of a common end . |
| 8 | ‘ Without a trade , without a craft , without any values — scrap iron that does not count , rubbish fit only for the waste heap ’ is how Canon Henry Scott Holland summed up the problem : ‘ We the public have used him up : he is no more to us now than a squeezed orange . ’ |
| 9 | In such a situation the agreement should allow for the introduction of new investors with a view to ensuring that the warranties and undertakings given , and restrictions imposed , for the benefit of the initial investor apply also for the benefit of the new investors . |
| 10 | Italians in the know come here for the beaches , yet the area is barely known to foreign visitors . |
| 11 | He says that the public watch out for the jacket , plus her mini shirt and blouse . |
| 12 | Domestic problems do n't arise when the Rayners want to go to a game — the whole family go along for the ride . |