Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contentedly I went below and turned in for a few hours , leaving my colleague to navigate . |
| 2 | If you stir enough of them together and stand back for a few hundred million years , the result is likely to be a chemical entity capable of reproducing itself — one of the fundamental differences between living and nonliving material . |
| 3 | We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard . |
| 4 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 5 | Most people in the territories feared the PLO was in danger of rushing into some unsatisfactory settlement rather than holding out for the right conditions . |
| 6 | But in the end he could stand it no longer and went out for a walk . |
| 7 | Hundreds of thousands of people travelling home or heading out for the evening were caught up in the ensuing chaos . |
| 8 | Motoring costs went down by 1.3 per cent , thanks to a further fall in the average cost of second-hand cars and an average drop of 7p a gallon in petrol prices which , together , more than made up for a rise in car insurance premiums . |
| 9 | In August Chapman signed his former half-back George Hampson from Northampton , and although his previous visit to Northampton had failed to secure Walden — he went to Tottenham in April for £1,750 — the developing form of Bainbridge at outside-right more than made up for the disappointment . |
| 10 | Objectively , Karen was prepared to go almost as far as her predecessor , and her eager greed more than made up for the thrill I used to get from subjecting dogged , cow-like Manuela to the same routines . |
| 11 | But , in spite of the Royal Navy , Jones , after a voyage to be described later , sailed safely back to France , where his reception more than made up for the much cooler one he had received after his ‘ Whitehaven ’ cruise 18 months before . |
| 12 | But with further tuition in the UK they can move on to full doctor status and for many students the chance to experience life in another country more than makes up for the extra years of study . |
| 13 | I always hang up promptly and go out for a nice cup of coffee to cheer myself up . |
| 14 | You 're looking very weary now , do you need to go home and lie down for a bit ? |
| 15 | Now that went on for a month . |
| 16 | To subscribe to ELT Journal , simply fill in the form on the back of this leaflet and send it off , with payment , to the address supplied overleaf or send off for a free inspection copy . |
| 17 | I 'm going to recommend that you are taken off duty immediately and sent back for a three-month intensive retraining schedule , ’ |
| 18 | Miaow , thought Jenny as young Curtis stood up awkwardly and set off for the bar , turning after a couple of steps to ask , ‘ What do you want ? ’ |
| 19 | There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit . |
| 20 | " Why do n't you pop upstairs and lie down for a bit ? |
| 21 | The first attempt was almost a disaster , but he got the plane up again and came round for a second shot . |
| 22 | At the start , the hare dashed off and built such a commanding lead that he decided to relax briefly and lay down for a nap . |