Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an attack on all computer book publishers ( including themselves ) , they see the scramble to publish books on every piece of newly released software as resulting in shelves full of regurgitated documentation — modified either for the novice or the power user and thus leaving the average user with intermediate skills out in the cold . |
| 2 | Friends say he cared deeply for the countryside and worked tirelessly to improve the public rights of way network through his job as footpath officer for the Richmondshire group of the ramblers ' association , which he helped to start . |
| 3 | At an FA inquiry in February , City pleaded that , because of a tram strike on Christmas Day , the crowd arrived late for the match and there were no police to stop them rushing the ground . |
| 4 | Potter made straight for the peak and plummeted down the perpendicular drop : the lip curled over him and he was inside the tube . |
| 5 | The welcome he received on the factory tour obviously boded well for the by-election as ten days later both candidates were elected . |
| 6 | This Act introduced the Rate Support Grant , made LEAs ( rather than central government ) responsible for paying for school meals and milk , and allocated funds ( under Section 11 ) to local authorities for payment of staff employed specifically for the education and welfare of immigrants . |
| 7 | This despoliation was greater than any perpetrated after 1453 by the Turks who , in general , cared well for the structure and revered it as a mosque . |
| 8 | All went well for the outing until at one particularly reverent moment , the young son of the party stood on his seat and inquired with a loud voice : ‘ Dad , where are all the hypocrites ? ’ |
| 9 | But the sheaf was always cut The last sheaf was cut then it was er put in the barn and kept there for the year and |
| 10 | I went there for the opening and I 'm really proud to be associated with water because I think it 's I think it 's a wonderful piece of engineering and excellent . |
| 11 | The hospital authorities today apologised unreservedly for the mistake and said an inquiry was underway to find out how it was ever allowed to happen . |
| 12 | Charlotte Fischer , Emma Sokell and Sarah Spittle ran both for the College and the University Blues Team , and Vicki Edwards and Katherine Walker played for the University Women 's Tennis Team . |
| 13 | In a comfortable , pleasant sitting-room , the two ladies of the house waited anxiously for the doctor and the police to arrive . |
| 14 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |