Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb pp] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pound eventually abandoned botany for law , but Clements became professor first at Nebraska and then at Minnesota , before moving to the Carnegie Institution of Washington . |
| 2 | I 've always grown vegetables for pleasure or necessity , and ( despite what purists suggest ) when pests strike they thrive even after spraying with boiled rhubarb leaves or marinaded fag ends or whatever , one reaches for modern chemicals to save the crop . |
| 3 | Well , we 've always given money for Eretz and now we 're giving men and women , including our beloved Rabbi . |
| 4 | They stared at each other for a moment before Mick added , ‘ You 've never seen Carrie for years , have you ? ’ |
| 5 | Jury acquittals in obscenity cases , beginning with " Lady Chatterley 's Lover " , have effectively secured freedom for art and saved literature from the application of that controversial law . |
| 6 | Hickey and McCoy have already written episodes for hit series including Tiny Toons , Duck Tales , Rude Dog and the Dweebs , Widget and Beetlejuice . |
| 7 | The top echelons of the civil service have generally abjured responsibility for policy decisions . |
| 8 | Although they have always had responsibility for trainees , this is to be made more formal within the framework of the basic training common core . |
| 9 | The SDLP and Sinn Fein have both accepted invitations for discussions , while the Alliance Party said it had not yet received any formal communication about the visit . |
| 10 | Islands have traditionally posed difficulties for water engineers , particularly if they are densely populated or have influxes of visitors in the dry season . |
| 11 | Several nature reserves , such as Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire , have also eased access for wheelchair users with extensive boardwalks and the introduction of birdhides . |
| 12 | Scottish University championships and other national competitions have also provided trophies for club members to display proudly . |
| 13 | But these rites have also brought opportunities for composers to provide new settings . |
| 14 | By contrast , more discriminating observers have often found room for praise ; and Englishmen themselves , especially those who have not dwelt for long elsewhere , or have resisted the seductions of lands nearer the equator , are evidently very proud of their climate . |
| 15 | We have substantially increased resources for students , providing more money for more of them . |
| 16 | But following Macaulay 's ( 1977 ) example , linguists have frequently presented figures for individuals , and a number of objections have been raised to the practice of grouping speakers ( see particularly Hudson ( 1980 : 163–7 ; Romaine ( 1980 : 190 ) . ) |
| 17 | When you examine the range , you 'll see that we have n't made changes for change 's sake . |
| 18 | ‘ Why , we have n't seen Flora for years . ’ |
| 19 | Ah , I only said to Chris the other day , I thought god I have n't seen Trevor for ages , I honestly did and I , I did n't think you know , anything wrong with him . |
| 20 | And anyway , I have n't seen Billy for Christ knows how long , and I never knew him well . |
| 21 | We have n't seen Helen for ages now have we ? |
| 22 | We have n't had chips for ages have we ? |
| 23 | We have n't had lamb for years now . |
| 24 | Have n't had Cocoapops for ages |
| 25 | I have n't got patience for people who are ill |
| 26 | Curve have n't got time for apathy — there 's got to be some attitude to your music . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It is not that I have n't got time for girls . |
| 28 | Er have n't got time for tea |
| 29 | Cos I have n't taken paracetamol for ages . |
| 30 | Right now only six NHS trusts have actually introduced PRP for nurses , but almost all trusts have made it known they want to introduce the system at some point . |