Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [adj] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And after scoring four for the first time in a European game , he said : ‘ I 'm proud and privileged to break such a great player 's record . |
| 2 | We can provide the kind of training necessary for the 1990s , but we need the government working with us and not against us . |
| 3 | Going public is an ideal way of doing this for the right company , but , unlike in the mid-1980s , it will not be an option for many smaller companies with most flotations now capitalised at over £25m . |
| 4 | Ratnayeke hit 13 boundaries in adding 124 for the seventh wicket with de Silva , whose 50 was his maiden half-century in first-class cricket . |
| 5 | admitted to playing truant for the odd lesson here or there ) ; as such it possibly lies beyond the scope of the law at present . |
| 6 | The Americans countered by accepting this for the first ten years , but adding an extra M per cent interest , bringing the annual figure to £40 million for the remaining fifty-two years . |
| 7 | As well as handling distribution of UK and US books to Swiss bookshops and department stores Azed will by buying direct for the Azed kiosk chain , which includes the former Kiosk AG and Schmidt-Agence outlets . |