Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [noun] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compatible colours include teal , blueberry or moss , used as liner , mascara , or smudged over eyelids for a dramatic effect . |
| 2 | AS the row over Labour 's election broadcast grew it was revealed grandparents of a four-year-old boy paid out £300 for a private ear operation to avoid a six-months wait on the health service . |
| 3 | In Middlesbrough , the grandparents of a four-year-old boy told how they paid out £300 for a private operation because of a six-month wait . |
| 4 | My thought processes were still numb , but I got feebly into action , moving more and more strongly as I sought out wood for a fresh fire . |
| 5 | However , the chairwoman of the Scottish Labour Party , Johann Lamont , ruled out support for a Scottish parliamentary council and was heckled when criticising the SNP 's action in voting with the Government last week . |
| 6 | However , Central this month brought out plans for a new primary building for the town , replacing St Mary 's and the 640-pupil Dunblane primary school . |
| 7 | I mean he gave up work for a long time did n't he ? |
| 8 | HRP can only be given for complete tax years ( 6 April to 5 April ) , so if you simply gave up work for a few weeks in order to help out , you would be unlikely to qualify . |
| 9 | Cricket now , and Northamptonshire are on the verge of a place in the NatWest Trophy final at Lords.They bowled out Warwickshire for a hundred and forty nine in the semi final at Edgbaston , and were further helped by some disastrous Warwickshire batting . |
| 10 | Nicholas slipping and sidestepping deftly , set up Creaney for a close range shot which Hamilton one-handed , just turned round . |
| 11 | Lee Doherty set up Johnston for a right-wing cross and Gorman ghosted between two Bangor defenders to keep up his record of scoring in every round . |
| 12 | In a seminal article , Pocock ( 1973 ) set out parameters for a personal anthropology . |
| 13 | Six months ago we reported interim results , fifty eight percent down on the previous year but held out hope for a stronger performance in the second half , in the event our os optimism was justified . |