Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [verb] [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are happy to support local schemes which wo n't worsen our mainstream business , and while hitherto we 've waited for passenger executives or consortiums to come to us with a proposal , we might in the future consider taking more initiative . ’ |
| 2 | Gulls picked at the mudbanks where once he 'd searched for jewellery . |
| 3 | They had smoked him out and now he had run for home in High Wood . |
| 4 | Now he 's come for advice to his local stockbrokers . |
| 5 | It helps to avoid potential conflicts of interest , but equally it has pitched for business against its parent — and won . |
| 6 | ‘ Someone else who had auditioned for Genesis did n't get it , but actually recommended me . |