Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | One official wrote that the missing cattle ‘ have probably been driven off some distance by some of the bolder spirits of the village , and hired out for the season to some not over-scrupulous cultivator , with instructions to let them go loose when done with . |
| 2 | In recent years , ex-students have achieved rapid prominence : Ian Davenport , Fiona Rae and Damien Hirst were shortlisted for the Turner Prize in the last two years , while enough of the young neo-conceptual artists dominating the scene ( represented in the Saatchi Collection ; for instance ) studied there for the style to be referred to as ‘ the Goldsmiths ’ phenomenon ’ . |
| 3 | LVMH added £30m to the £246m pre-tax profits Guinness announced yesterday for the period to 30 June , when only a 16 per cent stake was accounted for . |
| 4 | Then , as the fog , rain and snow persisted , it was further delayed ; then again and again , until at dawn on 21 February the weather and visibility improved sufficiently for the bombardment to be opened . |
| 5 | He wanted only for the light to be put out , he waited only for darkness and sleep . |
| 6 | He moved to Belfast East , was elected MP at the Westminster elections of February and October , 1974 , and remained there for the elections to the Constitutional Convention . |