Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1844 , when Wordsworth so fiercely objected to the coming of the railway , many more people were being attracted not just for the natural attributes of the area but for all those extra attractions which were suddenly being introduced such as ‘ wrestling , horse and boat races , and pot-houses and beer-shops . ’ |
| 2 | Since July profits have picked up slightly for the first time in 18 months . |
| 3 | I mean they 're probably booked up now for the next three or four years anyway |
| 4 | Thank you Mr , a point which you 've made consistently persistently for the last hour . |
| 5 | The selling franchise arrangement has operated quite successfully for the past eight years , and Argent Distributors have grown at a steady pace during this period , as can be seen from the sales turnover figures . |
| 6 | It is assumed that the correction factor is independent of speed and therefore it can be evaluated quite simply for the rectangular current waveforms typical of low-speed operation . |
| 7 | The temperature could be regulated very exactly for the different needs of caldarium and tepidarium . |
| 8 | The role of chairman of this sub-committee is an arduous one and Beryl was thanked most sincerely for the diligent and conscientious way she had carried out her duties . |
| 9 | It is used elsewhere only for the watertight " basket " in which the baby Moses floated on the Nile — an interesting parallel . |
| 10 | Having played so well for the first two rounds and then the first three holes of the third , by which time he was tieing for the lead with Parry at 10 under par , Woosnam came to grief immediately after the Saturday storm . |
| 11 | However fraught the relationship with their mother , how could she have cared so little for the older woman as to send notice of her intentions through another teenager ? |
| 12 | After his experiences photographing there , he found it very difficult to continue the rather dull life of a colonial portraitist , and soon set off again for the strange and exotic land of Siam . |
| 13 | Yet the activity of musical direction displayed in both contexts ( solo and ensemble ) accords with other evidence , brought forward now for the first time . |
| 14 | Whereas previously those who had wealth to bequeath typically provided very handsomely for the eldest son , and at a much reduced level for the rest of their children , a practice became common which implied that children had roughly equal claims on a parent 's resources , with some distinction made on grounds of gender so that women and men inherited different kinds of property . |
| 15 | Although owner Marquesa de Moratalla will be present to watch The Fellow run in her colours , the only novice chase is over two and a half miles judged too far for the speedy Sybillin . |
| 16 | It should be emphasised , however , that the crude rate is probably an underestmate of the true proportion of recurrent ulcers , because it assumes that patients who were withdrawn ( and therefore not followed up endoscopically for the entire 12 months ) did not develop an ulcer relapse . |
| 17 | Since then it had gone very badly for the small Halfling regiment . |
| 18 | In fact , at the death-bed there was an astonishing display of Protestant respect for the regent who had fought so hard for the French alliance and the survival of the Catholic faith . |
| 19 | specialist , and ( 2 ) the conceptual relationship between movement and drama had never been worked out sufficiently for the practical relationship to become clear . |
| 20 | The Junior School was expanding at the same time , with two forms ( instead of one ) at each of 7+ and 8+ , with girls admitted here too for the first time . |