Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In second place Frank Emmelmann had to be at his very best as Linford Christie charged home for the British team , pushed all the way by Bruno Marie-Rose and Stefano Tilli , but the East German held on well as Linford was given the fastest ‘ anchor ’ split of 9.1 .
2 Richard turned left for the underground , Martin hailed a taxi .
3 Hacker put the match beyond doubt two minutes after the interval with his second strike , although Jeremy Fry in the Welsh goal was called upon to make two smart saves before , in the last minute , Mark Lewis , one of only two home-based Welsh players in the side , sent Antony Colclough away for the final goal .
4 Opposition to the ban has forced Governor Wiyogo to apologize publicly for the heavy-handed tactics of the authorities .
5 I have n't noticed Reg writing much for the past few minutes , though .
6 Khazari won here for the Triple Diamond Syndicate and would deserve a chance , but perhaps another course winner Titian Blonde may be the right one .
7 Vic waits law-abidingly for the green light , then presses the accelerator hard .
8 Ballater waited awkwardly for the perfunctory thank you kiss , giving her a few moments before turning away .
9 After the Restoration of Charles II Mabbott petitioned successfully for the lucrative office of manager for licences of wine and strong waters in Ireland for himself and his eldest surviving son , Kympton , then aged seven , letters patent being granted in January 1661 .
10 Inability to meet the criteria of comparable income and to a lesser extent the lower incentives in France account largely for the small number of development plans approved — only 87 in Cantal during 1981 and a total of 534 between 1975 and 1981 .
11 Dom Pérignon cared little for the wooden plugs wrapped in oil-soaked hemp which were in use during his time .
12 Rachel scrambled desperately for the other side of the bed .
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