Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It dropped again at first but eventually picked up for a lively last lap . |
| 2 | Recently , we had enough saved up for a nice flat after having lived in one room for a year . |
| 3 | I 've only popped in for a few minutes . |
| 4 | Aschmann in his house , all dressed up for a festive occasion , the most glamorous lady in the theatre , was going to make it a party like no other . |
| 5 | I think she 's probably just come out for a quick stroll , we wo n't spend our time over that at the moment , hello |
| 6 | He kept forgetting they would write it down : he seems to have thought — most of the time — that they had just turned up for a friendly drink . |
| 7 | ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’ |
| 8 | And the advice was on the back of the most comprehensive research ever carried out for a new paper . |
| 9 | I looked at Jack Mason who just shook his head , gave one of his sourer smiles , and then also holed out for a four . |
| 10 | Police marksmen were then drafted in for a 12 hour siege after he barricaded himself in . |
| 11 | Ramesh K was then brought in for a few minutes . |
| 12 | The yachts tacked back and forth across the Solent , and then moored up for a sumptuous lunch . |
| 13 | MEMBERS of LASMO Nova Scotia 's relative response team recently checked in for a flying visit around the Halifax international heliport . |
| 14 | Everyone quietly settled down for a long wait . |