Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To quote Piesse again , " If there is much legal jargon and intricacy of arrangement [ the client ] may feel he is the victim of some art practised perhaps for the draftsman 's own purposes or at least with neglectful indifference to its effect on ordinary people " ( p54 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ He came back for the church 's centenary , ’ Mr Hickman recalled . |
| 3 | Over in Cheltenham , 6 teams of 4 turned out for the day 's main event , won by the team from the St James Hotel . |
| 4 | There , instead of going straight on towards Alice 's farm , they turned left for The Tiger 's Head , an old pub which stood off the road behind a dusty forecourt . |
| 5 | Last spring , Lorna signed up for the fortnight 's training course , and was allocated a large portion of the Glasgow and Clyde area , with 12,000 potential customers . |
| 6 | The European Commission has accepted the first set of standards worked out for the EC 's ecolabelling scheme , which aims to inform consumers about the environmental impact of particular products . |
| 7 | She was not a violent demonstrator as a suffragette but she worked hard for the women 's vote , and at times vociferously at public meetings . |
| 8 | Amaranth asked sweetly for the Conference 's attention . |
| 9 | The Spartans offence then fumbled the ball and seconds later running back Eric Okatu went in for the Tornadoes ' second T.D . |
| 10 | Interviews carried out for the project 's research paper indicate that many prostitutes ‘ just want to settle down and have a family ’ . |