Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I went to the restaurant and put the money down for a large brandy . |
| 2 | This was enough for the Home Secretary to send the case back for a fourth hearing to the Court of Appeal , with the recommendation that they summon Mathews as a witness to test his credibility . |
| 3 | However , this outlay can easily be offset by letting the apartment out for a brief period during the peak season . |
| 4 | The result is perfect reading for those on the look out for a special Christmas gift for the fishkeeper . |
| 5 | The thief is on the look out for an easy opportunity and if you leave chemicals , feedstuffs or hand-tools in unlocked sheds or outhouses , you 're giving a criminal an open invitation . |
| 6 | If they do not give an answer , will my hon. Friend take the Leader of the Opposition out for an Italian meal ? |
| 7 | Sir James pushes the boat out for a double celebration |
| 8 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 9 | The film charts the efforts of a dodgy theatre manager trying to lure the singer back for a last encore . |
| 10 | He can mix the Hi-Watt in for a cleaner sound , if that suits a song more . |
| 11 | I tell you what I 'll do — I 'll pop downstairs and put the kettle on for a good cup of tea . ’ |
| 12 | Finally they reached home and tried to put the kettle on for a welcome cup of tea — to discover their water had been cut off . |
| 13 | That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink . |
| 14 | ‘ That was the FRG from Soltau — they 've cleared most of the tasks from last night , less a Chieftain power pack change that 's in hand and one badly bogged tank — they 're having to find a route in for a second armoured recovery vehicle , and , of course , the last Challenger pack change — how are the lads doing on those packs that came in this morning ? ’ |
| 15 | She made to close the door on them when Mrs Phipps added , ‘ We 're gooin' from dower to dower ter get a collection up for a few flowers . |
| 16 | I once followed a pupil around for a whole day , and was impressed by the peculiar mixture she experienced of dislocated bits and pieces , and longer sessions where there were ‘ spaces ’ for her to enjoy and explore learning or — occasionally — to waste time in . |
| 17 | But a tachistoscope was a bit like an oscilloscope or a screen where you could flash a word up for a very shore period of time . |
| 18 | Behind the scenes , apparently unknown to the minister and BT , there is a hunt on for a suitable candidate , probably Prince Philip or Prince Charles . |
| 19 | A frequent comment of observers about a prisoner in for a serious offence like murder is that he shows no remorse . |
| 20 | What he 's done is stuffed an order through for a six three O eight . |